How to Get to Know Vincent Van Gogh
Vincent Van Gogh was the son of a pastor who was raised under the religious influence of his father. He was a talented, Dutch post Impressionist painter, who made use of a variety of painting technique during his art career. In his youth he chose to become an artist through the impact of color in which he believed was his way of expression. His focus was on colourful abstract art and has a number of paintings that has expanded the view on art. However, he was not praised during his lifetime because of a bipolar disorder, but is well respected in the entire world now.
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Introduction
He was born in Groot Zundert, Holland on March 30, 1853 and died on July 29, 1890. He knew the significance of mastering drawing skills and then made further ventures to experiment with color. On the other hand, he was open and expressed his feelings through his art work. He was most influenced by his bad health, Impressionist painters and his admiration of the French landscape, and these were evident in his paintings. Despite being not popular in his lifetime, he continued his work until his demise. -
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Van Gogh’s paintings were different from other artists
In order to get to know Van Gogh, you need to learn about expressionism as an artistic style. When observing his art work, you should be able to comprehend the style of painting as his work was very unique in comparison to paintings of other artists at that point of time. In all his art work, the style that he favoured most was expressionism. Also look for important signs and symbols that would aid you to get along with his art work better like the context of the objects used. -
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What Van Gogh wanted to express in his art?
You have to know his intentions by closely watching the use of patterns, colors, brush strokes and the subject of the art work. By doing this, you will be able to understand the intent behind his art. Observe the night and the night sky. Explore the colors of the night to know more about Van Gogh’s popular art works like the Starry Night and Starry Night Over the Rhone River. Take as much as you can from the abstract painting and check how it relates and affects you. This will enable you to establish a connection with Van Gogh.
