Vincent Van Gogh

Vincent Van Gogh and his work had a he influence over 20^th century art, as he was a major Post-Impressionist painter. Many people learn about Van Gogh and his name is one of the many names you hear first when learning about art. He created portraits, self-portraits, landscapes, and many more. H drew when he was a child but did not begin experience with paint until his late twenties. In the last two years of his life he created the best pieces of work he had ever created. In a little over a decade, he had created more than 2,100 artworks, an astonishing amount.

This is a painting by Van Gogh and is a painting resembling a café. The first thing you can see is the warm glow of the café probably lit by lanterns, and this lights up the entire part that the balcony overlooks the street and acts as a shelter for the rest of the street. There are many people sat on chairs underneath the shelter, as there is seating available. You can also make out a waiter taking orders. There are also some people walking along the street next to the café, and are illuminated by the light and warm glow of the café. There is a lot of detail in objects you don’t look at, such as the detail into the houses that are dark and not illuminated by the light. Van Gogh put an extreme amount of work and detail into this work, which is the reason why it has so much depth. I especially like the night sky, as the shade of blue is perfect and the stars he created to create the perfect night look very good. Overall, my favourite element of the painting is the lighting and how Van Gogh used it to change his image.

This was also created by Van Gogh and is a painting of a wheat field. I really like this image as it is very swirly and has many brush strokes into each swirl. The colours are also extraordinary, as they blend so well together and mix even better with each other. The whites in the sky are very bright and really make the swirl effect, as the sky would just be a strange shade of blue if not for the white. There is a large tree on the right of the image, which is painted in Van Gogh’s signature style of brushstrokes. Next to this there is a lot of greenery, as there are many bushes and leaves. Beneath this is a wheat field and this is a golden yellow. He has made it look like there are many by adding small short strokes, and has made them look long in length by painting long lines where they begin. This also gives the effect that they are moving and flowing in the wind, which would also explain the sky and why it looks so swirly.