Gabriella Vigna Case Study: Vincent Van Gogh Abnormal Psychology Have you ever heard of the painting “The Starry Night?” Well‚ it was created by artist and possible mentally ill Vincent Van Gogh. Vincent Van Gogh was believed to have schizophrenia. But he lived in a time that schizophrenia was not even heard of yet‚ so it could not have been established as schizophrenia or even any mental illness to be exact. Through his very artistic ways and him cutting off his own ear‚ many thought that
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Art Theory leading into the 18th Century The argument of color verses design originated in the Baroque‚ but extended much further into the eighteenth century in terms of theory. Roger de Piles was the father of this argument based on coloris versus disegno and the Poussinists versus the Rubenists and so on. He joined the Academy in 1699‚ right on the verge of the Rococo and basically formed the argument for color‚ rather than classical design in his Cours de Peinture par Principes in 1708. Up
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Impressionism Almond Blossom‚ Vincent van Gogh‚ 1890‚ Post-Impressionism‚ oil on canvas Van Gogh is my favorite artist from the Post-Impressionism era. I believe he used painting as an outlet to express his emotions‚ turmoil and inner demons. In the last couple of years of his life van Gogh was inspired be Japanese woodblocks and almond trees. Van Gogh was very close to his younger Theo and they kept in touch with each other through correspondence via postal service. In January in 1890‚ Theo
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"Art is not the application of a canon of beauty but what the instinct and the brain can conceive beyond any canon. When we love a woman we don’t start measuring her limbs." (Pablo Picasso‚ 1870) When one looks at a piece that they believe to be art‚ they stare‚ they admire‚ they criticize and then they move on to the next piece. Not everyone will say that the same thing is art‚ just like not all people believe rap is actual music. Art is what you make of it; it’s what’s inside ones soul. Himillsy
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During the 19th century Romanticism era‚ Albert Bierstadt was one of the most influential painters brought into this time. Bierstadt best known for his paintings that took place in the later 1800s that predominantly consisted of the landscapes of the American West. Although Bierstadt was not the first painter to record these sites‚ he was the one painter who had people look forward to his own version of these paintings. In the 1860s‚ Bierstadt went west for the first time and it would change his
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Hunter McDonald Professor Terrell English Composition One 27 February 2013 The School That Never Was Everyone has his/her own personal views of art. Art surrounds our lives on a daily basis‚ and has been around since the beginning of time. There has been many famous artists throughout history including‚ Vincent Van Gogh‚ Leonardo Da Vinci‚ and Picasso. These people‚ along with others‚ sculpted the idea of visual art as we know it today. Art movements begin with an idea for a painting
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George Stubbs: Chronology Most people would say that George Stubbs was one of the most underrated painters of the eighteenth century in England‚ and even in Europe. Even though this animal painter used to be put very low on the list of artists‚ he has managed to rise to the top in the present day. After two hundred years‚ he is now known as one of the greatest English painters of the eighteenth century. On August 24‚ 1724‚ George Stubbs was born in Liverpool‚ England to a family of curriers and
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In her painting‚ Plate with Wreath‚ Robin Jebavy uses everyday objects and combines them with unordinary colors as an attempt to make people change how they think about their everyday life. Jebavy herself states that her artwork is “a reference to our fragile and often precarious human condition.” The manner in which she uses color allows for the objects‚ such as plates and glasses‚ to be unrecognizable at first glance. She does this to blur the sense of reality and illusion that all people have
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The painting has been done on the wooden board. The artist has used oil paints as its medium. The painting‚ however does not include the whole wooden board. The subject is situated at the center of the board and the rest of the board is left blank. This is why the viewers have their focus at the center of the board. The very thing that attracts the viewers towards this painting is the color that has been used in the painting. The use of bright colors like white and blue makes it look vibrant and
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In his painting‚ Paris Street: Rainy Day‚ Gustave Caillebotte showcases his view on late 18th century Paris. The figures nearest to the audience are blurred and seemingly out of focus whereas the pedestrians and carriage towards the center of the town square have sharp edges and are more distinctly defined. The images in the background of the painting remain nebulous and dim. The point of focus advances the viewers eyes to the buildings in the background. Caillebotte demonstrates a two-point perspective
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