Van Gogh - Irises, J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles
During the summer of 2016 on my visit to my cousins in LA, I had the unusual but delighting opportunity to visit the Getty Museum. Over the course of my visit, Van Gogh's Irises was unequivocally the art-piece I was centered on for quite some time. After purchasing "Irises" by Jennifer Helvey and reading the book after my trip to L.A. I grew fascinated by the emotional and also physical depth of the painting. I already knew that Van Gogh was a troubled man who sent himself to an asylum to prevent his madness but the solace and exuberance is displayed so much in Irises. It is why I find it so powerfully compelling.