Essay On Art Appreciation

If someone would say to me six months ago, let’s plan a trip to the museum I would gladly say no as art is not something that peaks my interests. However, my perception has changed after registering for Art Appreciation this semester. The class has proven the point that judging anything that one doesn’t understand is wrong. Thus, it has opened my eyes not just to the artwork itself, but also to the life and legacy of the artists. In that same token, art is truly the window into the people’s souls which I find fascinating. One point that I find interesting in the world of art is that some of the most celebrated artists suffered some form of mental breakdown. Therefore, armed with a new perspective on this subject, I took a trip on October 29 …show more content…
The painting is a representation of a lone, big, and green tree that is standing in the middle of what looks like a tropical forest. Also, it displays an epic figure of a tree that has survived many generations and would set aside for its beauty and the preservation of natural life. Looking at this piece in the forefront, you will notice the artist create a harmony with a mixture of yellow, green, blue, and white with green the dominate color and in the middle, there stands the big Cypress tree, which the artist used a mixture of greens, yellow and a touch of blue to bring out the realness of a tree in nature. Van Gogh is one of the most sought-after artists of this era, but when you look at this painting objectively at first glance it would seem that it does not really present a high degree of artistic sophistication. It appears the Cypresses is painted by a child as part of a school art project. However, upon closely inspection to the details of the painting, particularly if you focus on the different artistic elements contained in the piece, you will realize that it is crafted with immense genius and