Strong Vincent

An art gallery featuring paintings by Cindy Vojnovic was held in ESU’s Fine and Performing Art Center this past Wednesday. Vojnovic stated that she had gotten into painting when she was around three years old, after visiting an art exhibit with her parents, because she was “completely lost in the brush work”. Vojnovic’s paintings told the story of a forgotten steam-boat fire that happened on June 15, 1904. The sinking of the General Slocum, or the General Slocum disaster was the burning of a…

artist that had stood out to me. This artist was Vincent Willem Van Gogh. He is known as a post-impressionist artist still to this day (2). He had a not so great life and had only sold one painting (4). Van Gogh was born on March 30, 1853 in the Netherlands (2). His family consisted of Theodorus Van Gogh (the father), Anna Cornelia Carbentus (the mother), Theo Van Gogh (the younger brother), Elizabeth Van Gogh (the sister), and last but not last Vincent Van Gogh (the older brother). Van Gogh’s…

Vincent van Gogh was born as Vincent Willem van Gogh on March 30 in 1853 in groot- Zundert, Netherlands. His mother, Anna had inspired van Gogh because she was a moody artist and she loves nature and drawing she had passed her love for the arts on to her son, but his father had nothing to do with the arts he was a country miner. Van Gogh’s education was at royal academy of fine art for one year in 1886 and then at Willem II collage from 1886 to 1888, he was a post-impressionist painter, his…

The painting being analyzed is called Evening on Karl Johan Street by Edvard Munch. This oil on canvas painting was produced in 1982. What the painting is portraying is a crowd of people walking on a street. The people’s faces seem to look skeleton like much like other works done by Munch such as the most well known painting called The Scream. The sky appears as if the sun has just set and the day has just moved on into the early evening. The background of the painting consists of building that…

CYGNUS One of the most prominent constellations in the night sky, and one of the most involved and eventful regions of space, the Cygnus constellation and its surrounds are fascinating, and a worthwhile talking point for many a topic. Occupying an area of 804 square degrees, Cygnus is the 16th largest constellation in the night sky; it lies in the fourth quadrant of the northern hemisphere, with right ascension at 20.62, and declination at +42.03: in other words, if you were in the northern…

society. Still few stand out as much as Vincent van Gogh has in history, and while his works have been praised for centuries and rumors abound his life and legacy often the truth of such famous artists is rarely known and spoken about. This is why this essay will explore the life and work of Mr. Van Gogh as his life, a life that will expose just who Vincent van Gogh truly was and how his life and work intertwined in history. Mr. van Gogh’s life began as Vincent Willem van Gogh born March 30 of…

‘Oh, Oh, You Will Be Sorry’ by Edna St. Vincent Millay is a poem telling a story about the sexist expectations set for women in the 1900s. This was a time in which women’s roles were rapidly and immensely changing due to them performing traditionally male tasks and occupations as the men were fighting in the war. Consequently, women started to realise that they too could work, provide and be educated and so many gained feminist ideas and resentment for the patriarchy. A lot of them defied their…

Edna St. Vincent Millay was born on February 22, 1892 in Rockland, Maine. She acquired the name St. Vincent, from the St. Vincent hospital in New York City, being that this was the hospital in which her uncle was cared for. Millay’s family was very encouraging towards the aspect of pursuing culture and literature. At a tender young age, Millay spoke six different languages, and was gifted in piano playing. She attended Vassar College, and graduated in 1917 with a Bachelors of Arts Degree. In…

Maya Angelou once said, “My mission in life is not merely to survive, but to thrive; and to do so with some passion, some compassion, some humor, and some style.” In her poem called “Alone”, she gives an extended example of a reason as to why some people are unable to thrive in life and why others do. “Alone” is about the fact that no one can survive in this rough, cruel world alone, and Maya Angelou depicts this through mood, figurative language, and symbolism. First of all, stanza one of…

In Edna St. Vincent Millay’s poem “Childhood Is the Kingdom Where Nobody Dies”, she compares how childhood to a place where no one necessarily dies as a metaphor. That in short, that the innocence which comes with childhood and youth is where no one really dies. For instance, yes family pets, elderly people, but not much of people that play an important role in one’s life. Especially not your immediate family, such as a child 's parent and so forth. In the lines 25-28, visually you can imagine a…