Some say that madness and genius（天才）often come hand in hand. This is （特别）true of Dutch painter Vincent Van Gogh（梵高）.
Van Gogh is famous for his （令人惊讶的）use of color and shape. （出生）in 1853, he was painting at a time when art was changing and his （决定）were changing. A long time ago, artists made a living by making their paintings look like real photos. But later on, art became more about the artists' own ideas. If you see a Van Gogh's painting, it won't look like the real world. It will look even more beautiful at （至少）.
Some of Van Gogh's most famous paintings are of （自然界的）scenes and flowers, such as Sunflowers. Although he had such gifts, he was a troubled man. At one point, he cut off his ear without thinking （别人）.
Van Gogh is now one of the world's most famous artists. Some rich people have （已经）collected his paintings. But he died at the age of 37, （单独的）and poor. Almost nobody knew or cared about or even （复制）his art at that time. He was such a genius, but he had a hard life. Some say that his madness was the price he paid for his art.
