Gogh And Michelangelo

Artist are influential people that inspired others, and are influenced by culture and people. Vincent van Gogh and Michelangelo are both extremely famous artist because of their works that have become staples for their eras. Both of the artists created artwork that depicted techniques or styles from their era, and those skills have influenced their preceding generations. Van Gogh and Michelangelo were born over 400 years apart, but their creations have lasted and give people the same feelings of awe and wonder. Michelangelo’s “The Last Judgement”, and Vincent van Gogh’s “Starry Night” are famous pieces from the two artists that exhibit both their skill and emotional mindset. It is known that art was used both artist as a method to relieve their
Van Gogh was a Post-Impressionist painter, and Michelangelo was an Italian Renaissance painter, that became famous during his lifetime, and it is apparent in their art and style of painting. Growing up the artists had experience with art from a young age. Michelangelo was sent by his father to apprenticed by Domenico Ghirlandaio, because he had no interest in other schooling or learning the family business. While he was being apprenticed, Michelangelo was introduced to fresco painting, which highly influenced many of his artworks. On the other hand, Vincent van Gogh was not formal trained in art, but took his time to study in Brussels and Paris. At a young age he worked with at his uncle’s art dealership, and was able to see art up close and gain interest very quickly. There lives differed very much, however, similarities between them show how art was a universal method of expression of both feelings and
His painting “Starry Night” depicts his view from his room, and it incorporates many components that point to his mental disturbances. Van Gogh uses gesture lines to capture movement, and create the illusion that the picture is moving as if the stars are sparkling. In the painting mostly primary colors are used, and there is a great contrast between the dark night and bright stars and moon. The contrast brings the audience’s attention to the sky in the image because of the illusion of movement, the large contrast of the colors, and the direction of the brush strokes. In “Starry Night” van Gogh uses dynamic shapes that add to his implied movement throughout the piece. His techniques also create the illusion of depth by creating some details in his painting smaller or larger. The houses that are closer to forefront of the painting give the audience the illusion that they are much closer than the houses that are smaller, towards the right middle of the painting. Van Gogh also used a value contrast with the blues darker colors and the white and yellow brighter colors. The focal point for van Gogh’s painting is the large tree on the left side of his piece, and the tree creates a balance between the moon on the right side of the painting. The viewer’s attention is caught by the tree, and the movement of the brushstrokes