Distinctively visual images which can be seen‚ or perceived in the mind can shape the responder understanding of relationship with others plus the world around . The use of distinctively visual features has had a positive effect on my understanding of the novel Maestro by Peter Goldsworthy’s and the painting ‘starry starry night’ by Vincent van Gogh. This has been done through distinctively visual features such as descriptive and emotive language in Maestro and the use of colour‚ shading‚ lighting
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I chose to write about Van Gogh’s Starry Night‚ because I think that this painting is one of the greater pioneer forms of abstract art. Van Gogh’s rendering of the world the way that he perceived it‚ blended with his own stigmatic emotion‚ is evidenced by his abstract depiction of this small village in the south of France; Starry Night is aesthetically‚ artistically‚ and technically unique. Starry night is a depiction of an actual village that Van Gogh visited during his lifetime. At the risk
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masterpiece in June 1889 called The Starry Night. This oil on canvas painting gave van Gogh recognition after his death. The art inspired people all around the world. A poet‚ Anne Sexton developed a poem that was influenced by The Starry Night with extra interpretation and meaning of her own behind it. Although these aspects may differ‚ there are a variety of similarities between literature and art. The Starry Night painted by Vincent van Gogh associates to “The Starry Night”‚ by Anne Sexton through theme
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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‚ which was another reason why I chose to discuss this
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form that is a false way of knowing‚ as Picasso described‚ “Art as a lie that brings us nearer to the truth.” Meaning art is a lie because it expresses one’s personal imagination and creativity. For example take Vincent van Gogh’s painting of “The Starry Night”‚ it depicts the view from a east-facing window of his asylum at Saint-Rémy-de-Provence‚ just before sunrise‚ however‚ with an addition of an idealized village. This painting follows Picasso’s definition as with the addition of the idealized village
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of van Gogh’s main beliefs was that art was a direct representation of how the artist feels. Having grown up in a very religious family‚ van Gogh viewed the heavens as a beautiful‚ living thing. His heavy brushstrokes and vivid colors portray the night sky as crazy and chaotic and the village below as peaceful and serene. Van Gogh’s troubled life‚ which involved many failures in life‚ love and business‚ forced him into madness‚ which eventually caused him to commit suicide. While the problems of
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Hannah Cressy English VO1A Dickson-Lew April 9th‚2013 A Starry Night by Anne Sexton Anne Sexton‚ born on November 9‚ 1928 in Massachusetts‚ was an American poet known for her highly personal and confessional verse. She won the Pulitzer prize in 1967. Themes of her poetry include her suicidal tendencies‚ long battle against depression‚ and intimate details from her private life. Anne spent most of her childhood in Boston. On August 16th‚1948 she married Alfred Sexton and they
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later year‚ he turned to God in hope of a resurrection from the torture of depression. Van Gogh continued the serving for God while painting at the same time. For these reasons‚ there are numerous underlying religious meanings dedicated to The Starry Night. One of the most significant elements is the church in the center of the village which can refer to Van Gogh’s homeland‚ Netherland. Faith is what he considered important in his life‚ so he arranges the houses surround the church in the painting
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in a moment of instability and offered it to a prostitute that he had a complicated love affair with. Vincent Van Gogh was most known for his art piece “The Starry Night” in which he painted “in the asylum where he stayed in Saint-Rémy‚ France‚ in 1889‚ the year before his death” (Vincent Van Gogh). It was said that he drew “The Starry Night” when he looked out the window and saw the countryside from his window a long time before sunrise with nothing but the morning star” (Vincent Van Gogh).
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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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