Compare The Church At Auvers-Sur-Oise By Vincent Van Gogh

Based on color, detail, and shape; Van Gogh’s painting draws the eye of the viewer and extends the imagination much more than the recent image does. Upon reading the assignment and searching for the options to choose from, I found myself struck bored. It was only until turning the page that my brain went, “Whoa!” The right image drew my eye immediately with its dark purple background, and then I turned to see the contrasting image on the left of the same exact building; making me want to examine further.
“Church at Auvers-sur-Oise”, painted by Vincent Van Gogh from 1853-1890, first drew my eye with its vivid color. The background sky is painted a deep, dark purple that engrossed me. The color makes a great sky, especially in contrast to the normal blue of the opposing image: an actual photograph of the Church at Auvers-sur-Oise, France, from 2002. While I appreciate the beauty of a clear blue sky as much as the next girl, I did not notice it in the image like I did the vibrant purple of Van Gogh’s image.
The next color to pop out at me was
Of course, the image of the actual church had a normal cement sidewalk, so my mind didn’t give it a second thought. I marveled at the multi-color sidewalk. How wonderful it would be to walk upon that kind of creativity instead of a plain surface! Van Gogh must have thought the colorful road signified the pathway to a fulfilling worship service in the church. The only time I was drawn to a plain aspect of Van Gogh’s painting rather than a more colorful one of the opposing image was in terms of the grass. I was captivated by the dark, deep black grass, rather than the normal green grass of the real image. Van Gogh’s grass had flecks of a pretty blue and pale green in it; it even faded into a yellow. The actual picture of the church featured your typical grass: dull and mowed and