Eric Chiaramonte
Anna Sparks
FAS-202
02/04/2017 Artist 's Name: Jan Havicksz Steen
Title: The Merry Family
Style movement: Baroque
Date: 1668
Location: Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam
Origin: Leiden, Netherlands Artist 's Name: Vincent van Gogh
Title: The Potato Eaters
Style movement: Postimpressionism
Date: 1885
Location: Van Gogh Museum in Amsterdam
Origin: Nuenen, Netherlands Artist 's Name: Jeremie Fischer
Title: Is the Family Dinner Overrated?
Style movement: Post Modernism
Date: 2012
Location: New York Times
Origin: New York Times
The Disappearance of the Traditional Family Meal
Imagine you just got off work and you arrive home to a hot meal waiting for you on the table. You walk in the door, take your coat off, and are greeted by
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Although these paintings were painted two hundred and seventeen years apart, they share some similar artistic qualities, but they are not so similar as to be indistinguishable from their own time period. Both Jan Steen and Vincent Van Gogh paint subjects around the table with hats and head coverings, a vanity that seems to stretch through both time periods and up to the modern era as well. The visual textures of both paintings are very similar as well. Each painting gives the illusion of a soft table covering and hard surroundings. In each painting the subjects are enjoying a vice, smoking in The Merry Family and Coffee in The Potato Eaters. The focal point of both paintings is similar too. In each the viewer’s attention is pulled to the table itself and is hastening to observe the people gathered around it. That seems to be where the similarities stop. Jan Steen uses a warm palette with a daytime natural lighting that plays across the painting from the window. In contrast, Van Gogh uses a cool palette and paints his scene at night using the whispering light of an overhead lantern.
The paintings originate from two vastly different time periods in art history. Steen’s The Merry Family was painted in the Baroque period and lends itself to the overly emotional style of the period. The painting is a reflection of the grand opulence that was the Baroque period. This can be seen in the robust merriment of the subjects as they enjoy the day’s
Romare Bearden, a great artist that expresses many feelings throughout his photos. He expresses different types of feelings and meanings through colors, background, character demeanor, and even the posture of the characters in the picture. My favorite painting by Romare Bearden has to be "The Family"(1941) due to the fact that I had a personal connection to the picture. I never knew of Romare Bearden's other painting that related to this one which is "The Family"(1975). This is a similar picture but the family isn't as depressed as the family in the first picture. This family doesn't seem to be struggling and
First I want to talk about the differences. The first difference that I noticed was the different techniques that each artist used to create the painting. Van Gogh uses thicker brush strokes it looks like whereas Georges Seurat is much more refined and has much more distinct outlines. After further research I found that Seurat used the pointillism method, which is kind of similar to what Van Gogh did but allows for more detail, which I think is very important for Seurat because of the different people he is attempting to draw. Another difference that I noticed is the different colors that were used in the two paintings. Van Gogh’s painting has much more vibrant and vivid colors as compared to Seurat’s painting which has colors that seem flatter to me and don’t pop out at you near as much. This makes different objects in Seurat’s painting almost seem to blend in with the background whereas van Gogh’s painting makes everything pop out and stand on its own. I do think that Seurat does an excellent job of painting shadows where van Gogh does not have any shadows in his painting. I think the shadows in Seurat’s painting bring perception and make the painting more dynamic, whereas van Gogh’s painting uses the big tree, or whatever it is in the front, to bring more perception to the painting. I like this because I think van Gogh’s approach is much more conventional for the time whereas Seurat’s strategy is a
Charles Dickens weaves the theme of family, and all of its aspects, throughout his novel titled A Christmas Carol to create a compelling reminder of the value of perspective. The book’s main character, Scrooge, finds himself on a journey guided by three spirits, a journey which eventually serves to forever change his perspective on life. Dickens skillfully incorporates various pictures of family dynamics through all three of his “spirits”: The Ghost of Christmas Past, the Ghost of Christmas present, and the Ghost of Christmas yet to Come, evoking sentimental feelings in both the main character, Scrooge, and the reader. This story communicates the simple yet profound message that family, love, and kindness (all of which are commonly
When you look at the two paintings; “The Starry Night” by Vincent Van Gogh, and “Number 1 1949” by Jackson Pollock; there are a few similarities about the meaning of the works of art. Their background and history are different. These paintings were created in two totally different eras and have different formal and technical aspects. Saying that, these works of art share no spiritual or moral value. Respectively these paintings have a great history and legacy. Two paintings created in different time periods have little in common but yet so much in common.
Their individual perspectives in life ultimately shaped their education, experiences and overall point of view. This essay will outline the similarities and differences in subject matter, tone and imagery of these two artists’ bodies of work.
Another main focal point in this canvas was subject matter. This is where the objects or events are described. The artist gives us different objects such as the old couple seems displayed as depressing. Or you can observe it as normal couple, walking across the river, enjoying the night. He also gives us a boat which could possibly be giving us a correlation because the boat looks like it’s broken or about to sink. There is also another interpretation with the object that Van Gogh displays which is, the stars. Depending upon which way you want to take it, they look like flowers or fireworks. Also, there is a sense of false appearance with the houses. If you stare at just the bank you will notice that it is just a bunch of bright lights but if you pay attention to the water close to the bank, you will acknowledge the darkness or shadow of the houses.
Everyone has been created unique and there is no other that is the like anyone else. People think different, dress different and like and dislike certain things. This is similar to the artists of the nineteenth century including Pierre Etienne Theodore Rousseau and Joseph Mallord William Turner. They are both artists during the nineteenth century and were painted at the same time; however, there is a difference between their styles, their point of view, and the scenery. However there are similarities between the two paintings. The paintings that will be compared and contrasted are “Under the Birches, Evening” and “The Campo Santo, Venice.”
There is also a mirror placed on the table allowing the viewers to link with space beyond the frame. Also in the far back right of the painting you can see a young man talking to an elderly. The artist created an very old or old-fashioned look by using opposing colors, red and green. “The second half of the fifteenth century in northern Europe saw an expansion of genre
Vincent van Gogh and Claude Monet are two highly influential contributors to the art world. Both are renowned artists whose creations are on display in several art museums throughout the world. They are two artistic geniuses who are more alike than they appear to be. While there are many similarities between the lives and art of these two prodigies there are numerous differences as well in their technique/style, subject matter, and personal lives.
Filial Piety is the main focus of the painting. In the painting, several different scenes are showed. One scene shows Filial Piety relationships in a “levels of a contemporary society”(Maxwell, 40). It shows a son saying goodybe to his parents. Another
Perhaps he had come to Arles for the sun and for him, it was an immense joy to live in such bright bedroom, bursting with colors. What is also fascinating about this piece of art is how the painter highlights the simplicity of his bedroom through the medium of color: « the pale lilac walls, the floor of an old brown, the chairs and bed chrome yellow, the blood red cover, the orange little table and the blue basin”, as the painter describes it. Van Gogh asserted that he wanted to express a complete rest by handling all these different shades2. The color black, which could be evocating a certain form of anguish, is almost nonexistent in this painting. Only the frame of the mirror and windows is black. We wonder if this could mean that Van Gogh was afraid of his future and afraid to face up to reality.
Several of artists were known in the 15th century, one of these Post-Impressionists was the Dutch artist, Vincent van Gogh. Van Gogh trusted that art was a type of expression. A painting was an enthusiastic and profound experience for him. He was born on March 30th, 1853 and passed away on July 29th, 1890. When Van Gogh was alive he sold only one of his painting, but now that he is dead he is the most famous artist. Each painting provides a certain way of information. The two painting's that caught my attention are "The Starry night." and "The potato eaters." These are the two paintings that are going to be compared. "The starry night" is one of the most well-known pieces of Van Gogh in modern culture. The reason why this painting is well liked
The two paintings by Lichtenstein and Vincent Van Gogh have certain specific similarities. Firstly, the concepts or
In Peasant Woman Cooking by a Fire Place, there is a great amount of value. For example, there is darkness around her nose and cheeks. This darkness symbolizes a dark cloud hanging over her, like she has shame and wretchedness sticking with her. Another example is the darkness around the edges of the painting. This darkness is like an arch around the peasant woman. By creating this distribution of value, Van Gogh creates a murky feeling. Van Gogh’s main purpose for this distribution of value was to create an overall feeling for the audience, a feeling that would have the audience sense the challenging and depressing moments of peasants and lower class. The richness of the darkness helps the audience deeply feel the emotions of the peasant. There is also a hint of lightness in this artwork. The fire she is cooking on acts as the main light in the peasants living area. The fire lights up her face and hands, as well as behind the sitting
Both these artworks were constructed around the same times, 1889 in the 19th century. This was a time in Van Gogh’s life of great misplacement and the downhill run to his suicide in 1890 at 37. A series of events led to his downfall including such events as: chasing Gauguin with a knife, resulting in the fallout of their relationship; cutting his left ear off as a consequence for his misbehaviour and handing it to a prostitute as a ‘gift’ in 1888; finally shooting himself in the chest. Dying two days later in 1890. These series of events subsequently relate to Van Gogh’s paintings, as he painted with full attentive emotion within his artworks using colour as a vehicle to convey his subjective emotions.