Artist Name: Vincent Van Gogh
Dutch, 1853 – 1890
Vincent van Gogh is one of the famous post-impressionists painter. He is one of the most influential artists and had an huge impact on modern art (Vangoghgallery, 2019).
Art style: Post-impressionist, Modernism & Expressionism
Inspiration: Camille Pissarro, Claude Monet, Paul Gauguin (Vangoghgallery, 2019)
Associated with: Short brush strokes & his use of color
Facts: Vincent Van Gogh was born in The Netherlands, 1853. He was raised in a religious way and suffered with low self-esteem. Between 1860 and 1880, van Gogh decided to become an artist. By that time he had already been through some obstacles such as unhappy romance and bad jobs. He then started studying art and decided be happy by creating beauty. Van Gogh went to Paris to continue studying art and met famous artists such as Monet. He tried to use their techniques; lighten up his dark palette and use short brush strokes of the Impressionists style. He did not succeed so he developed his own more bold and original style. After this he got into a period of mental illness. He actually got into a fight with his friend with a razor blade and ended up cutting of a portion of his own ear lobe off. Van Gogh was sent to the mental institution for treatment. After a couple years he got out and seemed to be in a much better mindset. Two months later he killed himself. During his lifetime he did not experience any success and sold only one painting. It wasn’t until years after his death his art became so famous (Vangoghgallery, 2019).
Do I like his art? Yes. I think van Gogh was extremely talented, I loved the way he used short brush strokes. I am a type of person who prefers a little more warmed-tone colors though.
Reference: Vangoghgallery, (2019), Vincent Van Gogh Biography. Retrieved from https://www.vangoghgallery.com/misc/biography.html
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