Brittingham March 11‚ 2013 ART 101-04 Analysis assignment * Starry Night by Vincent Van Gogh * This painting was made in 1889 during the postimpressionism era. * Starry Night is about 29”x36” and is made from using oil as a medium on a canvas. * This painting can be categorized as modern art. * Formal analysis * Within the composition of this painting‚ there is a peaceful village in the foreground and a dramatic night sky in our main viewpoint. There is a church steeple that
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The Starry Night is an artwork by Vincent van Gogh. I was created in 1889‚ and it is considered a post-impressionist art work. It has a size of 73.70 x 92.10 cm. The medium used was oil on canvas. Its current location is in The Museum of Modern Art in New York‚ NY. Additionally‚ the art work Reclining Nude by Henri Matisse was created in 1935. Its size is 66 x 92.7 cm‚ and the medium used was oil on canvas. It is currently located in The Baltimore Museum of Art in Baltimore‚ Maryland. Therefore‚
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Vincent van Gogh’s (1853-1890) painting of Starry Night is one of the most renowned and recognizable works of all times. Many are familiar with the curbing‚ swirly line of the bright sky‚ the large flowing cypress trees‚ and the contrast of the yellows and blues. The painting was completed thirteen months before he died‚ and only three months before he was released form Saint Remy de Provences Asylum in 1889. Many aren’t aware of the fact that van Gogh suffered from mental illness. Vincent van
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Alyssa Signs Mrs. Deschamps Art Period 1 December 22‚ 2014 Art Analysis Essay “Starry Night” by Vincent Van Gogh is a detailed and abstract painting‚ drawing attention to the beautifully created sky. Immediately‚ this painting made me feel calm‚ with the colors and patterns he used throughout the sky. Van Gogh’s color choice is expressed in many shades of blue. The original painting had dimensions of 29 x 36 1/4 inches‚ which is fairly large in size. A large percentage of the painting consists of the sky
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Vincent van Gogh’s piece titled Starry Night Over the Rhone‚ piece of artwork was made during late September of 1888 in southern France. The painting of the Arles at nighttime was painted at the banks of the river which was only a few blocks away from the house on the Place Lamartine where Van Gogh was currently renting his yellow house in Arles.. Van Gogh had went through dark times this piece of art work was actually created at some of his happier moments in life. Before admitting his self into
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Distinctively visual texts are texts that allow the audience to create an image within their mind‚ using an array of language and visual techniques. Henry Lawson‚ an Australian bushman and author of the late nineteenth century‚ demonstrates the experiences of bush life through his numerous short stories. Other texts however‚ like a photograph or a painting‚ create an image or a scene in the viewers’ mind to demonstrate particular experiences expressed within the text. Frederick McCubbin‚ also from
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Starry Night Expressionism was considered a movement in fine art‚ which showed a persons inner experience and feelings‚ instead of a realistic portrayal of an object. Expressionists tried to depict their subjective emotions and their general responses to objects and events‚ instead of depicting an objective reality. The artist accomplished these themes in their paintings through distortion‚ overstatement‚ primitivism‚ and imagination. Their paintings often showed flamboyant‚ jarring‚ violent
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The Scream and Starry Night: Differences and Similarities FAS/202 The Scream by Edvard Munch was painted in Norway in 1893 and is a product of the Expressionism period. This piece measures 3’x 2’5” and was created using oil paint on canvas. Starry Night by Vincent Van Gogh measures 2’5” x 3’ and was painted in France in 1889 using oil paint on canvas. This work is from the Post-Impressionism period. Both of these paintings have techniques that are individual to
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Rebecca Shulman February 25‚ 2013 ENGL 205-04 Epic and Romance Paper #1: Starry Night by Vincent Van Gogh‚ 1889 Swirls mix with white‚ yellow‚ blue‚ and black as the town sleepily yet still so helplessly moves on with its life. No one can truly understand the mystery of the night until they’ve watched it grow. The night is born so magically as the sun of the day descends over the horizon and the moon peeks in through the shadows. It’s a darker sun‚ and although it is not quite as bright
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last two years of his life. In just over a decade‚ he produced more than 2‚100 artworks‚ including 860 oil paintings and more than 1‚300 watercolors‚ drawings‚ sketches and prints. One of the most important paint by Vincent van gogh is The Starry Night
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