Movement, Style, and Period
The first work, "The Harvest" (1890) Pen drawing over graphite, was created by Vincent van Gogh during the Post-impressionism period (1880-1910) in France. Van Gogh, along with other artists sought new forms of expression in the wake of the pictorial revolution brought on by the Impressionism period. Van Gogh employs pointillist style in dynamic brushstrokes, thick application of straight lines, and dots and dashes. "Harvest" seems to reflect a style shift - from from his darker manner to a style heavily influenced by divisionism or, pointillism. Van Gogh's style also include emotional intensity as he sought elemental truth through the inner world of the psyche. While post-impressionism period cannot be called a movement, it did provide the vital and creative link between the impressionist revolution and the emergence of all the major art movements in the 20th century (Getlein).
The second work, "The Emperor Moth" (1889) Oil on canvas, 33.5 x 24.5 cm, was also created by Vincent van Gogh in France during the post-impressionistic movement or period. "Moth" is a realistic style that seems similar to the first art movement in the 19th Century known as Realism. It depicts "the everyday and the ordinary, rather than the historic" as Van Gogh seems to escape the abstract in his tortured mind. It seems that Van Gogh employs his famous style of dynamic brushstrokes in the content and form of the subject matter along with thick applications of paint to create a lively image. His style of expression is representational and naturalistic as seen here in atmospheric perspective, view from above. Van Gogh employs a pure pallatte of complementary color harmonies of red and green to capture a fleeting moment in time in the life of this beautiful nocturnal creature.
Thus, the artistic style of both pieces by Van Gogh is characteristic of the Post-impressionism movement. Vincent van Gogh's style is dynamic brushstrokes, thick applications of paint, and use of a special pallatte in composing his works of art.
WORKS CITED
1. Amsterdam - Vincent van Gogh Museum, Amsterdam Online. URL: http://www.amsterdam.info/museums/van_gogh_museum. (2007).
2. "Art Periods: POSTIMPRESSIONISM in France" at URL: http:www.discoverfrance.net/France/Art/postimpressionism.shtml. (2007).
3. Getlein, Mark. "Living With Art" Eighth Ed. McGraw-Hill 2007. (2007).
4. The National Gallery of Art Online. URL: http://www.nga.gov/. (2007).
3 comments:
Dear Gwen,
there is so much written here And it dicusses so much information that I can barely make heads or tails from this essay.
Period and Culture: That is the objective here
1. consider taking out any other information and what do you have? A nice direct short essay.
2. Part of writing well is saying what needs to be said economically and clearly.
3. According to the book what is sytle?
4. Then apply this to the essay and define terms.
5. Movement - Post Impressionism
6. Style - stylized - respresentational.
Dear Professor Brew,
Thank you for your help. I have re-edited.
Peace,
Gwendolyn
Gwen,
This essay does mention the movement correctly -= Post impressionism - ok now I see it representational.
Sometimes less is more when writing.
brew
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