I visited the Museum of Modern Art and came across an exhibit with paintings by Van Gogh. Van Gogh is a painter that relied on his observations of his surroundings in order to paint a picture. Most of his pictures came straight from his imagination. He was a painter that set out to gain access to the spiritual qualities of the environment he was painting in. There were many paintings that caught my eye such as Eugene Boch, The Starry night, and Landscape at twilight. Each of these paintings felt like they had movement, which gave it an interesting feel.
The First painting that I found amazing is the painting called “ Eugene Boch” which caught my eye the minute I glanced at it. The man looked so realistic, all the colors used to give the details of his skin and facial features were done well. The main part of the painting that gave that movement was the background. The blue was painted in such away to give off a circular motion. What also added to the movement were the star like objects behind the man. The stars added a more organized movement meaning that the movement is going in one direction. The color blue mixed with white paint also give off that feeling.
Another painting that caught my eyes is the painting called “The Starry Night” which is a painting depicting an environment. This painting also has a lot of movement, the sky is a great example. The way the different blues, yellows and white combine to give the painting movement.
Also the trees in the village and the bush all give that same movement around the painting.What I
realized that in all his paintings he tends to use blues a lot, maybe this color gives a more movement feeling. Another thing that I realize in all of his paintings is the fact that u can see all the strokes he has done, which is the secret of the movement. He uses these large strokes to most closely resemble movement and its really effective.
Another painting that I found interesting is “Landscape at twilight” which is a painting depicting an environment with lots of greenery and a house at a distance. This painting also shows a little movement but not as much as the previous ones I’ve mentioned. This painting feels as if the wind is blowing right through. It feels as if the trees and the grass are moving. This time the color used is not blue, but instead he uses a lot of greens and yellows to convey movement. This painting in its self is one of the best out of the three I have mentioned. Not because of the movement but of the great details.
Van Gogh is a painter that left his mark on the world with his excellent paintings. He was
the innovator of paintings that showed movement. Van Gogh is just one of the best painters that
ever lived, his paintings will never get boring to look at. Just the movement of his paintings make it so interesting. You wouldn’t think paint would make something look like its moving.