Paul Gauguin is an artist whose usage of colors allows the viewers to experience dramatic changes. Unrealistic and implausible as colors may seem, he simply painted the colors reflected in his eyes, something that had been his philosophy of life. Gauguin was a leading French Post-Impressionist, who was not well appreciated until after his death. He was a pioneer in the Symbolist art movement of the early 1900s in France. Fauvism and Expressionism are advanced stages that were set from Gauguin’s bold experiment in colors. However, as Seurat and Cezanne, Gauguin’s early work shows the enormous influence of Impressionism. He only became famous when he rejected the insubstantial quality of Impressionist brushstrokes (thin and small yet visible
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He is now famous for the strong vitality of his works, which were notable for its rough beauty, emotional honesty and energetic application of impasto paint and expressive usage of brilliant bold colors. His palette had a far reaching influence in 20th century art. Instead of trying to reproduce exactly what Vincent observed before him, he made more arbitrary usage of colors to convey his ideas more forcefully. He began to draw when he was a child. Thus, there are numerous developments that Van Gogh went through during his lifetime. The works of his early Dutch period (1883-1886) are sombre-toned and sharply lit. The first impression when I observed his painting in this period is dark and monochrome. There are light parts, which are concentrated, thin and shining out from the shadows. Van Gogh’s usage of a limited of colors and his play of dark-light tonality creates a dramatic effect.
The Potato Eaters (1885)
Following by the Paris period (1886- 1888) he met various Post-Impressionists at that time such as Gauguin, Georges Seurat, Paul Signac who have different innovatory ideas in brush strokes, colors and human forms..
Boulevard de Clichy (1887), Van …show more content…
Van Gogh had an inimitable fusion of form and content, which are powerful, dramatic, imaginative and emotional. It might express his effort to explain either his struggle against madness or something that we can never tell.
Portrait of Dr.Gachet (1890) is an artwork that I chose to copy for this research as it is one of Van Gogh’s latest and finest works. This painting depicts Dr.Gachet looking beyond viewers with a anxious and sorrowful face. With sagging eyes, it seems that he was sadly thinking and searching for something in the distance. Whilst his skin tone is completely sallow, a coat and a background are both panted in different tones of blue. It helps to highlight the tired, dull and pale face that reflects the compassion and melancholy of the doctor. I gained much knowledge about Van Gogh’s expressive brushstrokes, which are full of movement and his palette whilst copying this painting. I was inspired partly by his usage of colors in 1887. It can be seen that in this picture, I didn’t use black to paint shadows, complementary are applied instead. I also tried brushstrokes that reflect movement, as most of his latest works. It works successfully for the first time in my opinon. However, my work is a bit more detailed
He is now famous for the strong vitality of his works, which were notable for its rough beauty, emotional honesty and energetic application of impasto paint and expressive usage of brilliant bold colors. His palette had a far reaching influence in 20th century art. Instead of trying to reproduce exactly what Vincent observed before him, he made more arbitrary usage of colors to convey his ideas more forcefully. He began to draw when he was a child. Thus, there are numerous developments that Van Gogh went through during his lifetime. The works of his early Dutch period (1883-1886) are sombre-toned and sharply lit. The first impression when I observed his painting in this period is dark and monochrome. There are light parts, which are concentrated, thin and shining out from the shadows. Van Gogh’s usage of a limited of colors and his play of dark-light tonality creates a dramatic effect.
The Potato Eaters (1885)
Following by the Paris period (1886- 1888) he met various Post-Impressionists at that time such as Gauguin, Georges Seurat, Paul Signac who have different innovatory ideas in brush strokes, colors and human forms..
Boulevard de Clichy (1887), Van …show more content…
Van Gogh had an inimitable fusion of form and content, which are powerful, dramatic, imaginative and emotional. It might express his effort to explain either his struggle against madness or something that we can never tell.
Portrait of Dr.Gachet (1890) is an artwork that I chose to copy for this research as it is one of Van Gogh’s latest and finest works. This painting depicts Dr.Gachet looking beyond viewers with a anxious and sorrowful face. With sagging eyes, it seems that he was sadly thinking and searching for something in the distance. Whilst his skin tone is completely sallow, a coat and a background are both panted in different tones of blue. It helps to highlight the tired, dull and pale face that reflects the compassion and melancholy of the doctor. I gained much knowledge about Van Gogh’s expressive brushstrokes, which are full of movement and his palette whilst copying this painting. I was inspired partly by his usage of colors in 1887. It can be seen that in this picture, I didn’t use black to paint shadows, complementary are applied instead. I also tried brushstrokes that reflect movement, as most of his latest works. It works successfully for the first time in my opinon. However, my work is a bit more detailed