Reviews
Nietzsche, the hammer-wielding philosopher who broke with tradition and moral values; Van Gogh, whose fundamental strength emerged through setbacks and hardship. Starbooks has released an expanded edition of Nietzsche and Van Gogh, a book bringing together the writing of a great philosopher and the paintings of a great artist. Nietzsche, ‘the human dynamite’ who said, ‘There is absolutely no such thing as absolute truth,’ is called the philosopher with a hammer for breaking down the old order,
If I had to name my favorite philosopher, I would definitely say Nietzsche. How could I not choose a book that brings together a philosopher I have long admired and the world-renowned painter Van Gogh? The mere sight of the cover moved me, at once, at the thought of these two great figures meeting. And I was happy to spend the sweltering heat with this book. I took the subway for the first time in a while to meet acquaintances. Of course I brought this book, Nietzsche and Van Gogh. It was
Nietzsche’s philosophy, represented by the phrase ‘God is dead,’ is said to have been greatly influenced by Schopenhauer. I copy out Schopenhauer’s advice every day, and I am finding his irresistible appeal in those two sides that seem impossible to reconcile: stern yet gentle. He delivers a sharp rebuke to our everyday lives, which can easily become lax and idle, saying things no one else in the world would dare say outright—for instance, that you should upset the other person in an argument,
A meeting between a man with a hammer and a man with a paintbrush. These two could never meet in real life, but they can in this book. Nietzsche and Van Gogh brings together Nietzsche’s philosophical writing and Van Gogh’s paintings. It presents Nietzsche’s words under ten themes: beauty, life, faith, wisdom, humanity, existence, the world, reflection, the artist, and Nietzsche. Friedrich Nietzsche (1844–1900), who said, ‘I philosophize with a hammer,’ earned the nickname ‘the philosopher with
This is a book where you can meet Nietzsche and Van Gogh, whom you should encounter at least once in your life. Maybe because I have the preconception that philosophy is difficult, I have quietly avoided it even though I enjoy reading. Vincent van Gogh is my absolute favorite painter. I have seen Van Gogh many times in exhibitions and books, but thanks to Nietzsche and Van Gogh, this was perhaps my first encounter with Nietzsche. ‘The world’s finest words and masterpieces in one book’—it seems
Nietzsche and Van Gogh. This book brings together the words of Nietzsche, the philosopher who said that absolute truth does not exist and that God is dead, and the paintings of Van Gogh, an ill-fated artist born to a poor pastor, who endured a life of hardship and suffering and whose art began to be highly praised only after his death. Rather than uniting their ideas philosophically, the book simply pairs one piece of Nietzsche’s writing with one of Van Gogh’s paintings. You could say it is a
Just the phrase ‘God is dead’ made Nietzsche’s name feel so familiar that I thought I knew him well. And because I knew The Starry Night, I thought I knew Van Gogh well too. But that was a complete misconception. I had wanted to read a book about Nietzsche’s thought, understand what he really meant, and apply it to my life, so I was delighted to hear about a book pairing his words with Van Gogh’s paintings. It had been a long time since I felt excited holding a book. Having time for a reading
A while ago, I wrote a review of a poetry-and-art book called Dongju and Vincent. It brought together the poet Yun Dong-ju, one of Korea’s most beloved poets, and the painter Vincent van Gogh, loved around the world but unlucky and unrecognized during his lifetime. The result of ‘something good + something good’ was ‘something even better.’ It was such a good book... And here is another ‘something good + something good.’ This time a philosopher and a painter meet: Friedrich Nietzsche, the
Nietzsche and Van Gogh—how should I describe this book? You look at Nietzsche and read Van Gogh. You read Nietzsche’s writing while looking at Van Gogh’s paintings—or perhaps it is better to say the reverse: you look at Van Gogh’s paintings while reading Nietzsche. So you both look at and read Van Gogh, and look at and read Nietzsche. Nietzsche’s writing is a little difficult, but Van Gogh’s paintings are there, so you can think about Nietzsche with Van Gogh’s help. That is the kind of book
What a work: you can encounter Nietzsche and Van Gogh at the same time, two masters of literature and painting whom everyone should meet at least once in their life! I imagine the book would appeal not only to readers like me who do not know much about them, but also to people who pride themselves on knowing Nietzsche and Van Gogh well. For readers like me, who want to learn about them but do not know which book to choose, this would surely be the one to pick. Nietzsche is familiar to us
Friedrich Nietzsche: Nietzsche and Van Gogh
Nietzsche, the philosopher who went beyond philosophy: The expanded edition of Nietzsche and Van Gogh presents the deeply human anguish and wandering of Nietzsche in a collaboration between two masterpieces, arranged to be easy to read and beautiful to look at. Nietzsche’s aphorisms are organized under ten themes—life, beauty, wisdom, humanity, existence, the world, reflection, faith, and the artist, among others—and placed alongside Van Gogh’s paintings. The result adds the pleasure of looking to the pleasure of reading. Nietzsche, who taught that absolute truth does not exist and ruthlessly shattered established order and fixed ideas, is considered one of the writers and philosophers most beloved by people today. In Japan, his sayings were compiled and published under the title Nietzsche’s Words. Nietzsche remains a dangerous yet fascinating thinker because he practiced his philosophy with his whole being. He loved life, asked questions for himself, and decided for himself what value the answers held. Nietzsche’s life was itself a philosophy, and his philosophy was his life. Van Gogh, the painter of The Starry Night and Sunflowers, who sold not a single work while alive. Called the painter of the sun and the painter of the soul, Vincent van Gogh painted stars and said, ‘The only time I feel alive is when I am painting like mad,’ and ‘The countless stars in the night sky make me dream.’ Despite suffering from pain and depression, he painted with explosive passion, almost frantically. He left behind many paintings of stars and many self-portraits in particular.
Korean title: 니체와 고흐
Korean author: 프리드리히 니체
Korean publisher: 스타북스
ISBN-13: 9791157957378
Reviews
Nietzsche, the hammer-wielding philosopher who broke with tradition and moral values; Van Gogh, whose fundamental strength emerged through setbacks and hardship. Starbooks has released an expanded edition of Nietzsche and Van Gogh, a book bringing together the writing of a great philosopher and the paintings of a great artist. Nietzsche, ‘the human dynamite’ who said, ‘There is absolutely no such thing as absolute truth,’ is called the philosopher with a hammer for breaking down the old order,
If I had to name my favorite philosopher, I would definitely say Nietzsche. How could I not choose a book that brings together a philosopher I have long admired and the world-renowned painter Van Gogh? The mere sight of the cover moved me, at once, at the thought of these two great figures meeting. And I was happy to spend the sweltering heat with this book. I took the subway for the first time in a while to meet acquaintances. Of course I brought this book, Nietzsche and Van Gogh. It was
Nietzsche’s philosophy, represented by the phrase ‘God is dead,’ is said to have been greatly influenced by Schopenhauer. I copy out Schopenhauer’s advice every day, and I am finding his irresistible appeal in those two sides that seem impossible to reconcile: stern yet gentle. He delivers a sharp rebuke to our everyday lives, which can easily become lax and idle, saying things no one else in the world would dare say outright—for instance, that you should upset the other person in an argument,
A meeting between a man with a hammer and a man with a paintbrush. These two could never meet in real life, but they can in this book. Nietzsche and Van Gogh brings together Nietzsche’s philosophical writing and Van Gogh’s paintings. It presents Nietzsche’s words under ten themes: beauty, life, faith, wisdom, humanity, existence, the world, reflection, the artist, and Nietzsche. Friedrich Nietzsche (1844–1900), who said, ‘I philosophize with a hammer,’ earned the nickname ‘the philosopher with
This is a book where you can meet Nietzsche and Van Gogh, whom you should encounter at least once in your life. Maybe because I have the preconception that philosophy is difficult, I have quietly avoided it even though I enjoy reading. Vincent van Gogh is my absolute favorite painter. I have seen Van Gogh many times in exhibitions and books, but thanks to Nietzsche and Van Gogh, this was perhaps my first encounter with Nietzsche. ‘The world’s finest words and masterpieces in one book’—it seems
Nietzsche and Van Gogh. This book brings together the words of Nietzsche, the philosopher who said that absolute truth does not exist and that God is dead, and the paintings of Van Gogh, an ill-fated artist born to a poor pastor, who endured a life of hardship and suffering and whose art began to be highly praised only after his death. Rather than uniting their ideas philosophically, the book simply pairs one piece of Nietzsche’s writing with one of Van Gogh’s paintings. You could say it is a
Just the phrase ‘God is dead’ made Nietzsche’s name feel so familiar that I thought I knew him well. And because I knew The Starry Night, I thought I knew Van Gogh well too. But that was a complete misconception. I had wanted to read a book about Nietzsche’s thought, understand what he really meant, and apply it to my life, so I was delighted to hear about a book pairing his words with Van Gogh’s paintings. It had been a long time since I felt excited holding a book. Having time for a reading
A while ago, I wrote a review of a poetry-and-art book called Dongju and Vincent. It brought together the poet Yun Dong-ju, one of Korea’s most beloved poets, and the painter Vincent van Gogh, loved around the world but unlucky and unrecognized during his lifetime. The result of ‘something good + something good’ was ‘something even better.’ It was such a good book... And here is another ‘something good + something good.’ This time a philosopher and a painter meet: Friedrich Nietzsche, the
Nietzsche and Van Gogh—how should I describe this book? You look at Nietzsche and read Van Gogh. You read Nietzsche’s writing while looking at Van Gogh’s paintings—or perhaps it is better to say the reverse: you look at Van Gogh’s paintings while reading Nietzsche. So you both look at and read Van Gogh, and look at and read Nietzsche. Nietzsche’s writing is a little difficult, but Van Gogh’s paintings are there, so you can think about Nietzsche with Van Gogh’s help. That is the kind of book
What a work: you can encounter Nietzsche and Van Gogh at the same time, two masters of literature and painting whom everyone should meet at least once in their life! I imagine the book would appeal not only to readers like me who do not know much about them, but also to people who pride themselves on knowing Nietzsche and Van Gogh well. For readers like me, who want to learn about them but do not know which book to choose, this would surely be the one to pick. Nietzsche is familiar to us
