Van Gogh painted this piece in 1889 while he was in Saint Rémy seeking treatment in a mental asylum. Interestingly enough‚ he painted this piece from his memory and it was supposed to have been based on a constellation arrangement he had seen earlier on in the night sky of Provence. Starry Night is perhaps one of his most famous and yet most elusive works. The first thing that I noticed was the overwhelming night sky‚ which takes up most of the background. Its swirling‚ flowing lines appear to
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Paul Cézanne was one of the most important painters of the 19th century‚ influencing and inspiring other artists who would change the course of art history in the following 20th century. His masterpiece The Large Bathers (1906) served as the base both for Matisse’s Bonheur de Vivre (1905-06) and Picasso’s Les Demoiselles d’Avignon (1907). Despite taking a few fundamental ideas from Cézanne’s work‚ as well as competing fiercely competing with each other‚ Matisse and Picasso took completely different
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Write a short post discussing your favorite painter born before 1900. Explain in detail what it is exactly that you like about their work. Use the knowledge you have learned about the Elements of Art and Principles of Design to discuss what you like about their work.‚ about the medium they use or the content they explore? minimum 200 words My favorite Painter born before 1900 is Vincent Van Gogh. I love the paintings done by Van Gogh because they are very expressive of what was going on
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death‚ he has become one of the most famous painters in the world. Van Gogh sold only one painting in his life‚ the aftermath of his work is enormous. Van Gogh’s paintings have captured the minds and hearts of millions of art lovers and have made art lovers of those new to world of art. The following are some of Vincent van Gogh ’s most famous paintings: Starry Night Sunflowers Irises Poppies The Bedroom‚ Hundreds of physicians and psychiatrists
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Les Demoiselles d’Avignon – Pablo Picasso The following essay will be written about the modernist painting; ‘Les Demoiselles d’Avignon’‚ created by the Spanish expatriate artist Pablo Ruiz Picasso in 1907. Firstly‚ I will describe the work as I saw it in the MOMA in New York in 2010 and I will also describe my initial reaction to seeing it. Secondly‚ I will write what I have found out about this piece after conducting research in the college library and on the internet‚ discussing its style and
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brushstroke that he made on the canvas tells his pitiful presence at the time. In fact‚ it is not easy to catching the purpose of the Japanese painting on the wall behind Van Gogh. For late 18th century‚ European artists considered the traditional Japanese art as a utopian aestheticism. So‚ he uses the Japanese painting for representing his lost paradise. Frida utilizes many symbolic and striking objects to illustrate her turmoil. The two hearts express her pain. The abandoned Frida’s heart is dying while
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and cordial manner‚ whereas the women in Picasso’s painting are‚ “slightly menacing and rendered with angular and disjointed body shapes” (“Les Demoiselles d’Avignon”‚ 2017). Conclusion It is interesting how previous works of art have such a unique influence on works of art that are produced in the future. Both‚ Matisse’s Bonheur de Vivre (Joy of Life) and Picasso’s Les Demoiselles d’Avignon contain similarities and differences to Cézanne’s The Large Bathers. It would seem that Matisse was inspired
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has gained admiration in Europe and the US resulting in the 2002 movie about her life starring Salma Hayek‚ which sparked even further interest in the life and arts of Frida Kahlo. On the other hand‚ Jackson Pollock was an American artist. At the age 18 Pollock traveled alone to Los Angeles to meet up with his brothers and study at the Art Students’ league. He was an alcoholic which caused him to become volatile. The end of Pollock was after he took his last drive drunk‚ he died immediately from the
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Church’s painting serves as an artistic response to war due to the depiction of the American flag on the sky. The ingenious use of the brush strokes to mimic the stripes of the flag is breathtaking. The Artist brings out the stripes of the flag with the thin clouds in the middle of a light blue sky. The painting also shows the stripes waving similar to those of a flag when blown by the wind (Burke 39). A further response to war can be recognized when Church includes a star in the large light-blue
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Starry Night is created by artist Vincent Van Gogh and in my opinion the setting is something the public may relate to‚ the swirling affect in the picture directs the viewers eyes around the whole painting. Also the spaces among the curving contours and the stars creates a dot to dot effect. The painting is brimming with shining stars and a beautiful bright crescent moon and everything is surrounded by magical whirling clouds. The contoured forms in this piece of artwork convey emotion and are means
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