painted by Vincent Van Gogh in 1889 in the village of Saint-Remy‚ in the south of France. It is an oil on canvas post-impressionist painting which depicts the view from Van Gogh’s window at night‚ although it was painted from memory during the day. Van Gogh’s artworks contrast greatly with those of Wassily Kandinsky. Composition VII was painted by Wassily Kandinsky in 1913‚ during his time in Munich‚ Germany. The style is abstract and very expressive. Vincent Van Gogh
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Despite my limited knowledge about art‚ its components‚ and the artists who create their masterpieces‚ Vincent Van Gogh’s The Starry Night is probably my favorite piece of artwork in the textbook. I love this painting and chose it because to me‚ this piece of work is so serene yet captivating and stimulating at the same time. I believe that if a piece of art can evoke that many emotions in a person‚ then it is truly a masterpiece. I actually have a replica of The Starry Night hanging in my house
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river of babylon Olivia pickernsil Mrs. Sheridan English 2- honors 13 September 2011 “By the Rivers of Babylon” Literary Analysis Questions 1) Stephen Vincent Benet gives John‚ the son of a priest and the narrator‚ a brave‚ ambitious persona that thinks with his heart and is determined and religious The first-person point-of-view is incredibly helpful to the reader in this story because John lives in a world that is not our time period‚ and in a culture that is very unusual and foreign to
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With only 13 years between the births of the two artists‚ we could say that Claude Monet and Vincent Van Gogh were born in the same period. They may have been born quite close together but both men discovered art was their vocations almost 20 years apart‚ which may have been why they are such different artists. Monet had a head start on Van Gogh as he was introduced to art at a very young age. Monet also had a mentor who taught him the tricks of the trade and pushed him from caricatures to landscape
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The Bedroom by Vincent Van Gogh Although viewing a painting by definition‚ includes the process of visual perception‚ it is not limited to the “eye” of the beholder. I have chosen to look at Van Gogh’s 1888 oil on canvas painting‚ The Bedroom. What one “sees” in any image is colored by a plethora of factors that inform the viewer-consciously and unconsciously. Thus‚ Plato’s argument about the objectivety of art‚ its quantifiable ability to be “judged” is based on a flimsy‚ static version
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Starry‚ Starry Night “Starry‚ starry night‚ paint your palette blue and grey‚ look out on a summer’s day‚ with eyes that know the darkness in my soul.” (Don MacLean) I chose to write about the painting‚ The Starry Night by Dutch artist Vincent van Gogh. Van Gogh painted the view outside his sanitarium room window located in southern France at night. But Van Gogh painted it from memory during the day. I feel that this painting has Asymmetrical Balance. From our handouts – “In this case
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create visual images towards their audience. Goldsworthy’s ‘Maestro’ is a fictional novel about growing up in Australia and seeking to be a performer in music whereas Don McLean’s ‘Starry Night’‚ is a five verse song dedicated to the life of Vincent Van Gogh‚ particularly his painting ‘A Starry Night’. Goldsworthy successfully uses a variety of metaphors to create realistic and original images that bring to life heightened fictional experiences that Peter Goldsworthy has a familiarity with
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caught a glimpse of the object that is being portrayed. Impressionist artists use a lot of color. Most impressionist paintings are outdoors. The pictures are usually very bright and vibrant. 2) Claude Monet‚ Vincent Van Gogh and Alfred Sisley. 3) My favourite impressionist artist is Vincent Van Gogh because I really like the things he paints‚ and his ability to blend colors. He painted a lot of paintings of the water and plants. 4) This is an interesting site on impressionist water colours: http://emptyeasel
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September 9‚ 2012 “Starry Night” by Vincent Van Gogh “Starry Night” was created by Vincent Van Gogh. It is one of the most popular paintings‚ also being one of the most replicated and sought after prints. The “Starry Night” was painted in 1889. The painting is oil on canvas and is 29 x 36 1/4". It is located at the Museum of Modern Art in New York City‚ New York. The painting is of the night sky‚ with clouds swirling‚ the stars shining bright‚ a crescent moon glowing above‚ a sleeping town below
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showed scenes and characters from the districts of modern day Tokyo. Vincent Van Gogh was one of the great artists inspired by Japan. According to Japan Talk‚ Van Gogh incorporated many elements of ukiyo-e into his style and also copied ukiyo-e sometimes. One famous artwork that I will be observing would be “Japonaiserie: Flowering Plum Tree”. This famous Oil on Canvas was painted in 1887 in Paris and is now located in Vincent Van Gogh Museum in Amsterdam. It’s dimensions are 21 ½ x 18 inches and
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