The Potato Eaters

Louise went from being, “a furtive eater of sweets,” (126) to a smoker and right back to eating sweets all over again. Addiction is something that wasn’t taken very seriously at this time. Andre Dubus uses dismissive language to illustrate how little was known about mental disorders; he even…

A proper nutritional plan is absolutely a must for a person who wants to maximize his/her potentials. If we adapt a plant-based diet, we can expect the followings: more strength, more endurance, accelerated recovery from trainings (or from injuries), much better bowel movement, less body odour, better sleeps and greater peace of mind. Firstly, let’s talk about proper hydration. While we are working out, we breathe much faster and much more as well as we’re sweating like on a hot day. Obviously…

Artist Vincent Van Gogh was born March 30, 1853 in Groot-Zundert, Holland during Post-Impressionism period for artists. Vincent had prosperous family, his father Theodorus van Gogh was a pastor of protestant church, and his mother Anna Cornelia Carbentus was a moody artist and a daughter of King Willem who had bound the first Constitution of Holland. Vincent also had two younger brothers, and three younger sisters. Having lived in strict atmosphere, Vincent had trouble staying away from…

Art Investigation Describe and Analyze: Starry Night is one of Vincent Van Gogh, a French post-impressionist, many famous paintings and is also the most well-known. This painting was created in 1889 and is an oil on canvas landscape painting. According to Wikipedia Vincent Van Gogh painted this painting while in an asylum and is actually a view out of his window. Today, Starry Night is owned by the Museum of Modern Art in New York, New York and has been since 1941. The night sky background was…

“Art is a lie that brings us closer to the truth,” quoted Pablo Picasso. It is difficult to interpret these words at first glance. What could this sentence possibly mean? Could he have been just playing around with words, just as Shakespeare liked to do? This thought appears unlikely as Picasso is not a big fan of circuitous language. Maybe a misinterpretation of the original language? Maybe, but more likely not. Then where could have this sentence come from? The answer lies in deeper…

Vincent Van Gough was born in Groot-Zundert, Holland on March 30, 1853. His father, Theodorus Van Goh was a Protestant minister, so he grew up in a religious atmosphere. A year before Vincent was born, his mother, Cornelia, gave birth to a son, named Vincent, who was stillborn. Throughout his childhood, he was haunted by the baby’s grave with his own name on it. He was the oldest of his siblings which consisted of one younger brother and three younger sisters. His mother encouraged him to draw…

and have a three course meal at lunchtime. The Whiskey Cake did not disappoint. The first item I order off the menu is the caramelized onion dip (Figure 1). The cream based dip is tangy, sweet, and salty all at the same time. The dip is paired with potato chips that are fried until it reaches the point past golden brown and has a subtle taste of mesquite barbeque. This simple looking appetizer is filled with many complex flavors that attacks my taste buds all at once, getting me ready for the…

Vincent van Gogh ART 1030: Intro to Art Jacob Vienna, 002 VIENNA, JACOB – VINCENT VAN GOGH Vincent van Gogh Vincent van Gogh was a post-impressionist painter who is considered to be one of the greatest Dutch painters to ever live. One thing van Gogh is known for is the emotion in his work. I chose to write this paper about van Gogh due to this. In Starry Night, van Gogh communicates his feelings of coldness and darkness in his life. Van Gogh was born on March 30, 1853, in…

Rejection, depression, and art these are a few words that describe the life of Vincent van Gogh. Born March 30, 1853 Vincent van Gogh was a Dutch artist who most was known for his painting Starry Night, The Bedroom, Irises, Wheatfield with Crows and multiple paintings of sunflowers. Vincent van Gogh was born to a pastor name Theodorus van Gogh and an artist named Anna Cornelia Carbentus in Groot-Zundert, Holland. According to (Vincent van Gogh Biography. (2002).…

the time, Impressionistic colors that were bright and bold. About a year later on March 26, 1885, his father expectantly passed away from a stroke. This only added pressure on Vincent to become successful in his life. Not long after, his work Potato Eaters was completed, marking his first large-scale successful piece (Vincent). Enrolling in the Academy of Fine Arts in Antwerp, Belgium, he took inspiration from another artist, Paul Rubens. It is from his works that made van Gogh start to work…