Claude Monet

Portrait of Dr. Gachet. Van Gogh was an influential figure in western art. We still learn about him and his work today and paint the Starry Night. Over the years he has inspired many other artists with his versatility of work. He was inspired by Claude Monet, Paul Cezanne, Rembrandt and Anton Mauve. Exercise of Power Van Gogh was brought up in an upper middle class family and he was a serious and quiet child while growing up. When he grew older he was an art dealer. Later in his life he had…

My first time at the Art Institute went better than I anticipated. My friend went with me and we had a great time. We started off with Folk Art and then went to European Art. We ended up in the Doctrine and Devotion exhibition, and it was really interesting how the religious art from different parts of the world such as, Germany, France, Italy, and Peru were very similar to each other. I thought it was pretty cool how art can be very similar, when it comes to the same themes even if it has to do…

During the middle of the twentieth century, kinetic art pushed traditional boundaries with its composers seeking actively to engage a different part of the viewer's brain. Throughout the course of art history, one can see that as time progresses, artists become more and more fond of moving towards a form that utilizes new ways of interpreting art—drawing further away from traditional values and precepts and creating a refreshed modern feel to their works. The kinetic art movement does not fall…