– Vincent Van Gogh), uses colors to arouse feelings in his art; Gauguin himself exploits this emotional potential of color in “Manao Tupapau”, where he created a haunting, supernatural quality through his color choices. For example, the purples used for the wall give the painting an air of ominousness and gloom; this kind of ominous gloom seems to overtake the piece, since the background takes up almost half of the picture space. By using low value colors and making them encompass the majority of the canvas, Gauguin grants the piece a looming sense of terror. The colors used to paint the sheets that the young girl is laying on could also be colors that entice emotion. The sheets are a mélange of white and yellow, the latter being the primary color that could arouse something for the viewer, whether that is questions or emotions or both. The yellow on the, what one assumes used to be, white sheet raises questions like: is the sheet dirty? If so, how did that happen? Why is this girl laying on soiled sheets? Etc. These questions, even going unanswered, evoke spectators’ emotion and in turn make them think more deeply and profoundly about the
– Vincent Van Gogh), uses colors to arouse feelings in his art; Gauguin himself exploits this emotional potential of color in “Manao Tupapau”, where he created a haunting, supernatural quality through his color choices. For example, the purples used for the wall give the painting an air of ominousness and gloom; this kind of ominous gloom seems to overtake the piece, since the background takes up almost half of the picture space. By using low value colors and making them encompass the majority of the canvas, Gauguin grants the piece a looming sense of terror. The colors used to paint the sheets that the young girl is laying on could also be colors that entice emotion. The sheets are a mélange of white and yellow, the latter being the primary color that could arouse something for the viewer, whether that is questions or emotions or both. The yellow on the, what one assumes used to be, white sheet raises questions like: is the sheet dirty? If so, how did that happen? Why is this girl laying on soiled sheets? Etc. These questions, even going unanswered, evoke spectators’ emotion and in turn make them think more deeply and profoundly about the