Van Gogh

1. What piece did you appreciate most in the show, and why? Note: You may not be able to find an image online of the one you are referring to in your response, but please post one if you can locate one online. Remember that Firefox works better than Safari for posting images) I really liked the piece i think titled "Haystacks". I thought that this piece was very interesting and the amount of detail in it is incredible. Like many of his pieces, i like how you can see the amount of detail and layers put into each spot on the piece. I like his use of the lavender color to shade and accent the haystacks. It provides a nice contrast since the haystacks are a yellow/orange. 2. What do you think makes van Gogh a revolutionary in the way he handled the elements/principles of art? Pick one or two elements or principles, and be specific. I think his attention to detail is what makes him revolutionary. From a far some pieces just seem simple, but up close you can see the complexity and amount of layers it must of taken to get the piece to look the way it did. Also, i like how he could take a simple scenery and make it interesting. Like they said all throughout the audio tour, looking at the piece you felt as if you were actually there. 3. Do you think van Gogh had a 'concentration'? If yes, what would you say it was? If not, explain. I think that he did. I believe that he concentrated mainly on nature and natural things. He rarely did people of portraits, and if he did it would just be a person walking on a street, it was never the main focus of the piece. 4. Did your experience of seeing his work first hand enhance or broaden your appreciation of him as an artist? I think that it did. Before i only really knew of his most famous pieces and it really brought a whole new respect of his work when i saw all the pieces that have never been seen before. 5. Does knowing the psychological/emotional struggles van Gogh endured impact your perception of his work in any way? Explain. It really impacted the way i saw some of his pieces. Some of his pieces when the audio tour said what stage in his life he was going through, brought on a whole different meaning. Some of his pieces seemed to be darker or more sad. Except, his piece that he painted of his view out out of the asylum, i thought that it would be much darker, instead it still seemed happy and had bright colors.