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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 does not show the calming nature usually found in bedrooms, but instead implies unrest from the horizontal lines. The painting in…

time I begin to write an essay for Intro to Visual Arts I always go back to “Starry Night, Vincent Van Gogh’s most famous piece of art.” Even though there are many works of art that I could write this essay about I chose to write this essay over “Starry Night” because I have a great understanding of this piece of art. In many of the “Starry Night” viewer’s eyes it is a beautiful piece of work, but in Vincent van Gogh’s eyes it is his worst piece of art. Van Gogh says the painting is not…

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…

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…

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…

shape, mass, space, motion, texture and color. Van Gogh had a talent like no other, which pulled you into his works of art. "The starry sky painted by night, actually under a gas jet. The sky is aquamarine, the water is royal blue, the ground is mauve. The town is blue and purple. The gas is yellow and the reflections are russet…

In an article online that is called “Past Exhibition” from the Norton Simon Museum said , “His mental health sustained physical damage to his body from lack of eating and seizures , which self-imposed him to revealing some of his masterpieces.” This quote states that when he had his illness going on, it made him want to sell his…

Narrative Essay What do you consider a challenge? Maybe hitting more home runs, running faster, beating your time running barrels, or maybe training an animal. I wanted to train a donkey. Training the donkey would be a challenge, but I had always wanted to make a career of training horses and other equines. This experience taught me to be patient and not give up. Christmas was just around the corner when I was given my donkey. I named him Solomon. He was given to me by my grandmother…

Gerardo Martinez Visual Arts Extended Essay How did Vincent Van Gogh’s art style evolve through the years 1886-1890? Vincent Van Gogh is known for both his paintings and for his troubling life. Many of his paintings can be seen in museums all across the world and he has several famous paintings such as ‘’ The Starry Night’’, ‘’Café Terrace at Night’ ‘Irises’ ‘as well as several others. His work continues to inspire many artists including my self. I’ve always wondered if Van Gogh’s style we all…