In the painting The Starry Night by Vincent van Gogh you see a dark blue sky filled with enormous stars swirling throughout it imposing an immediate sense of peacefulness. The small town underneath is dark and even looks to be at rest. The stars are so bright and the moon seems to just pop out almost as if it were right in front of you. It even seems to shine some sort of life into a gigantic dead tree stump protruding into the sky. It seems as if the only movement at all is the spiraling light emanating
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Brilliance of Van Gough’s Work The Starry Night Vincent Van Gough is one of the most well known artists of all time‚ and one of his most popular paintings‚ The Starry Night‚ is an expression of his mystical vision. Vincent Willem Van Gogh was born in The Netherlands in 1853‚ he was a mentally plagued man but in his times of clarity produced works of art that to this day continue to astound people (Frank P.375). The Starry Night is oil on canvas landscape painting that Van Gough painted while in
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mental asylum. Interestingly enough‚ he painted this piece from his memory and it was supposed to have been based on a constellation arrangement he had seen earlier on in the night sky of Provence. Starry Night is perhaps one of his most famous and yet most elusive works. The first thing that I noticed was the overwhelming night sky‚ which takes up most of the background. Its swirling‚ flowing lines appear to be swishing across the background in this gentle‚ wavy motion and seem to be merging at the
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Van Gogh‚ Starry Night and the Influence of Many Post-Impressionist Vincent Van Gogh was an inspiring artist‚ whose unique techniques and styles captured the attention of many artists and critics. Van Gogh’s emotions and surroundings was what interpreted his paintings. When it comes to the topic of Van Gogh’s artistic approach‚ each of his pieces displayed a brilliant use of color along with molding color and harmony with applying the elements and principles of art. While developing his techniques
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Nicole Brittingham March 11‚ 2013 ART 101-04 Analysis assignment * Starry Night by Vincent Van Gogh * This painting was made in 1889 during the postimpressionism era. * Starry Night is about 29”x36” and is made from using oil as a medium on a canvas. * This painting can be categorized as modern art. * Formal analysis * Within the composition of this painting‚ there is a peaceful village in the foreground and a dramatic night sky in our main viewpoint. There is a church
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Norris Freeman Art Appreciation Professor Gadson 20 February 2013 Critical Analysis: Starry Night Over the Rhone Vincent Van Gogh was a Dutch artist from the mid 1800’s who was considered to have created approximately 2000 artworks. Growing up‚ he was classified to be highly emotional and having low self-esteem. Within those depressed emotions‚ it helped him pioneer the path of expressionism in his art pieces. But as he got more into him artwork he came more mature with his artwork and caused
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Alyssa Signs Mrs. Deschamps Art Period 1 December 22‚ 2014 Art Analysis Essay “Starry Night” by Vincent Van Gogh is a detailed and abstract painting‚ drawing attention to the beautifully created sky. Immediately‚ this painting made me feel calm‚ with the colors and patterns he used throughout the sky. Van Gogh’s color choice is expressed in many shades of blue. The original painting had dimensions of 29 x 36 1/4 inches‚ which is fairly large in size. A large percentage of the painting consists of the sky
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The Starry Night is an artwork by Vincent van Gogh. I was created in 1889‚ and it is considered a post-impressionist art work. It has a size of 73.70 x 92.10 cm. The medium used was oil on canvas. Its current location is in The Museum of Modern Art in New York‚ NY. Additionally‚ the art work Reclining Nude by Henri Matisse was created in 1935. Its size is 66 x 92.7 cm‚ and the medium used was oil on canvas. It is currently located in The Baltimore Museum of Art in Baltimore‚ Maryland. Therefore‚
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Vincent van Gogh’s piece titled Starry Night Over the Rhone‚ piece of artwork was made during late September of 1888 in southern France. The painting of the Arles at nighttime was painted at the banks of the river which was only a few blocks away from the house on the Place Lamartine where Van Gogh was currently renting his yellow house in Arles.. Van Gogh had went through dark times this piece of art work was actually created at some of his happier moments in life. Before admitting his self into
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Starry Night Expressionism was considered a movement in fine art‚ which showed a persons inner experience and feelings‚ instead of a realistic portrayal of an object. Expressionists tried to depict their subjective emotions and their general responses to objects and events‚ instead of depicting an objective reality. The artist accomplished these themes in their paintings through distortion‚ overstatement‚ primitivism‚ and imagination. Their paintings often showed flamboyant‚ jarring‚ violent
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