Contemporary Archives - paintingnotes.com https://paintingnotes.com/category/art-timeline/contemporary/ Just another WordPress site Wed, 29 Apr 2020 16:23:56 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.4.4 https://paintingnotes.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/favicon-paintingnotes.png Contemporary Archives - paintingnotes.com https://paintingnotes.com/category/art-timeline/contemporary/ 32 32 The Smoke Signal by Frederic Remington, long distance communication https://paintingnotes.com/the-smoke-signal-by-frederic-remington-long-distance-communication/ https://paintingnotes.com/the-smoke-signal-by-frederic-remington-long-distance-communication/#respond Wed, 29 Apr 2020 16:23:56 +0000 http://tdi_238_cb1 The transportive work of Vincent van Gogh has transposed us through the limits of time and into an era where Impressionist paintings were a statement to be made. While the artist himself may be of post-impressionism, he manages to capture the open composition of the movement perfectly. Post Impressionism rejected the earlier movement’s limitations. However, […]

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]]> The transportive work of Vincent van Gogh has transposed us through the limits of time and into an era where Impressionist paintings were a statement to be made. While the artist himself may be of post-impressionism, he manages to capture the open composition of the movement perfectly.

Post Impressionism rejected the earlier movement’s limitations. However, they continued their usage of vivid colors through the thick applications of their brush on canvas. Geometric forms can often be spotted in the paintings as they can distort the real-life subject matters and create a more expressive silhouette.

Vincent van Gogh as one of the founders of Post-Impressionism

Through his swirling brush strokes, the artist would convey his feelings and his state of mind. His belief that there was a power behind nature made him try to capture it through his work. Therefore, he strove to become a painter of rural life and nature.

Sunflowers by Vincent van Gogh, 1887

His renditions of flowers are always symbolic in meaning where life is lived under the sun and work is an allegory of life. The color yellow is frequently present in his works to showcase life, God, and sunlight.

Van Gogh always aimed to stay within the “guise of reality” which gave his paintings an abstract form. However, he later wrote that at times he might have taken it too far, reality having been set as a background character and being heavily overshadowed by the protagonist: symbolism.

Cypresses by Vincent van Gogh, 1889

A collection of personality

He tried to build a personal collection that reflected his own views on reality and life, but one that could also be commercially successful, between 1885 and his death. His paintings, as such, contained an optimal use of color and brush strokes. However, his mistake was that he applied the idea of “purposeful” to paintings he had already finished instead of studies he could have taken to a whole new level.

“Cypresses” was painted in late June of 1889, when he began his year-long stay at the asylum in Saint-Rémy. He wanted to capture the big, tall trees that to him appeared as dark spots under the powerful sunlight.

The marvelous trees had gained ground in his other works after this. His painting “Wheat Field with Cypresses”, which was painted in late June 1889, had been devoted to his stay at the asylum. He regarded that painting as one of his best summer works and had been determined to make two renditions of it: a smaller scale one which had been sent as a gift to his mother and sister, and a bigger one which can be found in the National Gallery, in London.

The stylistic captures of Vincent van Gogh

Each artistic development Van Gogh had gone through has been owed to his living across different places in Europe. He took to immersing himself in the local culture and activity, he judged and studied the lighting and implemented in his various paintings. His evolution had been slow, and he was acutely aware of his painterly limitations, yet he kept his individual outlook throughout each work.

He might have been pushed to move often as a coping mechanism when faced with the realities of his current situation, however, it also contributed to his development of his technical skill. Whenever he painted a portrait, he wanted them to endure through the passage of time and would use colors to capture the emotions of each person rather than aim for realism.

Shoes by Vincent van Gogh, 1888

Each new portrait reflected a varied style: from the beginning when he limited his palette and varied his brush strokes to the culmination of his career when he painted in a broad style and showed his frenzy through each work. The rough surface and use of a palette knife seem to have been the highest point in his work.

Vincent van Gogh’s sadness and loneliness had pushed him to try to take his own life. However, the attempt had been butchered, and he survived only to die of an infection that penetrated his body through the bullet wound. He had always tried to reflect his loneliness through his work, and he did so, beautifully.

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]]> https://paintingnotes.com/the-smoke-signal-by-frederic-remington-long-distance-communication/feed/ 0 The Street Pavers by Umberto Boccioni, powerful form of the modern laborer https://paintingnotes.com/the-street-pavers-by-umberto-boccioni-powerful-form-of-the-modern-laborer/ https://paintingnotes.com/the-street-pavers-by-umberto-boccioni-powerful-form-of-the-modern-laborer/#respond Wed, 29 Apr 2020 16:23:56 +0000 http://tdi_239_ebb The transportive work of Vincent van Gogh has transposed us through the limits of time and into an era where Impressionist paintings were a statement to be made. While the artist himself may be of post-impressionism, he manages to capture the open composition of the movement perfectly. Post Impressionism rejected the earlier movement’s limitations. However, […]

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]]> The transportive work of Vincent van Gogh has transposed us through the limits of time and into an era where Impressionist paintings were a statement to be made. While the artist himself may be of post-impressionism, he manages to capture the open composition of the movement perfectly.

Post Impressionism rejected the earlier movement’s limitations. However, they continued their usage of vivid colors through the thick applications of their brush on canvas. Geometric forms can often be spotted in the paintings as they can distort the real-life subject matters and create a more expressive silhouette.

Vincent van Gogh as one of the founders of Post-Impressionism

Through his swirling brush strokes, the artist would convey his feelings and his state of mind. His belief that there was a power behind nature made him try to capture it through his work. Therefore, he strove to become a painter of rural life and nature.

Sunflowers by Vincent van Gogh, 1887

His renditions of flowers are always symbolic in meaning where life is lived under the sun and work is an allegory of life. The color yellow is frequently present in his works to showcase life, God, and sunlight.

Van Gogh always aimed to stay within the “guise of reality” which gave his paintings an abstract form. However, he later wrote that at times he might have taken it too far, reality having been set as a background character and being heavily overshadowed by the protagonist: symbolism.

Cypresses by Vincent van Gogh, 1889

A collection of personality

He tried to build a personal collection that reflected his own views on reality and life, but one that could also be commercially successful, between 1885 and his death. His paintings, as such, contained an optimal use of color and brush strokes. However, his mistake was that he applied the idea of “purposeful” to paintings he had already finished instead of studies he could have taken to a whole new level.

“Cypresses” was painted in late June of 1889, when he began his year-long stay at the asylum in Saint-Rémy. He wanted to capture the big, tall trees that to him appeared as dark spots under the powerful sunlight.

The marvelous trees had gained ground in his other works after this. His painting “Wheat Field with Cypresses”, which was painted in late June 1889, had been devoted to his stay at the asylum. He regarded that painting as one of his best summer works and had been determined to make two renditions of it: a smaller scale one which had been sent as a gift to his mother and sister, and a bigger one which can be found in the National Gallery, in London.

The stylistic captures of Vincent van Gogh

Each artistic development Van Gogh had gone through has been owed to his living across different places in Europe. He took to immersing himself in the local culture and activity, he judged and studied the lighting and implemented in his various paintings. His evolution had been slow, and he was acutely aware of his painterly limitations, yet he kept his individual outlook throughout each work.

He might have been pushed to move often as a coping mechanism when faced with the realities of his current situation, however, it also contributed to his development of his technical skill. Whenever he painted a portrait, he wanted them to endure through the passage of time and would use colors to capture the emotions of each person rather than aim for realism.

Shoes by Vincent van Gogh, 1888

Each new portrait reflected a varied style: from the beginning when he limited his palette and varied his brush strokes to the culmination of his career when he painted in a broad style and showed his frenzy through each work. The rough surface and use of a palette knife seem to have been the highest point in his work.

Vincent van Gogh’s sadness and loneliness had pushed him to try to take his own life. However, the attempt had been butchered, and he survived only to die of an infection that penetrated his body through the bullet wound. He had always tried to reflect his loneliness through his work, and he did so, beautifully.

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]]> https://paintingnotes.com/the-street-pavers-by-umberto-boccioni-powerful-form-of-the-modern-laborer/feed/ 0 A Rose by Thomas Anschutz, late nineteenth century American painting https://paintingnotes.com/a-rose-by-thomas-anschutz-late-nineteenth-century-american-painting/ https://paintingnotes.com/a-rose-by-thomas-anschutz-late-nineteenth-century-american-painting/#respond Wed, 29 Apr 2020 16:23:56 +0000 http://tdi_240_fb6 The transportive work of Vincent van Gogh has transposed us through the limits of time and into an era where Impressionist paintings were a statement to be made. While the artist himself may be of post-impressionism, he manages to capture the open composition of the movement perfectly. Post Impressionism rejected the earlier movement’s limitations. However, […]

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]]> The transportive work of Vincent van Gogh has transposed us through the limits of time and into an era where Impressionist paintings were a statement to be made. While the artist himself may be of post-impressionism, he manages to capture the open composition of the movement perfectly.

Post Impressionism rejected the earlier movement’s limitations. However, they continued their usage of vivid colors through the thick applications of their brush on canvas. Geometric forms can often be spotted in the paintings as they can distort the real-life subject matters and create a more expressive silhouette.

Vincent van Gogh as one of the founders of Post-Impressionism

Through his swirling brush strokes, the artist would convey his feelings and his state of mind. His belief that there was a power behind nature made him try to capture it through his work. Therefore, he strove to become a painter of rural life and nature.

Sunflowers by Vincent van Gogh, 1887

His renditions of flowers are always symbolic in meaning where life is lived under the sun and work is an allegory of life. The color yellow is frequently present in his works to showcase life, God, and sunlight.

Van Gogh always aimed to stay within the “guise of reality” which gave his paintings an abstract form. However, he later wrote that at times he might have taken it too far, reality having been set as a background character and being heavily overshadowed by the protagonist: symbolism.

Cypresses by Vincent van Gogh, 1889

A collection of personality

He tried to build a personal collection that reflected his own views on reality and life, but one that could also be commercially successful, between 1885 and his death. His paintings, as such, contained an optimal use of color and brush strokes. However, his mistake was that he applied the idea of “purposeful” to paintings he had already finished instead of studies he could have taken to a whole new level.

“Cypresses” was painted in late June of 1889, when he began his year-long stay at the asylum in Saint-Rémy. He wanted to capture the big, tall trees that to him appeared as dark spots under the powerful sunlight.

The marvelous trees had gained ground in his other works after this. His painting “Wheat Field with Cypresses”, which was painted in late June 1889, had been devoted to his stay at the asylum. He regarded that painting as one of his best summer works and had been determined to make two renditions of it: a smaller scale one which had been sent as a gift to his mother and sister, and a bigger one which can be found in the National Gallery, in London.

The stylistic captures of Vincent van Gogh

Each artistic development Van Gogh had gone through has been owed to his living across different places in Europe. He took to immersing himself in the local culture and activity, he judged and studied the lighting and implemented in his various paintings. His evolution had been slow, and he was acutely aware of his painterly limitations, yet he kept his individual outlook throughout each work.

He might have been pushed to move often as a coping mechanism when faced with the realities of his current situation, however, it also contributed to his development of his technical skill. Whenever he painted a portrait, he wanted them to endure through the passage of time and would use colors to capture the emotions of each person rather than aim for realism.

Shoes by Vincent van Gogh, 1888

Each new portrait reflected a varied style: from the beginning when he limited his palette and varied his brush strokes to the culmination of his career when he painted in a broad style and showed his frenzy through each work. The rough surface and use of a palette knife seem to have been the highest point in his work.

Vincent van Gogh’s sadness and loneliness had pushed him to try to take his own life. However, the attempt had been butchered, and he survived only to die of an infection that penetrated his body through the bullet wound. He had always tried to reflect his loneliness through his work, and he did so, beautifully.

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]]> https://paintingnotes.com/a-rose-by-thomas-anschutz-late-nineteenth-century-american-painting/feed/ 0 Fishing Boats, Key West by Windslow Homer, broad strokes of watercolor https://paintingnotes.com/fishing-boats-key-west-by-windslow-homer-broad-strokes-of-watercolor/ https://paintingnotes.com/fishing-boats-key-west-by-windslow-homer-broad-strokes-of-watercolor/#respond Wed, 29 Apr 2020 16:23:56 +0000 http://tdi_241_1c5 The transportive work of Vincent van Gogh has transposed us through the limits of time and into an era where Impressionist paintings were a statement to be made. While the artist himself may be of post-impressionism, he manages to capture the open composition of the movement perfectly. Post Impressionism rejected the earlier movement’s limitations. However, […]

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]]> The transportive work of Vincent van Gogh has transposed us through the limits of time and into an era where Impressionist paintings were a statement to be made. While the artist himself may be of post-impressionism, he manages to capture the open composition of the movement perfectly.

Post Impressionism rejected the earlier movement’s limitations. However, they continued their usage of vivid colors through the thick applications of their brush on canvas. Geometric forms can often be spotted in the paintings as they can distort the real-life subject matters and create a more expressive silhouette.

Vincent van Gogh as one of the founders of Post-Impressionism

Through his swirling brush strokes, the artist would convey his feelings and his state of mind. His belief that there was a power behind nature made him try to capture it through his work. Therefore, he strove to become a painter of rural life and nature.

Sunflowers by Vincent van Gogh, 1887

His renditions of flowers are always symbolic in meaning where life is lived under the sun and work is an allegory of life. The color yellow is frequently present in his works to showcase life, God, and sunlight.

Van Gogh always aimed to stay within the “guise of reality” which gave his paintings an abstract form. However, he later wrote that at times he might have taken it too far, reality having been set as a background character and being heavily overshadowed by the protagonist: symbolism.

Cypresses by Vincent van Gogh, 1889

A collection of personality

He tried to build a personal collection that reflected his own views on reality and life, but one that could also be commercially successful, between 1885 and his death. His paintings, as such, contained an optimal use of color and brush strokes. However, his mistake was that he applied the idea of “purposeful” to paintings he had already finished instead of studies he could have taken to a whole new level.

“Cypresses” was painted in late June of 1889, when he began his year-long stay at the asylum in Saint-Rémy. He wanted to capture the big, tall trees that to him appeared as dark spots under the powerful sunlight.

The marvelous trees had gained ground in his other works after this. His painting “Wheat Field with Cypresses”, which was painted in late June 1889, had been devoted to his stay at the asylum. He regarded that painting as one of his best summer works and had been determined to make two renditions of it: a smaller scale one which had been sent as a gift to his mother and sister, and a bigger one which can be found in the National Gallery, in London.

The stylistic captures of Vincent van Gogh

Each artistic development Van Gogh had gone through has been owed to his living across different places in Europe. He took to immersing himself in the local culture and activity, he judged and studied the lighting and implemented in his various paintings. His evolution had been slow, and he was acutely aware of his painterly limitations, yet he kept his individual outlook throughout each work.

He might have been pushed to move often as a coping mechanism when faced with the realities of his current situation, however, it also contributed to his development of his technical skill. Whenever he painted a portrait, he wanted them to endure through the passage of time and would use colors to capture the emotions of each person rather than aim for realism.

Shoes by Vincent van Gogh, 1888

Each new portrait reflected a varied style: from the beginning when he limited his palette and varied his brush strokes to the culmination of his career when he painted in a broad style and showed his frenzy through each work. The rough surface and use of a palette knife seem to have been the highest point in his work.

Vincent van Gogh’s sadness and loneliness had pushed him to try to take his own life. However, the attempt had been butchered, and he survived only to die of an infection that penetrated his body through the bullet wound. He had always tried to reflect his loneliness through his work, and he did so, beautifully.

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]]> https://paintingnotes.com/fishing-boats-key-west-by-windslow-homer-broad-strokes-of-watercolor/feed/ 0 Albert Anker, the “national painter” of Switzerland, and his works https://paintingnotes.com/albert-anker-the-national-painter-of-switzerland-and-his-works/ https://paintingnotes.com/albert-anker-the-national-painter-of-switzerland-and-his-works/#respond Wed, 29 Apr 2020 16:23:55 +0000 http://tdi_198_69e The transportive work of Vincent van Gogh has transposed us through the limits of time and into an era where Impressionist paintings were a statement to be made. While the artist himself may be of post-impressionism, he manages to capture the open composition of the movement perfectly. Post Impressionism rejected the earlier movement’s limitations. However, […]

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]]> The transportive work of Vincent van Gogh has transposed us through the limits of time and into an era where Impressionist paintings were a statement to be made. While the artist himself may be of post-impressionism, he manages to capture the open composition of the movement perfectly.

Post Impressionism rejected the earlier movement’s limitations. However, they continued their usage of vivid colors through the thick applications of their brush on canvas. Geometric forms can often be spotted in the paintings as they can distort the real-life subject matters and create a more expressive silhouette.

Vincent van Gogh as one of the founders of Post-Impressionism

Through his swirling brush strokes, the artist would convey his feelings and his state of mind. His belief that there was a power behind nature made him try to capture it through his work. Therefore, he strove to become a painter of rural life and nature.

Sunflowers by Vincent van Gogh, 1887

His renditions of flowers are always symbolic in meaning where life is lived under the sun and work is an allegory of life. The color yellow is frequently present in his works to showcase life, God, and sunlight.

Van Gogh always aimed to stay within the “guise of reality” which gave his paintings an abstract form. However, he later wrote that at times he might have taken it too far, reality having been set as a background character and being heavily overshadowed by the protagonist: symbolism.

Cypresses by Vincent van Gogh, 1889

A collection of personality

He tried to build a personal collection that reflected his own views on reality and life, but one that could also be commercially successful, between 1885 and his death. His paintings, as such, contained an optimal use of color and brush strokes. However, his mistake was that he applied the idea of “purposeful” to paintings he had already finished instead of studies he could have taken to a whole new level.

“Cypresses” was painted in late June of 1889, when he began his year-long stay at the asylum in Saint-Rémy. He wanted to capture the big, tall trees that to him appeared as dark spots under the powerful sunlight.

The marvelous trees had gained ground in his other works after this. His painting “Wheat Field with Cypresses”, which was painted in late June 1889, had been devoted to his stay at the asylum. He regarded that painting as one of his best summer works and had been determined to make two renditions of it: a smaller scale one which had been sent as a gift to his mother and sister, and a bigger one which can be found in the National Gallery, in London.

The stylistic captures of Vincent van Gogh

Each artistic development Van Gogh had gone through has been owed to his living across different places in Europe. He took to immersing himself in the local culture and activity, he judged and studied the lighting and implemented in his various paintings. His evolution had been slow, and he was acutely aware of his painterly limitations, yet he kept his individual outlook throughout each work.

He might have been pushed to move often as a coping mechanism when faced with the realities of his current situation, however, it also contributed to his development of his technical skill. Whenever he painted a portrait, he wanted them to endure through the passage of time and would use colors to capture the emotions of each person rather than aim for realism.

Shoes by Vincent van Gogh, 1888

Each new portrait reflected a varied style: from the beginning when he limited his palette and varied his brush strokes to the culmination of his career when he painted in a broad style and showed his frenzy through each work. The rough surface and use of a palette knife seem to have been the highest point in his work.

Vincent van Gogh’s sadness and loneliness had pushed him to try to take his own life. However, the attempt had been butchered, and he survived only to die of an infection that penetrated his body through the bullet wound. He had always tried to reflect his loneliness through his work, and he did so, beautifully.

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]]> https://paintingnotes.com/albert-anker-the-national-painter-of-switzerland-and-his-works/feed/ 0 Smithsonian Institution, Washington D.C. and its exhibitions https://paintingnotes.com/smithsonian-institution-washington-d-c-and-its-exhibitions/ https://paintingnotes.com/smithsonian-institution-washington-d-c-and-its-exhibitions/#respond Wed, 29 Apr 2020 16:23:55 +0000 http://tdi_199_91b The transportive work of Vincent van Gogh has transposed us through the limits of time and into an era where Impressionist paintings were a statement to be made. While the artist himself may be of post-impressionism, he manages to capture the open composition of the movement perfectly. Post Impressionism rejected the earlier movement’s limitations. However, […]

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]]> The transportive work of Vincent van Gogh has transposed us through the limits of time and into an era where Impressionist paintings were a statement to be made. While the artist himself may be of post-impressionism, he manages to capture the open composition of the movement perfectly.

Post Impressionism rejected the earlier movement’s limitations. However, they continued their usage of vivid colors through the thick applications of their brush on canvas. Geometric forms can often be spotted in the paintings as they can distort the real-life subject matters and create a more expressive silhouette.

Vincent van Gogh as one of the founders of Post-Impressionism

Through his swirling brush strokes, the artist would convey his feelings and his state of mind. His belief that there was a power behind nature made him try to capture it through his work. Therefore, he strove to become a painter of rural life and nature.

Sunflowers by Vincent van Gogh, 1887

His renditions of flowers are always symbolic in meaning where life is lived under the sun and work is an allegory of life. The color yellow is frequently present in his works to showcase life, God, and sunlight.

Van Gogh always aimed to stay within the “guise of reality” which gave his paintings an abstract form. However, he later wrote that at times he might have taken it too far, reality having been set as a background character and being heavily overshadowed by the protagonist: symbolism.

Cypresses by Vincent van Gogh, 1889

A collection of personality

He tried to build a personal collection that reflected his own views on reality and life, but one that could also be commercially successful, between 1885 and his death. His paintings, as such, contained an optimal use of color and brush strokes. However, his mistake was that he applied the idea of “purposeful” to paintings he had already finished instead of studies he could have taken to a whole new level.

“Cypresses” was painted in late June of 1889, when he began his year-long stay at the asylum in Saint-Rémy. He wanted to capture the big, tall trees that to him appeared as dark spots under the powerful sunlight.

The marvelous trees had gained ground in his other works after this. His painting “Wheat Field with Cypresses”, which was painted in late June 1889, had been devoted to his stay at the asylum. He regarded that painting as one of his best summer works and had been determined to make two renditions of it: a smaller scale one which had been sent as a gift to his mother and sister, and a bigger one which can be found in the National Gallery, in London.

The stylistic captures of Vincent van Gogh

Each artistic development Van Gogh had gone through has been owed to his living across different places in Europe. He took to immersing himself in the local culture and activity, he judged and studied the lighting and implemented in his various paintings. His evolution had been slow, and he was acutely aware of his painterly limitations, yet he kept his individual outlook throughout each work.

He might have been pushed to move often as a coping mechanism when faced with the realities of his current situation, however, it also contributed to his development of his technical skill. Whenever he painted a portrait, he wanted them to endure through the passage of time and would use colors to capture the emotions of each person rather than aim for realism.

Shoes by Vincent van Gogh, 1888

Each new portrait reflected a varied style: from the beginning when he limited his palette and varied his brush strokes to the culmination of his career when he painted in a broad style and showed his frenzy through each work. The rough surface and use of a palette knife seem to have been the highest point in his work.

Vincent van Gogh’s sadness and loneliness had pushed him to try to take his own life. However, the attempt had been butchered, and he survived only to die of an infection that penetrated his body through the bullet wound. He had always tried to reflect his loneliness through his work, and he did so, beautifully.

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]]> https://paintingnotes.com/smithsonian-institution-washington-d-c-and-its-exhibitions/feed/ 0 Charles-François Daubigny, life, works, and inspiration https://paintingnotes.com/charles-francois-daubigny-life-works-and-inspiration/ https://paintingnotes.com/charles-francois-daubigny-life-works-and-inspiration/#respond Wed, 29 Apr 2020 16:23:55 +0000 http://tdi_200_bc3 The transportive work of Vincent van Gogh has transposed us through the limits of time and into an era where Impressionist paintings were a statement to be made. While the artist himself may be of post-impressionism, he manages to capture the open composition of the movement perfectly. Post Impressionism rejected the earlier movement’s limitations. However, […]

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]]> The transportive work of Vincent van Gogh has transposed us through the limits of time and into an era where Impressionist paintings were a statement to be made. While the artist himself may be of post-impressionism, he manages to capture the open composition of the movement perfectly.

Post Impressionism rejected the earlier movement’s limitations. However, they continued their usage of vivid colors through the thick applications of their brush on canvas. Geometric forms can often be spotted in the paintings as they can distort the real-life subject matters and create a more expressive silhouette.

Vincent van Gogh as one of the founders of Post-Impressionism

Through his swirling brush strokes, the artist would convey his feelings and his state of mind. His belief that there was a power behind nature made him try to capture it through his work. Therefore, he strove to become a painter of rural life and nature.

Sunflowers by Vincent van Gogh, 1887

His renditions of flowers are always symbolic in meaning where life is lived under the sun and work is an allegory of life. The color yellow is frequently present in his works to showcase life, God, and sunlight.

Van Gogh always aimed to stay within the “guise of reality” which gave his paintings an abstract form. However, he later wrote that at times he might have taken it too far, reality having been set as a background character and being heavily overshadowed by the protagonist: symbolism.

Cypresses by Vincent van Gogh, 1889

A collection of personality

He tried to build a personal collection that reflected his own views on reality and life, but one that could also be commercially successful, between 1885 and his death. His paintings, as such, contained an optimal use of color and brush strokes. However, his mistake was that he applied the idea of “purposeful” to paintings he had already finished instead of studies he could have taken to a whole new level.

“Cypresses” was painted in late June of 1889, when he began his year-long stay at the asylum in Saint-Rémy. He wanted to capture the big, tall trees that to him appeared as dark spots under the powerful sunlight.

The marvelous trees had gained ground in his other works after this. His painting “Wheat Field with Cypresses”, which was painted in late June 1889, had been devoted to his stay at the asylum. He regarded that painting as one of his best summer works and had been determined to make two renditions of it: a smaller scale one which had been sent as a gift to his mother and sister, and a bigger one which can be found in the National Gallery, in London.

The stylistic captures of Vincent van Gogh

Each artistic development Van Gogh had gone through has been owed to his living across different places in Europe. He took to immersing himself in the local culture and activity, he judged and studied the lighting and implemented in his various paintings. His evolution had been slow, and he was acutely aware of his painterly limitations, yet he kept his individual outlook throughout each work.

He might have been pushed to move often as a coping mechanism when faced with the realities of his current situation, however, it also contributed to his development of his technical skill. Whenever he painted a portrait, he wanted them to endure through the passage of time and would use colors to capture the emotions of each person rather than aim for realism.

Shoes by Vincent van Gogh, 1888

Each new portrait reflected a varied style: from the beginning when he limited his palette and varied his brush strokes to the culmination of his career when he painted in a broad style and showed his frenzy through each work. The rough surface and use of a palette knife seem to have been the highest point in his work.

Vincent van Gogh’s sadness and loneliness had pushed him to try to take his own life. However, the attempt had been butchered, and he survived only to die of an infection that penetrated his body through the bullet wound. He had always tried to reflect his loneliness through his work, and he did so, beautifully.

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]]> https://paintingnotes.com/charles-francois-daubigny-life-works-and-inspiration/feed/ 0 Red Sunset on the Dnieper by Arkhip Ivanovich Kuindzhi, russian artist https://paintingnotes.com/red-sunset-on-the-dnieper-by-arkhip-ivanovich-kuindzhi-russian-artist/ https://paintingnotes.com/red-sunset-on-the-dnieper-by-arkhip-ivanovich-kuindzhi-russian-artist/#respond Wed, 29 Apr 2020 16:23:55 +0000 http://tdi_201_05b The transportive work of Vincent van Gogh has transposed us through the limits of time and into an era where Impressionist paintings were a statement to be made. While the artist himself may be of post-impressionism, he manages to capture the open composition of the movement perfectly. Post Impressionism rejected the earlier movement’s limitations. However, […]

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]]> The transportive work of Vincent van Gogh has transposed us through the limits of time and into an era where Impressionist paintings were a statement to be made. While the artist himself may be of post-impressionism, he manages to capture the open composition of the movement perfectly.

Post Impressionism rejected the earlier movement’s limitations. However, they continued their usage of vivid colors through the thick applications of their brush on canvas. Geometric forms can often be spotted in the paintings as they can distort the real-life subject matters and create a more expressive silhouette.

Vincent van Gogh as one of the founders of Post-Impressionism

Through his swirling brush strokes, the artist would convey his feelings and his state of mind. His belief that there was a power behind nature made him try to capture it through his work. Therefore, he strove to become a painter of rural life and nature.

Sunflowers by Vincent van Gogh, 1887

His renditions of flowers are always symbolic in meaning where life is lived under the sun and work is an allegory of life. The color yellow is frequently present in his works to showcase life, God, and sunlight.

Van Gogh always aimed to stay within the “guise of reality” which gave his paintings an abstract form. However, he later wrote that at times he might have taken it too far, reality having been set as a background character and being heavily overshadowed by the protagonist: symbolism.

Cypresses by Vincent van Gogh, 1889

A collection of personality

He tried to build a personal collection that reflected his own views on reality and life, but one that could also be commercially successful, between 1885 and his death. His paintings, as such, contained an optimal use of color and brush strokes. However, his mistake was that he applied the idea of “purposeful” to paintings he had already finished instead of studies he could have taken to a whole new level.

“Cypresses” was painted in late June of 1889, when he began his year-long stay at the asylum in Saint-Rémy. He wanted to capture the big, tall trees that to him appeared as dark spots under the powerful sunlight.

The marvelous trees had gained ground in his other works after this. His painting “Wheat Field with Cypresses”, which was painted in late June 1889, had been devoted to his stay at the asylum. He regarded that painting as one of his best summer works and had been determined to make two renditions of it: a smaller scale one which had been sent as a gift to his mother and sister, and a bigger one which can be found in the National Gallery, in London.

The stylistic captures of Vincent van Gogh

Each artistic development Van Gogh had gone through has been owed to his living across different places in Europe. He took to immersing himself in the local culture and activity, he judged and studied the lighting and implemented in his various paintings. His evolution had been slow, and he was acutely aware of his painterly limitations, yet he kept his individual outlook throughout each work.

He might have been pushed to move often as a coping mechanism when faced with the realities of his current situation, however, it also contributed to his development of his technical skill. Whenever he painted a portrait, he wanted them to endure through the passage of time and would use colors to capture the emotions of each person rather than aim for realism.

Shoes by Vincent van Gogh, 1888

Each new portrait reflected a varied style: from the beginning when he limited his palette and varied his brush strokes to the culmination of his career when he painted in a broad style and showed his frenzy through each work. The rough surface and use of a palette knife seem to have been the highest point in his work.

Vincent van Gogh’s sadness and loneliness had pushed him to try to take his own life. However, the attempt had been butchered, and he survived only to die of an infection that penetrated his body through the bullet wound. He had always tried to reflect his loneliness through his work, and he did so, beautifully.

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]]> https://paintingnotes.com/red-sunset-on-the-dnieper-by-arkhip-ivanovich-kuindzhi-russian-artist/feed/ 0 Portrait: Lady Maria Conyngham by Sir Thomas Lawrence, canvas https://paintingnotes.com/portrait-lady-maria-conyngham-by-sir-thomas-lawrence-canvas/ https://paintingnotes.com/portrait-lady-maria-conyngham-by-sir-thomas-lawrence-canvas/#respond Wed, 29 Apr 2020 16:23:55 +0000 http://tdi_202_a94 The transportive work of Vincent van Gogh has transposed us through the limits of time and into an era where Impressionist paintings were a statement to be made. While the artist himself may be of post-impressionism, he manages to capture the open composition of the movement perfectly. Post Impressionism rejected the earlier movement’s limitations. However, […]

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]]> The transportive work of Vincent van Gogh has transposed us through the limits of time and into an era where Impressionist paintings were a statement to be made. While the artist himself may be of post-impressionism, he manages to capture the open composition of the movement perfectly.

Post Impressionism rejected the earlier movement’s limitations. However, they continued their usage of vivid colors through the thick applications of their brush on canvas. Geometric forms can often be spotted in the paintings as they can distort the real-life subject matters and create a more expressive silhouette.

Vincent van Gogh as one of the founders of Post-Impressionism

Through his swirling brush strokes, the artist would convey his feelings and his state of mind. His belief that there was a power behind nature made him try to capture it through his work. Therefore, he strove to become a painter of rural life and nature.

Sunflowers by Vincent van Gogh, 1887

His renditions of flowers are always symbolic in meaning where life is lived under the sun and work is an allegory of life. The color yellow is frequently present in his works to showcase life, God, and sunlight.

Van Gogh always aimed to stay within the “guise of reality” which gave his paintings an abstract form. However, he later wrote that at times he might have taken it too far, reality having been set as a background character and being heavily overshadowed by the protagonist: symbolism.

Cypresses by Vincent van Gogh, 1889

A collection of personality

He tried to build a personal collection that reflected his own views on reality and life, but one that could also be commercially successful, between 1885 and his death. His paintings, as such, contained an optimal use of color and brush strokes. However, his mistake was that he applied the idea of “purposeful” to paintings he had already finished instead of studies he could have taken to a whole new level.

“Cypresses” was painted in late June of 1889, when he began his year-long stay at the asylum in Saint-Rémy. He wanted to capture the big, tall trees that to him appeared as dark spots under the powerful sunlight.

The marvelous trees had gained ground in his other works after this. His painting “Wheat Field with Cypresses”, which was painted in late June 1889, had been devoted to his stay at the asylum. He regarded that painting as one of his best summer works and had been determined to make two renditions of it: a smaller scale one which had been sent as a gift to his mother and sister, and a bigger one which can be found in the National Gallery, in London.

The stylistic captures of Vincent van Gogh

Each artistic development Van Gogh had gone through has been owed to his living across different places in Europe. He took to immersing himself in the local culture and activity, he judged and studied the lighting and implemented in his various paintings. His evolution had been slow, and he was acutely aware of his painterly limitations, yet he kept his individual outlook throughout each work.

He might have been pushed to move often as a coping mechanism when faced with the realities of his current situation, however, it also contributed to his development of his technical skill. Whenever he painted a portrait, he wanted them to endure through the passage of time and would use colors to capture the emotions of each person rather than aim for realism.

Shoes by Vincent van Gogh, 1888

Each new portrait reflected a varied style: from the beginning when he limited his palette and varied his brush strokes to the culmination of his career when he painted in a broad style and showed his frenzy through each work. The rough surface and use of a palette knife seem to have been the highest point in his work.

Vincent van Gogh’s sadness and loneliness had pushed him to try to take his own life. However, the attempt had been butchered, and he survived only to die of an infection that penetrated his body through the bullet wound. He had always tried to reflect his loneliness through his work, and he did so, beautifully.

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]]> https://paintingnotes.com/portrait-lady-maria-conyngham-by-sir-thomas-lawrence-canvas/feed/ 0 The Oberton from the South by Bernardo Bellotto, landscape https://paintingnotes.com/the-oberton-from-the-south-by-bernardo-bellotto-landscape/ https://paintingnotes.com/the-oberton-from-the-south-by-bernardo-bellotto-landscape/#respond Wed, 29 Apr 2020 16:23:55 +0000 http://tdi_203_aee The transportive work of Vincent van Gogh has transposed us through the limits of time and into an era where Impressionist paintings were a statement to be made. While the artist himself may be of post-impressionism, he manages to capture the open composition of the movement perfectly. Post Impressionism rejected the earlier movement’s limitations. However, […]

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]]> The transportive work of Vincent van Gogh has transposed us through the limits of time and into an era where Impressionist paintings were a statement to be made. While the artist himself may be of post-impressionism, he manages to capture the open composition of the movement perfectly.

Post Impressionism rejected the earlier movement’s limitations. However, they continued their usage of vivid colors through the thick applications of their brush on canvas. Geometric forms can often be spotted in the paintings as they can distort the real-life subject matters and create a more expressive silhouette.

Vincent van Gogh as one of the founders of Post-Impressionism

Through his swirling brush strokes, the artist would convey his feelings and his state of mind. His belief that there was a power behind nature made him try to capture it through his work. Therefore, he strove to become a painter of rural life and nature.

Sunflowers by Vincent van Gogh, 1887

His renditions of flowers are always symbolic in meaning where life is lived under the sun and work is an allegory of life. The color yellow is frequently present in his works to showcase life, God, and sunlight.

Van Gogh always aimed to stay within the “guise of reality” which gave his paintings an abstract form. However, he later wrote that at times he might have taken it too far, reality having been set as a background character and being heavily overshadowed by the protagonist: symbolism.

Cypresses by Vincent van Gogh, 1889

A collection of personality

He tried to build a personal collection that reflected his own views on reality and life, but one that could also be commercially successful, between 1885 and his death. His paintings, as such, contained an optimal use of color and brush strokes. However, his mistake was that he applied the idea of “purposeful” to paintings he had already finished instead of studies he could have taken to a whole new level.

“Cypresses” was painted in late June of 1889, when he began his year-long stay at the asylum in Saint-Rémy. He wanted to capture the big, tall trees that to him appeared as dark spots under the powerful sunlight.

The marvelous trees had gained ground in his other works after this. His painting “Wheat Field with Cypresses”, which was painted in late June 1889, had been devoted to his stay at the asylum. He regarded that painting as one of his best summer works and had been determined to make two renditions of it: a smaller scale one which had been sent as a gift to his mother and sister, and a bigger one which can be found in the National Gallery, in London.

The stylistic captures of Vincent van Gogh

Each artistic development Van Gogh had gone through has been owed to his living across different places in Europe. He took to immersing himself in the local culture and activity, he judged and studied the lighting and implemented in his various paintings. His evolution had been slow, and he was acutely aware of his painterly limitations, yet he kept his individual outlook throughout each work.

He might have been pushed to move often as a coping mechanism when faced with the realities of his current situation, however, it also contributed to his development of his technical skill. Whenever he painted a portrait, he wanted them to endure through the passage of time and would use colors to capture the emotions of each person rather than aim for realism.

Shoes by Vincent van Gogh, 1888

Each new portrait reflected a varied style: from the beginning when he limited his palette and varied his brush strokes to the culmination of his career when he painted in a broad style and showed his frenzy through each work. The rough surface and use of a palette knife seem to have been the highest point in his work.

Vincent van Gogh’s sadness and loneliness had pushed him to try to take his own life. However, the attempt had been butchered, and he survived only to die of an infection that penetrated his body through the bullet wound. He had always tried to reflect his loneliness through his work, and he did so, beautifully.

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