Formal Analysis of Art The use of lines in an artist piece of work can tell much about their personality. A good example is, Vincent Van Gogh’s The Starry Night which is one of the most personally expressive pieces of art in history (Sayre, 2010). Van Gogh’s lines in The Starry Night appear lose and free in a sense out of control; they are imprecise, and emotionally charged, as if the artist is expressing feelings of anguish (Sayre, 2010). Come to find out the painting, The Starry Night, expresses
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Symmetry in Art: Leonardo Da Vinci’s painting, Last Supper, found on page 380 in our text book, is an example of symmetry in art. Although it may not be a mirror image, it is balanced evenly. There are six figures of people on each side of the table along with one in the center. One side of the room is lightly colored while the other side is dark with three even and centered windows in the back. The Last Supper represents a scene where Jesus tells his disciples one of them will betray him. It
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The Starry Night is one of a famous painting that Van Gogh painted in 1889 in Saint-Remy, France. The size of this painting is 29 x 36 1/4" (73.7 x 92.1 cm), it kind of medium and it made of oil on canvas. This painting shows Van Gogh's current situation of his life. His tangled life and aspiration are reflected in The Starry Night. There are stars in the night, although the brightness of the stars are not high, but at least it still emits light, even if God can give Van Gogh only little guidance
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critic – a critic influenced significantly by his socioeconomic circumstances. Even modern-day art historians, those people deemed most likely to consider Van Gogh from every possible viewpoint, often reject this facet of the artist. They instead attribute his creative genius to either his desire to participate in the era’s leading artistic movements or his inherent mental instability. While famed art historian Griselda Pollock, for example, calls Van Gogh’s first major work The Potato
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At age 16, Van Gogh first showed interest in the arts. His family struggled financially, and he was forced to get his first job as the youngest clerk and trainee at an international art dealer, Goupil & Cie.
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The artwork that I have chosen is titled, "The Starry Night, 1889" by Vincent Van Gogh. This painting is known for being one of Van Gogh's most famous artworks and this painting specifically depicts the window view from his asylum room at Saint-Remy-de-Provence. Van Gogh actually voluntarily checked himself into the Saint-Remy-de-Provence asylum due to the aftermath of him cutting off his left ear in Arles (1888) and confined himself to the institution. I personally think that Van Gogh's battle with
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When looking at Vincent van Gogh’s The Starry Night and Sol LeWitt’s Wall Drawing No. 681 noticing the differences within each painting, in terms of their lines, is relatively easy. In the overall painting, the first difference noticed is the overall flow of the painting and the tone that it is set in. When it comes to The Starry Night you can see instantly that van Gogh idealized nature and its effect of the world. The lines throughout the painting are harsh and rough. The lines especially around
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Reading Art – Understanding Iconography The art work that I chose was Pablo Picasso’s painting Les Demoiselles d’Avignon. The four roles that an artist take on is one to make us the public experience and see the world in new and innovative ways. I think that the second role that the artist takes is to make a visual record of places, places and events of their time. The third role that the artist takes on is to make functional things such as objects and structures more pleasurable and elevate these
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Pablo Picasso by Suzanne Blier Suzanne Preston Blier portrays Pablo Picasso’s work on African art and women as more than a simple interest, but a life goal and sort of obsession. It seems that to Picasso this scene of women and African art presented a mystery he sought to reveal. Through Picasso’s paintings of women, his interests in African masks and interaction with African art, Blier makes the point that Picasso’s engagement and interest in this field was led by the complexities it had to offer
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Golden Treasure I have visited the Metropolitan Museum many times and still seem to be amazed by the beauty that surrounds me. It is common to see paintings and sculptures, but not so ordinary to be able to view beautiful pieces of gold jewels. Gold jewelry is a symbol of power, royalty, high class and pure elegance and this room at the MET displaying different pieces is exactly that. I choose this piece because not only was I drawn to its beauty but it also reminded me of pieces my mother and
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