What's so great about Vangoh? In my opinion a lot! There are so many aspects of who he was I find amazing but to sum it up simply I would say; Vincent Vangogh was socially awkward, in turn, made him a deep thinker. He harnessed what he learned about life and showed others through his artwork. He was a non conformist.
WHAT'S SO GREAT ABOUT HIS PAINTINGS?
He painted like no other from his time. He chose subject, that to most artists, didn't matter. He let us "see" what he "saw" and how he felt about the world. He found beauty and meaning in simple things, or I should say, things we take for granted or just pass by.
His technique was bold and strong. Vincent had confidence in his paintings with how he used brush strokes, placed subjects, used perspective and color. But most of all Vincent Vangogh could "see" like the true artist he was and capture that on canvas. When his brother asked him how he painted something he said "I look at it until it becomes a dream, then I paint".
Vincent Vangogh most prominent technique was the way his used his brush strokes to immolate movement. You can see this clearly in his painting titled "Starry Night".
HOW DID HE LEARN HOW TO PAINT?
Vincent was a self taught artist. He was very intelligent and gathered lots of information. During the years he vigorously used his talent, he would stay up all night working on art. He only slept an hr here & there when he physically couldn't keep his eyes open.
He said to his brother Theo once "One must learn how to draw well before using color". And that he did. He drew continuously for 2 years almost daily for hrs on end before he ever began to paint.
Once he mastered drawing, he first painted with watercolor before moving on to oils. He did lots of still lives and Plein Air painting, using a view finder to help with perspective. His still life work subjects were mostly of flowers, plants and his shoes. He eventually incorporated painting models from life.
Vincent read lots of books on painting, studied and collected prints from famous artists and painted with fellow artists when his personality would allow. When in the company of other artists they would discuss painting on end bouncing ideas off each other.
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My INTERPRETATION of a Great Master
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