Referral Artist: Vincent Van Gogh
Post-Impressionism
Post-Impressionism is the term coined by the British artist and art critic Roger Fry in 1910 to describe the development of French art since Manet.
Post-Impressionism is come out from Impressionism. Georges Seurat and his followers are disagree the triviality of subjuct matter and the loss of structure in Impressionism paintings. So, they are create a new art movement, which is call Post-Impressionism. Why this new art movement call Post-Impressionism? This is because they continued using vivid colors, thick application of paint, distinctive brush strokes, and real-life subject matter, but they were more inclined to emphasize geometric forms, to distort form for expressive effect, and to use unnatural or arbitrary color.
Famous artists in Post-Impressionism movement included Vincent Van Gogh, Henri Rousseau, Charles Angrand and Georges Lemmen, etc.
Post-Impressionism is come out from Impressionism. Georges Seurat and his followers are disagree the triviality of subjuct matter and the loss of structure in Impressionism paintings. So, they are create a new art movement, which is call Post-Impressionism. Why this new art movement call Post-Impressionism? This is because they continued using vivid colors, thick application of paint, distinctive brush strokes, and real-life subject matter, but they were more inclined to emphasize geometric forms, to distort form for expressive effect, and to use unnatural or arbitrary color.
Famous artists in Post-Impressionism movement included Vincent Van Gogh, Henri Rousseau, Charles Angrand and Georges Lemmen, etc.
Artworks of Post-impresionism
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| Van Gogh Georges Seurat Georges Lemmen Pierre Bonnard |
Vincent Van Gogh Biography (1853-1890)
Vincent van Gogh (March 30, 1853 - July 29, 1890) was born on 30 March 1853 in Zundert, a village in the southern province of North Brabant
He did not succeed become an art dealer, missionary. In his short life then most of the time the job is "vagrants". Only his brother Theo to understand him, support him, supply cost of his life and creation. Van Gogh lived on this "parasite" living up to suicide. Van Gogh's life gone through ups and downs, he was often struggle with hunger. He pursued the woman refused him. When doing missionary in a mining area, abandoned their all to help the poor to enjoy the miners, and is given the church's dismissal. When he found himself in the twenties true artist should be, after career, began to explore the art. However, his intention for the world of painting is not recognized, life time is not achieved by the desire to make a living painting. He was being called as a madman, because of his specific behavior.
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| Self-Portrait with Bandaged Ear-1889 |
When Van Gogh in a nervous breakdown, he cut off his ear. This is one of his self-potraits.
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One of the book is about Vincent Van Gigh's self--portraits I had read.
Vicent Van Gogh's Famous Artwork
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| Starry Night-1889 |
『Vincent Van Gogh’s genius hauntingly shines in the swirled brushstrokes, vivid colors and distorted forms of “Starry Night.” A Dutch Grand Master, Van Gogh (1853 – 1890) was an astoundingly prolific post-Impressionist who produced all of his work in 10 years, but only sold one painting in his life. While institutionalized, Van Gogh created “Starry Night,” his most famous painting, completely from memory. It now hangs in the permanent collection in New York ’s Museum of Modern Art
(picture taken from: http://www.allposters.com/-sp/Starry-Night-c-1889-Posters_i4028527_.htm)
The painting depicts the view outside his sanitarium room window at night, although it was painted from memory during the day.
(picture taken from: http://www.allposters.com/-sp/Starry-Night-c-1889-Posters_i4028527_.htm)
The painting depicts the view outside his sanitarium room window at night, although it was painted from memory during the day.
Element of Design
Line: These lines are the focal point, or center of interest, in the entire piece.
Shape: Uses actual lines in the swirling shapes of the stars seen in the sky.
Shape: Uses actual lines in the swirling shapes of the stars seen in the sky.
Color: The bright yellow of the stars and moon, and blues night sky. Those colors are vivid and arbitrary.
Texture: Texture is implied.
Direction: The sky in horizontal which suggests movement and cation.
Direction: The sky in horizontal which suggests movement and cation.
Principles of Design
Contrast: The yellow stars and moon contrast against blue night sky and the village, which makes the yellow color stand out more.
Harmony: The dark and light are quite balance in this painting, it creates harmony.
Balance and Rhythm: The yellow stars and moon are repeat in this painting, it creates the feeling of balance and rhythm
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| The night cafe-1888 |
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| Vincent's Room-1888 |
Left side picture is photographer Lincoln-Harrison shot a group of amazing long exposure photos, up to 15 hours recoding time. This long exposure photography to bring the beautiful sky picture, it is reminniscent of the Post-impressionism painter Vincent Van Gogh's "Starry Night".
3.This song expresses the whole life of Van Gogh——short, sadness and lonely.
What does mean "You have a Van Gogh's ear for music"? This is akin to calling said person tone deaf.
Theme: Environment
Refrences
Hat’s off. Well done, as we know that “hard work always pays off”, after a long struggle with sincere effort it’s done.
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