Vincent Van Gogh is known for many of his pieces of artwork. Most of the time when people hear his name they associate it with, “The Starry Night” painting. However, his pieces are art were not greatly known until later, after he died. Some people say that Vincent created most of the most famous pieces of art when he was dying. His paintings depict a sense of emotion that he was feeling when he was at the end of his life. With the use of multiple colors and brushstrokes, Vincent Van Gogh creates a mystical and captivating scene in, “The Starry Night”. Emotions found throughout the painting depict the mystery and elegance of the piece of artwork. With the use of color, texture, lighting, and brushstrokes, he creates a beautiful scene that creates …show more content…
I could not believe my eyes when I got to see this painting in real life for the first time. The painting stood out from all the other pieces of art I saw that day. That day was not the first time I saw the famous painting. Years before I had studied many of Vincent Van Gogh’s pieces, including “The Starry Night”, in my art class. This piece particularly stood out to me though. I love how he creates such a mystical and captivating scene with the multiple colors he uses in the painting. Van Gogh creates such a beautiful contrast with his light and dark colors. He illuminates the sky and gives the painting a sense of life. Another thing I noticed when I saw the painting in real life, was the use of texture. The texture he creates with his thick and bold strokes almost create a shadowing effect to the piece. The brushstrokes on the painting are almost like a mystery. The strokes of paint go in so many different directions that, it’s almost impossible to guess were the strokes will go. The painting has such a great sense of beauty. I hope one of these days I can go back and see the painting …show more content…
The light sources found in the painting are the moon and the many bright stars. Van Gogh creates a powerful sky that sits over top the town during the night time. The eleven stars along with the moon create a sense of unification in the night sky. The circular stars help them separate from the rest of the stars on the picture. The moon and the stars add a brightness to an otherwise dark and cold scenery. The moon in the corner of the painting adds a different brightness to the night sky. The moon radiates an orange-yellow color that is brighter than any of the other stars in the sky. The moon seems brighter than all the other stars because it has a larger halo around the crescent. One could say that the halo around the crescent almost makes the moon look like the sun. The contrast of dark and light emphasizes the emotion depicted in the painting. Also, motion in the sky can be seen with the light and dark contrast. The glowing yellow stars above the sleeping town look like huge balls of fire that illuminate and contrast the cold blue night
Wayne, transforms this painting into a three dimensional abstract piece of art. The focal point of the painting are the figures that look like letters and numbers that are in the front of the piece of art. This is where your eyes expend more time, also sometimes forgiving the background. The way the artist is trying to present this piece is showing happiness, excitement, and dreams. Happiness because he transmits with the bright colours. After probably 15 minutes on front of the painting I can feel that the artist tries to show his happiness, but in serene calm. The excitement that he presents with the letters, numbers and figures is a signal that he feels anxious about what the future is going to bring. Also in the way that the colors in the background are present he is showing that no matter how dark our day can be always will be light to
Coming from a family greatly involved in art dealing, Vincent van Gogh was destined to have a place in the world of art. Van Gogh’s unique techniques and use of color, which clashed and differed greatly from the masters of the art world of his time, would eventually gain him the recognition as one of the founders of modern art. Van Gogh’s early life was heavily influenced by the role of his father who was a pastor and chose to follow in his footsteps. Although he abandoned the desire to become a pastor, van Gogh remained a spiritual being and was strong in faith. Plagued with a troubled mind and poor health, van Gogh’s life became filled with torment and isolation that would influence his career in later life as an artist. In his late twenties, van Gogh had decided that it was God’s divine plan for him to become a painter. His works would express through thoughtful composition and vibrant color, the emotions that he was unable to manifest in the real world. Van Gogh’s perception of reality and his technique would face harsh criticism and never receive full acceptance from his peers as a serious artist during his brief career. In a collection of correspondence entitled The Letters of a Post-Impressionist, Vincent confirmed these thoughts while writing to his brother Theo, “It irritates me to hear people say that I have no "technique." It is just possible that there is no trace of it, because I hold myself aloof from all painters” (27). His technique would later be marveled and revered by the art world. Vincent van Gogh’s legacy would thrive as it challenged the way the world envisioned modern art through his unique brush strokes and profound use of color as seen in his works The Sower and The Night Café. A brief look into...
...retation of the painting some aspects were surprising to how dark and heavy hearted she could speak, she took an interesting perspective. However in her interpretative poem she found a perspective of the painting that connected with her. As she used every stroke of darkness painted into the canvas an opportunity to have it symbolize this darkness and evil that resides in the world. It told her story and her experience of a starry night. Similarly Van Gogh had used every stroke of light painted into the canvas to be a symbol of beauty, and a symbol of his fascination of the night sky and its illuminating lights. He uses swift movements of his brush to depict a sky that seem to be able to sweep the mind away from the frustrations of this world in to the dreamy night light. A single painting worth a million words tells many stories through every perspective.
The life span of 37 years saw Vincent Willem van Gogh (Vincent) in creating beautiful works he dearly loved. Painting was an avenue, which allowed him to express his inner thoughts or vent his struggles. My decision to research on Vincent’s painting, Starry Night (1889) came with the inspiration from Don Mclean’s Song, Starry Starry Night where his lyrics spoke about Vincent’s life that further intrigued me in writing this paper.
In conclusion, Van Gogh used the elements above to create a man by himself in a field. He used color to represent feeling rather than represent realism of an event. The cool colors represent the field and happiness in his work. The warm colors represent the harshness of the day and could be a metaphor for life. He used scale and proportion to emphasis the overbearing sun. He also used proportion and scale to represent literally and figuratively how far away home was. The linear perspective was only evident to me after I really studied the used of lines. I followed the lines to the horizon and left side of the painting.
This type of painting uses linseed oil as a binder in the paint. Oil paint is very slow at drying which allows the artist to come back the next day to make corrections to the painting without putting fresh paint on the canvas. Giving the artist more control over these types of paintings than others. Most of the artists that use oil paints use thin layers of what is called glaze to build up the color on the painting. Oil paintings also make it easier to add texture to the art work as well. In the Starry Night, Vincent Van Gogh uses oil paints to create this master piece. He also uses abstract which is where realistic things look unrealistic giving them different forms as well as colors. This painting was completed in 1889. The painting was the view that Van Gogh had outside of the window he worked out of when he was put into an
Vincent Van Gogh never gave up his style and insight in his early work compared to his later work. I will discuss the comparison of the Potato Eaters and Starry Night and even though there are obvious differences, the core of his passion and eccentricities can be seen.
This painting by Vincent Van Gogh is on display at the Art Institute of Chicago Museum, in the Impressionism exhibit. There are many things going on in this painting that catch the viewer’s eye. The first is the piece’s vibrant colors, light blues and browns, bright greens, and more. The brush strokes that are very visible and can easily be identified as very thick some might even say bold. The furniture, the objects, and the setting are easy to identify and are proportioned to each other. There is so much to see in this piece to attempt to explain in only a few simple sentences.
Overall, by analyzing The Starry Night I saw that it is more than just a simple painting
Starry Night is recognized all over the world, being one of the most famous and well-known paintings of all time. While Midnight in Paris is not as widely known but still is quite famous as it won an Academy Award for best original screenplay. One similarity that you can see right away is that painting Starry Night is featured on the poster. The sky that Van Gogh painted is the one featured in the Midnight in Paris poster. The movie (for the most part) takes place in Paris, the place where Van Gogh first sent Starry Night (among other paintings) after he finished painting it. Van Goth had always loved the
Jackson Pollack and Vincent van Gogh are some of most famous artist before and after their time. Each artist has a similar and different painting methods that they use when painting pictures. There most well-known paintings are called “Number 1” and “The Starry Night”. The paintings give off emotion by how they look, but each one is painted in different ways. The public did not find their paintings wanting when they were made. The difference was how long it took for them to get recognized for their work. Lastly, the paintings gave different and similar reactions to people that have changed over the years of their existence.
Starting with visual elements I saw lines, implied depth, and texture. I see lines by him using lines created by an edge. Each line is curved not straight but it works with the piece. By using this he creates the piece to make it whole. He uses many curved lines within the painting I don’t know if there is a straight line in the whole thing. The next element I saw was implied depth. Using linear perspective you can see the mountains but they look smaller than the rest of the piece. They are the vanishing point in the back making it look as if you can walk down and they will get closer and closer to you. The last element that I saw was texture. They talk about Van Gogh’s painting, The Starry Night having texture through a two- dimensional surface, in which this painting has that similar feel. Van Gogh uses thick brush stokes on his paintings to show his feelings. There is actually a name for this called, Impasto,
In art, color is a very vivid element that attracts the audience’s attention, and allow us to think deeply about our innermost feelings. Van Gogh’s use of light and dark colors used in the night sky provide great contrast in order to capture our attention. The darker blue gives the art a gloomy feeling and could perhaps represent isolation. The lighter blue helps to draw attention to the swirls that Van Gogh made in the sky. The yellow accentuates the swirls even more because it is the brightest color found in the art piece. Blue and
The tree and the roof of the church are sharp and break through the sky. The night sky makes use of contrast colour in yellow–blue tone comparison. It leads audience follows the lines and sharp points of the dead tree at the front and the church in the town. Then, the sight will follow the swirls and stars of the night sky. And audience will finally focuses on the bright moon at the top corner.
Starry night is an oil canvas by the Dutch post-impressionist painter Vincent Van Gogh. I have read that this painting depicts the view from the east-facing window of his asylum room at Saint Remy de Provence, just before the sunrise, with the addition of an idealized village. I have observed that it has circle pattern in it where the sun rises. Other people says that it is a painting of a scene at night with 11 swirly stars and a bright yellow crescent moon. In the background there are hills, in the middle ground there is a moonlit town with a church that has an elongated steeple, and in the foreground there is the dark green silhouette of a cypress tree.