Iranian Alireza Karimi Moghaddam draws inspiration from one of his idols to tell his life through the eyes of the Dutch genius.
That Vincent van Gogh's life is a starting point for new forms of art is something that has not only been confirmed in the world of cinema (with 'The Madman with the Red Hair', in which he was played by Kirk Douglas, or the more recent 'Loving Vincent') but also in recent times in pop culture, with t-shirts, socks or smartphone cases inspired by the work of the post-impressionist painter.
However, the work of Iranian cartoonist Alireza Karimi Moghaddam not only surprises with its cartoonish and casual style, but also with its use of colour and spaces that best define the biography of the author of Sunflowers and Starry Night, which seeks to immerse the public in Van Gogh's particular universe.
It is curious, then, that Moghaddam does not skimp when it comes to showing the most turbulent episodes in the life of the Dutch genius, his idol, and infuses them with a caricature-like spirit, offering a beautiful contrast between the most luminous years, with Van Gogh walking among sunflowers or lying on the wheat, and his final stage, with the crows fighting over his severed ear or between the bars that he considered to be the Saint-Rémy-de-Provence sanatorium.
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