Van Gogh, Painter

Van Gogh

Dutch Post - Impressionist painter, Vincent van Gogh, was a brilliant painter and perhaps one of the most famous. His paintings entail a great deal of emotion that most viewers can relate to rather it be a vivid, bright and welcoming painting, or a dark, gloomy and grim picture; Van Gogh knew how to attract the eye of his viewers. The most appealing factor about his paintings is the technique he uses which, seems to be an unorthodox brush stroke one that is repetitive and gives the technique a characteristic of a mosaic feel. 

One thing I appreciate most about this artist is the fact that he painted with emotion. Being a victim of mental illness, it can be assumed that Van Gogh used art as an outlet to portray his particular mood or trial he may have been dealing with at that particular time in his life. During his career it is said that he underwent many dilemma's in life aside from his mental condition. 

a Particular painting that many maybe familiar with is The Starry Night, this painting was done towards the end of his life before he committed suicide. This painting was done by him from the window of his hospital room. the picture is uniform and gives the viewer a feel of liberation. The structure is a bit grim feeling giving the over all feel of the picture a sense of contradiction in the aspect that you are welcomed into this setting but thrown off by the shape of this structure. You can also say this picture gives you a , "wave" of emotion. Van Gogh is a monumental figure in the art world today, his unusual technique that works uniformly makes his style, "Van Gogh".