The Starry Night by Vincent Van Gogh:
One of these Post-Impressionists was the Dutch artist, Vincent van Gogh. Van Gogh believed that art was a form of expression. Painting was an emotional and spiritual experience for him. He painted not only how he interpreted his surroundings, but his sensations and feelings on his subjects. One of his most famous paintings, Starry Night, is a perfect representation of this Post-Impressionistic style of painting.
With its swirling colors and lines, Starry Night, incorporates not just the color and light that is found in the earlier works of these painters, but it shows how forms and feelings also came into play. "Waves and swirls" were applied so thickly in this piece that the paint itself cast shadows.
His heavy brushstrokes and vivid colors portray the night sky as crazy and chaotic and the village below as peaceful and serene.
The historical significance of Starry Night mirrors the events taking place during this era of modernity.
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The Chair by Vincent Van Gogh:
The detail in this piece is more than amazing. This piece displays Van Gogh's impasto brushwork and vibrant use of colors, although it seems dull simultaneously. The dark blue outlines to exploit definition and strengthen the forms. It seems that the piece is cut into thirds with the walls, which does allow you to see the great detail and does pull the eye to the focal point of the print, the chair. Once the eye is pulled into the chair, one can see the great detail. The feeling that overwhelms me as I look at Vincent's Chair is a feeling of sadness or remorse. In this piece, Van Goth used an impressionist technique he developed now known as "dashes" to apply paint, this aids the light next to dark needed in good painting.
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Irises by Vincent Van Gogh:
Vincent Van Gogh painted Irises in 1889. The dimensions of the artwork are 71cm x 93cm and it was painted with oil on canvas. It consists of curved lines and blue/green colors. It is very symetrical and the emphasis is put on the flowers. The use of strong outlines, local color, and many unusual angles like close up views gives this work of art a sense of movement.
-Critique by Katie Goot and Erica Griffin
-Critique by Katie Goot and Erica Griffin
