Comments on: Gogh Museum Hopping http://blog.vangoghgallery.com/index.php/2008/07/09/gogh-museum-hopping/ Fri, 21 Oct 2011 01:08:46 +0000 hourly 1 By: Jacob http://blog.vangoghgallery.com/index.php/2008/07/09/gogh-museum-hopping/comment-page-1/#comment-303 Jacob Tue, 10 Nov 2009 23:09:19 +0000 http://blog.vangoghgallery.com/index.php/2008/07/09/gogh-museum-hopping/#comment-303 Its amazing!!!!!!! I abseloutely love it!!!!! Its amazing!!!!!!! I abseloutely love it!!!!!

]]> By: Tya http://blog.vangoghgallery.com/index.php/2008/07/09/gogh-museum-hopping/comment-page-1/#comment-135 Tya Thu, 25 Jun 2009 00:56:13 +0000 http://blog.vangoghgallery.com/index.php/2008/07/09/gogh-museum-hopping/#comment-135 It's amazing how Van Gogh was so truly ahead of his time. It's probably why we're still talking about him today. I even read something on pandalous that suggests he may have been a precursor to all 20th century art. It's here: http://www.pandalous.com/nodes/van_gogh_as_a_precursor It’s amazing how Van Gogh was so truly ahead of his time. It’s probably why we’re still talking about him today. I even read something on pandalous that suggests he may have been a precursor to all 20th century art. It’s here: http://www.pandalous.com/nodes/van_gogh_as_a_precursor

]]> By: Angela http://blog.vangoghgallery.com/index.php/2008/07/09/gogh-museum-hopping/comment-page-1/#comment-117 Angela Fri, 13 Feb 2009 04:09:46 +0000 http://blog.vangoghgallery.com/index.php/2008/07/09/gogh-museum-hopping/#comment-117 i am doing a speech on him and he has an intereseting life:D i am doing a speech on him and he has an intereseting life:D

]]> By: Art Dvd http://blog.vangoghgallery.com/index.php/2008/07/09/gogh-museum-hopping/comment-page-1/#comment-107 Art Dvd Tue, 06 Jan 2009 21:24:27 +0000 http://blog.vangoghgallery.com/index.php/2008/07/09/gogh-museum-hopping/#comment-107 Great info, Van Gogh does wonderful work. In fact, 140 magnificent art works of Vincent Van Gogh can be found on high quality DVD through this link. It's a great way to enjoy Van Gogh in the comfort of your home, if going to Amsterdam isn't an option. I couldn't have been happier. Great info, Van Gogh does wonderful work. In fact, 140 magnificent art works of Vincent Van Gogh can be found on high quality DVD through this link. It’s a great way to enjoy Van Gogh in the comfort of your home, if going to Amsterdam isn’t an option. I couldn’t have been happier.

]]> By: Jessica Pearsall http://blog.vangoghgallery.com/index.php/2008/07/09/gogh-museum-hopping/comment-page-1/#comment-105 Jessica Pearsall Wed, 31 Dec 2008 18:51:36 +0000 http://blog.vangoghgallery.com/index.php/2008/07/09/gogh-museum-hopping/#comment-105 Van Gogh has been my favorite artist every since I was introduced to art in college. I am just AMAZED at the work that he did. I can honestly say you can train yourself to become an artist through practice. People think it is a trait that is innate; however, with practice and true passion, anyone can be an artist. (I am not sure as good as Van Gogh was) What I really love about Van Gogh is his emotional emphasis and creative brush strokes within the facial features. You can look at his paintings and really know how that person was feeling and furthermore, thinking! In my portrait, I used a technique most obvious that Vincent van Gogh would have used. As motivation from his “Starry Night” painting, I decided to use obvious and hard brush strokes. It is obvious to the eye and the brushstrokes convey an emotional feeling and symbolize the “state of mind.” Postimpressionist continued to use thick application of paint, and obvious thick brushstrokes but really exemplified the state of emotion in a real life atmosphere. It really portrays a visual statement that is obvious to the viewer. The lines in this piece possess strong emotion, as Van Gogh would have used. I used an overwhelming mixture of colors for an “intense” background to convey chaos that was going on at that place in time. I used a medium of acrylic paints and pencils because they were easy to show distinctive lines and I could really mix the colors and see all of the colors I used without them blending together with paint. Some hues of blue tend to show a calm atmosphere, and red tend to show anxiety, or “high blood pressure.” I especially liked the swirls of green and purple to show the confusion aspect of thinking. This portrait was more accurate to the photograph because I used geometric shapes to keep the face and body proportioned. I was also able to make the portrait two-dimensional on a picture plane using implied depth. For example, the right shoulder is smaller than the face making it look farther away. You can view my first portrait on my blog. Click on the link below! I went on to Christie's auction house and actually found van Gogh's paintings selling for millions of dollars. If I had the money, though I would definitely be buying them as well. You can view it in my Blog! Hope you think it is good! (scroll down after mission statement right above featured exhibits link) http://centenarymuseumofcontemporaryarts.blogspot.com/ Van Gogh has been my favorite artist every since I was introduced to art in college. I am just AMAZED at the work that he did. I can honestly say you can train yourself to become an artist through practice. People think it is a trait that is innate; however, with practice and true passion, anyone can be an artist. (I am not sure as good as Van Gogh was)
What I really love about Van Gogh is his emotional emphasis and creative brush strokes within the facial features. You can look at his paintings and really know how that person was feeling and furthermore, thinking!
In my portrait, I used a technique most obvious that Vincent van Gogh would have used. As motivation from his “Starry Night” painting, I decided to use obvious and hard brush strokes. It is obvious to the eye and the brushstrokes convey an emotional feeling and symbolize the “state of mind.” Postimpressionist continued to use thick application of paint, and obvious thick brushstrokes but really exemplified the state of emotion in a real life atmosphere. It really portrays a visual statement that is obvious to the viewer. The lines in this piece possess strong emotion, as Van Gogh would have used. I used an overwhelming mixture of colors for an “intense” background to convey chaos that was going on at that place in time. I used a medium of acrylic paints and pencils because they were easy to show distinctive lines and I could really mix the colors and see all of the colors I used without them blending together with paint. Some hues of blue tend to show a calm atmosphere, and red tend to show anxiety, or “high blood pressure.” I especially liked the swirls of green and purple to show the confusion aspect of thinking. This portrait was more accurate to the photograph because I used geometric shapes to keep the face and body proportioned. I was also able to make the portrait two-dimensional on a picture plane using implied depth. For example, the right shoulder is smaller than the face making it look farther away. You can view my first portrait on my blog. Click on the link below!
I went on to Christie’s auction house and actually found van Gogh’s paintings selling for millions of dollars. If I had the money, though I would definitely be buying them as well.
You can view it in my Blog! Hope you think it is good!
(scroll down after mission statement right above featured exhibits link)

http://centenarymuseumofcontemporaryarts.blogspot.com/

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