Philbrook Museum of Art

To this day, The Starry Night still remains as an elusive work of art to art critics and students since its creation. Because Van Gogh's intentions of painting this piece were not known, critics tend to break down and analyze the painting through several different lenses. Some critics view this work as a religious piece depicting a story from the Bible. Others contend that Van Gogh was driven by the historical influences and public fascination with astronomy and astrology at the time. I, however…

When Vincent Van Gogh created this painting he had to have thought out the design greatly because it is bursting with plenty of elements and principles of design. The design aspects of this painting are great and lead you all over the place to give you a story and understanding of the painting. Starry Night has many design elements and principles. Van Gogh used the primary triad in this painting. Blue is heavily used throughout the whole piece. Yellow is used mostly in the top part of the…

mother was a talented singer but never did anything about it. Gustav Klimt’s main focus of his work is on religion and love. Although, The Kiss is his most famous piece of art to this day, Death and Life is the most influential and inspiring piece he has ever made. After his graduation in 1883 from the University of Applied Arts in Vienna, he started a company with his younger brother Ernest and friend Franz Masch. Company of Artist was sought out for. He, his brother and Franz primarily…

2006 for the world record price of $140 million (Learnodo-Newtonic). Yet, the drip period from 1947 to 1950 formed only a brief part of his self-discovery journey that spanned over two decades, starting from traditional representational art and ending in abstract art. His journey resulted in a significant body of work that encompassed mainly paintings and murals. Pollock drew his initial influences from American Indians and Mexican muralists, followed by Picasso, Miro, Cezanne and other cubist,…

It is not just your typical night; it is a night which is brighter than day; a festival which is even visible from space, Diwali. ‘Deepavali’ is what Diwali was known as, it is derived from two words, deep as in a candle (light); avali means a row. Hence, the meaning of Deepavali is a row of lights; this has an ancient story behind it. Over a billion people celebrate Diwali making it the most observed holiday in India. On this day lanterns, electric lights and fireworks illuminate the night to…

This art piece was created by a well-known artist named Winslow Homer called “Right and Left” using oils for this piece. He was mainly known as a landscape painter and printmaker. The Louvre, national gallery of art states that Homer is “perhaps the most accomplished and popular of all American artists.” This gallery has displayed most of all his work throughout his career which was underway a little over one hundred and sixty years ago in 1857. This piece that I have choose stood out to me the…

painter and cutting off his own ear, only then to give it to his lover (43). One of Van Gogh’s many accomplishments is getting The Starry Night painting put up at the Louvre museum in France (100). Even though Van Gogh had done many things to almost get himself killed, he lived long enough to know people took an interest in his art…

“Discuss how artists from different times and cultures have created aesthetic qualities in artworks, communicated ideas and developed styles.” Throughout the history of art, there has been so many famous art styles and famous artists. Two of the most famous artists were Pablo Picasso and Frida Kahlo. Both of these two artists were in the same era but their work were two different styles. Picasso’s style was cubism whereas Kahlo’s style was surrealism. One of the famous artworks that Picasso has…

the San Diego Museum of Art, it is easy to see the amazing building and the work of art it is just by itself. The tall building has a very detailed and beautiful façade. The building shows an influence from cathedral and other ancient buildings from Europe. The decorated building makes the visitor feel as though they are stepping into a building in Europe. Once the museum is entered, the first sight noticeable are the big and elegant stairs that lead to the upstairs galleries. The museum has an…

Nocturne in Blue and Gold by Whistler (figure 4.34) and The Scream by Munch (figure 4.35). Compare: Nocturne in Blue and Gold and The Scream are alike in that they both use color to add emotion to their paintings. The sceneries are also very similar they both have a bridge of some sort, a person, and show the water and sky. Contrast: Nocturne in Blue and Gold and The Scream are very different in the emotions you feel when looking at both painting. Nocturne in Blue and Gold is more clam, and…