Arles

There are many similarities and differences between the paintings “Starry Night” by Vincent Van Gogh and “Night Hawk” by Edward Hopper. The details due to the color can really make up a painting Shading and brush strokes can also make a big difference; it could be in the symmetry component. Realistic, 3D feel or design, and contrast in color are many details that you look for in a painting. These components can totally make different paintings. Transporting into a painting is a great quality…

In the documentary film In a Brilliant Light: Van Gogh in Arles, produced by the Metropolitan Museum of Art in 1984, the life of misunderstood artist Vincent van Gogh is depicted, particularly his works done in Arles, France. The film takes the viewer on an in depth journey of van Gogh’s life highlight points such as his inspirations and specific paintings all the while weaving it into the story that is uniquely the artist’s own. Through the introduction of the artist’s inspirations…

The portrait of postman Joseph Roulin was one of artist Vincent van Gogh’s favorite artwork. In 1888, van Gogh moved to Arles, France where he met Joseph Roulin. Roulin lived on the same street as van Gogh and they quickly became close friends. He became one of the most supportive person van Gogh has encounter during his difficult and lonely times as an artist in Southern France. The appearance of Joseph Roulin left a great impression on van Gogh, with his dark blue uniform, sturdy golden beard…

is first and foremost an exciting adventure of a boy and his dog. There was some bull that were over their heads on how tough they were. So they start kicking up dirt with their hoofs and go head to head. Travis, momma, and little Arles go outside and watch the bulls…

Vincent Van Gogh: Starry Night Over the Rhone “I do not say that my work is good, but it 's the least bad that I can do. All the rest, relations with people is very secondary, because I have no talent for that. I can 't help it”(Editors 7). Vincent Willem Van Gogh was born on March 30, 1853 in Zundert, Netherlands and died on July 29, 1896 in Auvers-sur-Oise France. Van Gogh had two younger brothers, Theo Van Gogh and Cornelis Vincent Van Gogh. He also had three younger sisters Wil Van…

Vincent’s Bedroom The Dutch artist known as Vincent Van Gogh painted the Bedroom in Arles in 1889. The painting is of Van Gogh's own bedroom, where he had eventually died after attempting to commit suicide. He is thought to have painted it to show his sadness and even reflect his suicide in 1890. In Don Mclean's tribute song known as 'Vincent', the lyrics points out the work of art as the following: “Now I understand what you tried to say to me, how you suffered for your sanity.” The bedroom…

Vincent van Gogh (Vincent Willem van Gogh) known for many of his famous artworks, was a Dutch post-impressionist painter. Vincent van Gogh was born March 30, 1853, Netherlands. He was born exactly 1 year after his brother’s (Vincent), who was stillborn. With his name and birthdate carved onto his brother’s grave, van Gogh was already feeling sadness at a very young age. Growing up with a pastor, van Gogh thought he was bound to become gospel. Years later, he found his true nature in art. When…

This is where his art began to take on the style that would make him famous. He discovers Impressionists and Post Impressionists, discussing art with some of the most avant-garde and influential artists of his time – painters like Gauguin, Bernard, and Toulouse-Lautrec. He was using more color, applying the paint with thick, bold brushstrokes, and painted all that surrounded him. Van Gogh arranged to show his work, to positive reviews, but was still unable to sell any pieces. Vincent lived in…

Theo, who took the night train to Arles to visit his brother. In 1888 December Van Gogh commits himself to a mental asylum in Saint Rémy. Vincent Van Gogh was discharged from the hospital in Arles in January 1889”. His wounded ear healed, but his mental health remained unstable, resulting in his rehospitalization. “Fearing a fresh breakdown, he had himself admitted to Saint-Paul-de-Mausole psychiatric hospital in Saint-Rémy in…

once. Arles, which was rather exotic and filthy, was like a foreign country to van Gogh. In a letter Vincent said “The Zouaves, the brothels, the adorable little Arlesiennes going to their First Communion, the priest in his surplice, who looks like a dangerous rhinoceros, the people drinking absinthe, and all seem to me creatures from another world.” Clearly van Gogh felt like a total outsider. One of his most famous paintings was from his time in Arles, It is named “Bedroom in Arles.”…