Vincent van Gogh

happiness while in the pursuit of perfection. This boy’s name is Vincent Van Gogh, about whom it could be said, he is the greatest artist to ever have lived. Van Gogh’s art has been sold for more money than any artist to have ever lived. The monetary value of art is not the most important factor. Art should be really valued by what it portrays. Art is a window to the soul; it shows the passion that a person holds close to their heart.…

of art that I chose to compare and contrast would be, “Starry Night”, by Vincent Van Gogh and, “Road to Happiness”, by Victor Figol. These two paintings share characteristics and qualities that are alike and that differ. “Starry Night”, by Vincent Van Gogh, is a post-impressionist oil painting that was finished in 1889. This piece of art displays the beautiful night sky out of a window at an asylum where Vincent Van Gogh spent the last of his later life. He was able to spend hours…

Vincent Willem van Gogh, born on March 30, 1853 in Groot-Zunderch, Netherlands, would one day be considered one of the worlds greatest Dutch painters. However, as talented and intelligent as he was, he would remain poor throughout his life. He knew four languages, had natural talent as an artist, chose a life in the ministry, but did not conform to others ideology or expectations. He refused to take Latin exams as he believed it to be a “dead language of poor people”. Unfortunately, he also had…

something unique about them. In art class, we watched a video about Vincent van Gogh who was a painter and drawer. The video showed his artwork and had the song “Vincent” by Don McLean playing in the background. We watched this video so we could learn about Van Gogh and to learn how to appreciate art. While watching, and listening to the video, it me feel at peace and gave me a feeling of joy because I was looking at all Van Gogh’s successful artwork that he created while facing adversity.…

There are five striking elements and principles of design throughout Starry Night by Vincent van Gogh. The first is the use of composition, the second is the use of color, the third is use of line, the forth is the use of movement, and the fifth is the rhythm of the painting. Also, there is a good use of overlapping and detail throughout the painting. In Starry Night there is a brilliant use of composition. Van Gogh was able to transform a blank canvas and add life to it. Composition is defined…

assignment, I have chosen Vincent Van Gogh. The paintings I will write about are his “Starry Night” which may be his most well-known and possibly his last painting “Wheatfield with Crows.” I have chosen these paintings because of the importance they represent and the story behind them. In this essay, I will breakdown the paintings, compare and contrast them and give a brief background of the paintings and the artist. During the time, these paintings were drawn Van Gogh had admitted himself…

painters in the latter category is the infamous Vincent van Gogh, and the Cubism creator, Pablo Picasso. These two painters shaped human art history as we know it, with their art work being valued at millions, and their creativity being priceless. It is important to see who these artists were, and see what shaped them and how they came to be the people that they were. According to the site biography, “Vincent van Gogh was born Vincent Willem van Gogh on March 30, 1853, in Groot-Zundert,…

creative or not. For example, Van Gogh is a very well known artist and he is just assumed to be creative due to his elaborate paintings and he does meet Hayakawa’s creative criteria. He mainly expressed himself with the use of color in his paintings but also he wrote over 800 letters in his lifetime. Van Gogh is a good representation of Hayakawa’s definition of creativity because of his originality, his ability to endure loneliness, and his idle curiosity. The originality in Van Gogh’s art…

Vincent Van Gogh and Edvard Much paintings stand the test of time. Foraging new ideologies for our society and culture. Flowing and spiraling through the abysses of Van Gogh's and Munch's minds throws their emotional thoughts into the forms of paintings. Van Gogh is a Post-Impressionist artist meaning “he was drawn to bright colors and visible, distinctive brushstrokes” (Adams 789), with this in mind, the oil painting Starry Night was born. Stemming from this period was the emotional development…

Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio and Vincent Van Gogh were artist that painted work some 200 years apart. Each contributed many wonderful painting to society. Both were extremely talented and struggled to be discovered. To narrow one down as the bigger contributor to society, I would have to proclaim Caravaggio. The variety and stories depicted in his works are biblically and historically valuable images. Van Gogh’s seemed to paint at a fast rate turning out several paintings that were…