Van Gogh Museum

Giorgio de Chirico’s painting The Red Tower shows an urbanscape of the typical Italian square with the traditional arcades in shade bordered on both sides, the mysterious box object at the front, the warrior statue with elongated shadow being cut off at the right, the huge red tower at the distant centre, and the farms with natural landscape behind in the background. The whole painting is in dark tone, with only light in the centre focusing viewer’s attention on the red tower and the sculpture.…

The different paints seem as if they swirl within each other, especially in the water and sky. Pattern: Pattern is more clear through the way the work was painted, as opposed to obvious repetitive patterns. The work loosely reminds me of Vincent Van Gogh's works. The style is similar to his Starry Night, where each brush stroke is clear, and the different colors of paint are immersed within each other. This style makes the work seems as if it is an unstable blur. It is not very detailed or life…

1. 1901, Wright, Frank Lloyd, Robie House, American, Architecture. TXT- The house is centered around the fireplace with two horizontal sections on one dominant axis. The horizontal roofs cantilevers out on steel beams that is anchored at the center the chimneys and floor gables set at a right angle to the main axis. Pg 174 CLS- The house is very concrete and extended rooflines, flat fields with geometric decorative design. There are layers to the structure with simplified mass and a open…

In Michael Ondaatje’s novel, Billy’s visual impressions are described as monochrome photography repeatedly throughout the entire book. The tones of grey and the exposure of light are used to illustrates places and time events as if it was a series of frames. For example, Billy is describing what he sees as if it was a monochrome photography, in which there is light and “the color grey with remnants of brown” (13). As a camera would, he is scanning “the thirty or so grey cans in one corner of the…

In the painting, "Going To The Olympics" made in 1984 by Frank Romero, there are different things going on all at once. This mural was made in Los Angeles. I was made by a freeway. A couple years ago it was painted over and this lead to Frank Romero taking this situation to court. This mural represents Los Angeles in a way, so for the city to paint over it is very unfortunate. Romero did end up having a case because he did indeed bring up a valid point. He had brought up one of the laws that…

personal connection with them. The reading entitled Remembrance had a section by Jenny Pachucki that talked about the wallet from a victim of the attacks on 9/11. The wife of the man who died decided to donate his wallet and its belongings to the 9/11 Museum. Now it might just look like a tattered, old wallet to someone who doesn’t know its story but to others, it’s a symbol of someone’s life, a life that was lost. This is the narrative that has been attached to this object and this object’s…

Working Work, it is ideal in everyday life and ubiquitous in its nature. However we see many challenges when it comes to work, yet also many successes. Everyone has experienced the benefits of work, whether someone has directly worked for themselves or if they are still receive aid from their parents. Work, with a small exception, is essential in today's society and avoiding it would allegedly result in suffering and misfortune. Jobs themselves seem to represent a paradox, a blister in which…

During the renaissance era, one of the most famous painting ever was created, called the Mona Lisa. Over 300 years later, in the late 1800s, Starry Night by Vincent Van Gogh was created during the impressionism era. Those two paintings have many similarities and differences, including the artists, styles, and eras. Vincent Van Gogh was very different compared…

Vincent Van Gogh was one of the most auspicious artists of the 19th century. His paintings are still marveled at by people across the globe. Some of his words, however, were just as brilliant as his art. Van Gogh once said, “Great things are done by a series of small things brought together”. This summer, A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur’s Court, Freakonomics and Dead Poets’ Society helped me to grow as a reader, writer and thinker by encouraging me that, while greatness takes time a…

Art isn’t just beautiful. It’s a piece of art that is historical. You will see how each generation is different by the type of art they drew or painted. Well art could be anything, as long as you feel and imagine it is. Some people rebel from their generation, which are the best. They are unique, original, and see art as the point of view they want to. Which it will start a new era of art every time this happens. People love things that are different because it stands out compared to the others…