Starry Night Over the Rhone

Afghanistan, engaging the Taliban, and handling death of their friends in action. Connection: Trever and Mike both talk about their past serving in Afghanistan, when they were in Kandahar, Afghanistan, they had their first rocket attack on the first night. They describe it as a full-on conflict. This can be considered as a memory that would stick them due to the intensity of conflict happening every…

When researching Vanitas, I found that I really liked the paintings and pictures using flowers and animals alongside skulls. It represents life and beauty along with death. I found an artist called Harmen Steenwyck, who used mainly fruit and sometimes flowers in their work and I really like it. Steenwyck also uses skulls, old books, shells, with occasional animals and fish. Harmen Steenwyck, was a Dutch painter of still life, notably fruit. He was born in Delft, in 1612, in the Netherlands.…

The storm has passed, leaving the land broken, the water shaky, and the sky at bay. I chose this particular canvas because the content makes you inquisitive about the changing sky. This painting makes me feel peaceful; like the calm after the storm. This composition reminds me of places I would like to travel in Germany, I love the old castles. The artist Jacob van Ruisdael oil painted this canvas, using more secondary hues to portray the landscape and the mood. The use of secondary hues makes…

Tanner 7th Grade Richland Jr. High Essex, Mo Edgar Degas Edgar Degas was born on July 19, 1834, and died September 27, 1917. Edgar was born in Paris, France. He also died in Paris, France. Edgar died of brain aneurysm. Edgar was a French artist who was highly famous in the 19th century, and was famous for not only his paintings, but also his sculptures, drawings, and prints. Most of his paintings were of dancers. Edgar was actually not born “Edgar Degas”, but Hilaire-Germain-Edgar.…

Vincent van Gogh, born on March 30th 1853, became an influential contributor to the Post-Impressionist art movement and impacted the development of 20th century art. Through his “impulsive, gestural technique and symbolic colours” (Callow, 1990), he encouraged artists after him to interpreted the world through their eyes, mind, and heart. By challenging the natural representation of his subjects, incorporating themes of deeper symbolism and emotional content into his works, as well as his bold…

Vincent Van Gogh, Creative process, and the Painting Starry Star When people mention ‘Vincent Van Gogh’, we always think that he is a great artist. Nowadays, his artworks are displayed in many museums and appreciated by people in all over the world. Through the raise of his reputation after his death, his story and life are discovered and shared, which let people give him a new name, “mad genius”. Vincent’s life was not easy. Since he failed his careers as an art dealer, a preacher, and an…

Van Gogh biography The artist I am researching is Vincent Willem Van Gogh. He was born on March 30th 1853 in Zundert Netherlands. He died on July 29 1890, he was 37 years old when he died. He died at Auvers-Sur-Oise, France from a self inflicted gunshot wound. Van Gogh’s primary form of artwork was paintings. Almost all the paintings of his were oil paintings. His style of art was mostly scenery or things that he saw around him. Van Gogh struggled with mental illness and he remained poor and…

Influencing Perception The Differences between Rocks at Belle-Île, Port-Domois by Claude Monet and The Starry Night by Vincent van Gogh are all the more striking when one accounts for their similarities. In this paper, we will examine both pieces by how they were made, their historical context, as well as they compare to each other. At the time of its creation Van Gogh is going through great emotional turmoil, having been institutionalized for cutting off his own ear and offering it to a…

emphasised the stars that were shining that night. Also he has emphasised nature once again with the reflecting light on the water which makes the water more beautiful then before. With colour he shows us how beautiful city's can be at night with the reflection off the water. Cafe Terrace at Night My interpretation of Cafe Terrace at Night Van Gogh used colours that contrasted together. The dark of the night was cancelled out by the…