A Study in Portraits – da Vinci and Van Gogh Two of the greatest artists of all time would have to be Leonardo da Vinci (1452 – 1519) and Vincent Van Gogh (1853 – 1890). Da Vinci was an artistic genius‚ as well as an ingenious inventor and scientist‚ while Van Gogh was an artistic savant whose mental instability cut short a career of wonder and enlightenment. Both artists presented works that made people look both outside at the artwork itself as well as inside the individual viewer in order
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My quote that I am going to tell about is by Vincent Van Gogh. The quote is “If you hear a voice within you say‚ ‘you cannot paint‚’ then by all means paint‚ and that voice will be silenced.” Today i’m going to be talking about the attributes of this quote and why it is important to know what it means. What I think this quote means is if you have a feeling you can’t do something‚ then do it‚ and then you will get better at it. Like I used to be bad at drawing‚ but now that I tried I’ve gotten better
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Vincent van Gogh created‚ “Wheat Field with Cypresses”‚ in 1889 on canvas using oil paints. Today‚ it is on display in the New York Metropolitan Museum of Art. “Wheat Field with Cypresses” was created during the post-impressionism era; showing abstract paint strokes that were color dominated‚ containing heavy movement‚ showing a window into the artists’ mind and soul. “Wheat Field with Cypresses” depicts a hot‚ windy summer day. Van Gogh uses rich gold’s and yellows to show the brightness of the
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Why Van Gogh cut his ear Van Gogh and Gauguin were sharing a small room in Arles‚ France. The evening before the ear cutting incident they were at a Cafe drinking absinthe‚ a known epileptogenic drink that is now illegal. For no apparent reason Van Gogh picked up his absinthe and threw it at Gauguin. The next day he couldn’t remember having done it. Gauguin told him he was going to go elsewhere‚ which upset Van Gogh. Gauguin went out for a walk... "Going to his mirror and taking up his razor
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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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Van Gogh Born: 30 March 1853 in Zundert‚ Netherlands Died: 29 July 1890‚ aged 37 Nationality: Dutch Van Gogh worked as missionary in Belgium (mining region) where he began to sketch people and study art but started drawing from early age which he then decided he wanted to become an artist. He started painting in his late 20’s. Van Gogh completed over 1‚000 drawings in total and regarded drawing as a basic task enabling him to grow artistically and to study form and movement. Drawing was also
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free brushstrokes rather than distinct lines in their art. During this time‚ a now well-known painter‚ Claude Monet‚ was an active artist in France. What will be considered is whether Monet should be judged an authority on Impressionism. The obvious answer appears to be “of course”‚ as whenever people think of Impressionism they think of Monet‚ and vice versa. However‚ it must be determined why Monet is an expert on Impressionism. The reasons can be first found in his life‚ accomplishments‚ and relationships
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Comparative Essay of Van Gogh and Margaret Olley (Image 1) Olley’s Poppies and checkered cloth (Image 2) Van Gogh’s Sunflowers (Image 3) Van Gogh’s Vine Yards Margaret Olley and Van Gogh are two of the most well-known impressionists of their time. With more than a century between their eras‚ they both played significant roles in the progressing development of art today. Similarly painting still life’s and portraits‚ they also used the same media types
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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‚ which leads me to infer Van Gogh wanted to draw attention to it
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Vincent Van Gogh was a post-impressionist painter whose work highly impacted 20th century art. His works had a distinct stylistic theme that had a sort of melting effect within them. Many of them also included his iconic swirls that provided as a base for backgrounds. Out of his 900 paintings‚ only a few incorporated solid shapes and lines. Looking at his works‚ I tried to imagine dancing them. I found that the swirls could serve as a trajectory for different body parts or pathways‚ and the almost
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