Who was the Dutch artist Vincent Van Gogh?
Where and when were you born?Vincent Van Gogh?
Vincent Van Gogh he became one of the most famous artists for the amazing stories of his life but also for beautiful compositions such as “A Noite Estrelada”. They call him a 'mad' artist who cut off his own ear but also an artistic genius. What is certain is that the artist who was born in 1853, inZundert in Holland, remains in the memory, for its innovative and unique artistic style of enormous importance for a series of artists that followed him. His easily identifiable pieces have a distinct style that was not accepted by the public in his own time. His works profoundly influenced 20th century art, due to his extraordinary vision, sense of color and daring technique.
From the star night to the sunflowers inVincent Van Gogh
From sunflowers to self portraits,Vincent Van Gogh expressed his view of the world with canvases full of shades and layers of paint. The forms in the artist's paintings gained new tones and a new life, as, for example, the walls were represented in pale lilac, the floor in red, the chairs and the bed in chrome yellow, the pillows and the bed sheet in very pale. Few artists have recorded their own lives as graphically asVincent Van Gogh. The painter painted around 40 self-portraits that show his various physical and emotional states. In addition to capturing the raw appearance, it portrayed the living presence of his thoughts on color and touch, his intentions and material circumstances. This new vision of the portrait, in a way, was driven by the boom of portrait photography.
Sunflowers (Sunflowers) fromVincent Van Gogh, 1888
Vincent Van Gogh painted a series of paintings of sunflowers to decorate the “Yellow House” in Arles, France. Sunflowers is one of the most famous paintings in the world and one of the most famous in the series. The flowers are set against a plain, butter-yellow background, separated by the darker tabletop via an outlined blue line. The interplay between the color and lines of the table top, wall and vase unites the surface of the painting. The angular yellow petals are densely painted with great energy. Unlike the impressionists,Vincent Van Gogh I didn't intend to reproduce what I saw, but to use color in a more arbitrary way, to express it more strongly.
WhyVincent Van Gogh did you cut your ear?
In 1888, he moved to Arles, France, and invited Paul Gauguin to join. Unfortunately, this was a disastrous combination, due to Gauguin's arrogance and Paul's fragile mental state.Vincent Van Gogh. In desperation, after an argument the Dutch painter cut off his left earlobe. After the collapse, to demonstrate the extent of his injury, in order to reassure his brother, he paintedSelf-Portrait with Bandaged Ear (1889). Vincent Van Gogh he looks pale and introspective, clean-shaven, dressed for the winter chill in his yellow room, an easel behind him and a Japanese print on the wall. The Dutch artist has the tired look of a man not yet ready to re-enter the world, except through his painting.Vincent Van Gogh included a Japanese print of Mount Fuji in the background to give that idea of tranquility for your brother. Japanese prints full of color also exerted strong influences on his own style and reflected his optimism.
The room in Arles (1888)
Vincent Van Gogh he made the first version of this painting in the autumn of 1888, when he moved to Arles. After convincing Paul Gauguin to live with him, he painted a series of pictures to hang on the walls and create a welcoming atmosphere for his new guest. In large part, these paintings were produced simply as decorations for the house, but they were also intended to demonstrate that his own works could be compared with those of Gauguin, whose talent he admired. in this painting The Bedroom at Arles, the objects are portraits in pairs — two chairs, two pillows, two photographs — thus signaling their expectation of company. However, the friendship with Gauguin did not last andVincent Van Gogh ended up having a mental breakdown. At the asylum in St. Rémy, painted a third version of the painting, for his mother. Although structurally very similar to the first two, some details are significantly different. In the first version, Van Gogh he painted the floor pink and later brownish-gray, reflecting his more depressed mood. The top two paintings on the right are also different in each version, with the first two versions the portraits being indistinct and jagged, however in the last one they are very discernible - the one on the left is himself.Vincent Van Gogh and the one on the right is his sister, Wil.
