When I saw Vincent Van Gogh’s painting “Sunflowers“, I was attracted by its bright colors and the flowers full of vitality. Van Gogh had painted several sizes of “Sunflowers”, and the 15 flowers are the most famous paintings. He threw his own deep feelings into his painting heart and soul.
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The Starry Night (1889)Oil on canvas
29×36 1/4″ (73.7x 92.1 cm ) Moma , New York |
Van Gogh painted The Starry Night in June 1889, 13 months before his death at the age of 37. The Starry Night is probably the most popular painting in the modern cultural. This amazing painting will be brought to our mind by the endless merchandise products or the replicates related to it or when we listen Don McLean’s song ‘Starry, Starry Night’ (Based on the Painting).
The Starry Night is a scene most of us feel comfortable and at easy with. The night sky is filled with swirling clouds, blinking stars and the bright cresset moon. A small town lies below the rolling hills. At the center point of the town is a tall steeple church which is reigning over the smaller buildings. The steeple casts a stability sense on the town.
Van Gogh had mentioned the morning stars and his desire to paint them in his letter to his sister: “At present I absolutely want to paint a starry sky. It often seems to me that night is still more richly colored than the day; having hues of the most intense violets, blues, and greens. If only you pay attention to it you will see that certain stars are lemon-yellow, others pink or a green, blue and forget-me-not brilliance. … it is obvious that putting little white dots on the blue-black is not enough to paint a starry sky.” (Letter to Wilhelmina van Gogh, 16 September 1888)
Various Artists and Paintings: Introduce the famous artists, their life and paintings and their influence in the art world.