Vincent van Gogh is one of the most important figures in art history. His works are recognized all across the world for their bright colors and his extraordinary style of painting. Vincent based his art off of his life which was filled with heartbreak‚ childhood troubles and mental disabilities. He lived a rough life of 37 years full of mental and physical health conditions. These conditions were not his only problem. He had many problems finding love‚ which he never did and he had problems growing
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Art works can represent a visual language that can be read. The work may be THEMATIC as the artist explores a particular topic or direction. Through the use of media‚ signs‚ symbols‚ and text‚ the artist can make an intensely personal statement that is reflective of the "self within" but still open to the interpretation of the viewer. The language of Art is like the body language on a persons face‚ the story is shown and emotion conveyed through the textures‚ colours and composition. The artists
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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
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Vincent Van Gogh was born on March 30‚ 1853 and die on July 29‚ 1890. He was a post-impressionist painter and was notice for his beautiful and colorful art works that merged with his emotions. Van Gogh struggled with mental illness and was poor throughout most of his life. He even cut off his ear 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
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the two sources has opened my eyes to what being a creator really is. Even the smallest choices a person makes can make them a creator. Many people have shown how they can be a creator but looking through the Van Gogh letters I see an ingenious person throughout the letters and the life he lived. An innovative person is “Willing to take a chance- to go out on a limb (S. I. Hayakawa‚ Page 1)” in many aspects of their lives. When taking a look at the Van Gogh letter he writes “I asked M. Peytron
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story “A & P” by John Updike‚ is about a young man that is miserably employed. The short story tells of a small town boy quitting his job for all of the wrong reasons. The story began with a description of a three girls who changed Sammy’s life. Sammy develops the setting to tell the story of how he is a discontent grocer‚ and he is put in to a situation of the harsh reality of the adult world after making a childish decision. Updike tells the story using the elements of point-of –view‚ character
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Hadrian’s Wall Although Rome has built numerous important defensive walls‚ Hadrian’s Wall was the most famous defensive barrier in the Roman Empire‚ and essential in protection of the northwestern section of the empire. It was a‚ “frontier developed to a higher level of defensive efficiency than any other in the history of Rome” (Divine‚ pp. 5). However‚ the Wall of Hadrian wasn’t only the most important wall in the Roman Empire. Because of the wall ’s important role in early Roman history‚
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Have you ever had a point in your life when you had to stand up for what you believe in? At some point in our own lives‚ most of us must decide to standup for our own beliefs or to just simply walk away. In this short story Updike describes to you how one teenage boy’s infatuation had lead him to make a hast decision that will effect him for the rest of his adult life. Through the characterization of Sammy‚ Updike employs a simple heroic gesture to teach us that all of our actions have consequences
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TALK ON ART WORDS AND PHRASES FOR THE TOPIC a) picture — картина drawing — рисунок cartoon [kaː’tuːn] — карикатура engraving — гравюра etching — офорт panel — панно mosaik [mə’zeɪɪk] — мозаика print — эстамп (self-)portrait — (авто)портрет fresco — фреска statue — статуя bust [bʌst] — бюст sculpture — скульптура b) genre [ʒa:nr] — жанр landscape — пейзаж seascape — морской пейзаж‚ марина still life — натюрморт battle piece painting — батальная живопись genre
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The suicide note of Vincent Willem van Gogh “My dear brother‚ Thanks for your kind letter and for the 50-fr note in contained. There are many things I should like to write you about but I feel it useless. I hope you have found those worthy gentlemen favorably disposed towards you. Your reasurring me as to the peacefuless of your household was hardly worth the trouble‚ I think having seen the weal and woe of it myself. And I quite agree with you that rearing boy on the fourth floor is hell
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