The creator of "Starry night" which seems to be something that is popping up ocassionaly (and detectives don't believe in coincidences), Van Gogh, often missed dinner, especially on Sundays:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vincent...gh#cite_ref-30 (footnote 4)
As well, Van Gogh excelled in the very last portion of his career (end game?)
A search for music and Van Gogh pointed me towards Beethoven. His career is often divided into
3 parts.
I'm thinking a game with 3 distinct game modes rather than the two that we usually see.
Possibly an auton
A tele-op where a piece is "never given up"
and then a tele-op where the opposite is done.