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    A Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens and “Starry Night” by Vincent van Gogh have comparable attributes associated with their face values and deeper meanings. In “Starry Night”, the important qualities are in both the method of painting and the subject matter of the art itself. The use of colors, brushstrokes, and balance are key components as well as scene of a quaint countryside. In A Tale of Two Cities, the essential qualities are found in the characters’ relationships, the aspects of suffering

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    Heavily influenced by the previous art era,, the Realism period, The impressionism period came to rise in the earlier years of the nineteenth century. Impressionism focused mainly on the more modern world, but specifically targeted in the more urban parts of Paris. Impressionism originated from a group of French artists that created a style of art that was more likely for them to use. The subject of an impressionist artist was primarily composed of contemporary landscapes and depictions of modern

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    This painting is so amazing due to how Van Gogh blended the colors together. The red and yellow used in the painting look like he was trying to tell a deep story. Theres a composition of fiery colors that draw viewers in almost immediately. When looking at this picture I notice the horizon in the back, higher than the rest of the painting. Next I notice the painters, making my glance start from the top to bottom. Van Gogh did a wonderful job placing the people at a natural point of interest. What

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    Essay on The Ultimate Goal Line of Art

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    From stick figures in the sand and the earliest animals painted and carved in stone, individuals worldwide have responded to the world by using images. The ultimate goal line of art, especially in the past, was to transport meaning and express important ideas, enlightening what was significant to every civilization, by eye-catching images. In be familiar with the subject matter of any painting, you have to look at the artist's objectives, which are regularly connected to social conditions, national

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    without a doubt. Bickerton provides us with evidence of how social conformity can easily boost our status in society but we do it at the loss of our own identities. Ashley Bickerton models his ‘tormented self-portrait’ after the acclaimed artist, Vincent van Gogh. Through the simplified use of basic logos,

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    Pissarro, who liked Gauguin’s art, invited him to exhibit with some impressionists, such as Edgar Degas and Claude Monet. Gauguin’s art dealer was Vincent Van Gogh’s brother. To do his art dealer a favour he went to live in Van Gogh’s home in Arles for a couple of weeks and they became friends, but there friendship came to an end when, in an argument Van Gogh held a knife to Gauguin. Gaugin enjoyed painting self-portraits

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    Vanishing Point Paper

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    the VP is where the orthogonal lines all meet. Knowing how to find the VP made me want to choose what I believed to be challenging pictures out of what was given to us. This being said, I chose Gas, Edward Hopper 1940, Corridor in the Asylum, Vincent Van Gogh 1889, and L`Europe-Geneva Bridge, Gustave Caillebotte 1876. In these three paintings I not only saw a challenge, but also a neat story that can be conveyed in finding the VP. Gas, Edward Hopper 1940, is a picture of a man working the gas pump

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    application, real life subject matter, geometric shapes, and distortion of objects figures for expressive emotional effect. Some of the key artists of this time included: Vincent van Gogh, Paul Cézanne, Paul Gauguin, Georges Seurat. Aristide Maillol and Edouard Vuillard. One of my favorite pieces of this time comes of course from van Gogh. The piece is titled Straßenarbeiter which means Road Workers. The imagery of this piece is rough and course with distorted views and sharp lines. The shapes of the

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    Van Gogh Motives

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    artist who displays this is Vincent Van Gogh. Many of Van Gogh’s paintings are based on the things around him, including flowers, stars, or people. It is known that he was not on commission, as he only sold one painting in his life. Although it is true that many of his paintings show great emotion, Van Gogh was not specifically trying to say something, and any message in his paintings are assumed from his mental illnesses. Although not considered beautiful in their time, Van Gogh painted to capture the

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    CRN 71523 - ONLINE Valeriia Baumgard Museum Report – The J. Paul Getty Museum Vincent van Gogh – Irises, 1889, oil on canvas Perhaps illness so influenced the artistic style of Van Gogh, but the picture turned out completely different to all that the artist wrote so far. This is not a Van Gogh, who was known. In the canvas, there is tension, anxiety, dense colors and warm shades of olive-mustard. On the contrary, here there is some kind of lightness, airiness, and transparent weightlessness. On

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