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Undoubtedly you know of Vincent Van Gogh, the artist. Did you know that there is also a line of designer handbags known as the Vincent Van Gogh brand? These handbags are very much like wearable art definitely inspired by his beautiful paintings! In addition to handbags, Vincent Van Gogh's artwork is predominant in clothing and accessories giving new meaning to the phrase, "wearable art!" In this lens, you'll find many designer items that are truly wearable art, if not works of art unto themselves.
Vincent Van Gogh, March 30, 1853-July 29, 1890, was a Dutch painter whose work is well-recognized today. Grouped by critics with the Post-Impressionists, a pioneer of what came to be known as Expressionism, Van Gogh has had an enormous influence on 20th century art. To understand Van Gogh a little better, check out the info below on Post-Impressionism and Expressionism.
Van Gogh is popularly known as much for his embodiment of the myth of the tortured romantic artist as for his work, which is seen as the visual expression of his life.
He produced all of his work (some 900 paintings and 1100 drawings) during the ten year period before he committed suicide. Most of his best-known work was produced in the final two years of his life. In the two months before his death he painted 90 pictures.
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Vincent van Gogh at a glance
Vincent Willem van Gogh (30 March 1853 - 29 July 1890) was a Dutch Post-Impressionist artist.Rewald, John. Post-Impressionism: From van Gogh to Gauguin, revised edition, Secker & Warburg 1978, ISBN 0-436-41151-2 His paintings and drawings include some of the world's best known, most popular and most expensive pieces.
Van Gogh spent his early adult life working for a firm of art dealers. After a brief spell as a teacher, he became a missionary worker in a very poor mining region. He did not embark upon a career as an artist until 1880. Initially, Van Gogh worked only with sombre colours, until he encountered Impressionism and Neo-Impressionism in Paris. He incorporated their brighter colours and style of painting into a uniquely recognizable style, which was fully developed during the time he spent at Arles, France. He produced more than 2,000 works, including around 900 paintings and 1,100 drawings and sketches, during the last ten years of his life. Most of his best-known works were produced in the final two years of his life, during which time he cut off part of his left ear following a breakdown in his friendship with Paul Gauguin. After this he suffered recurrent bouts of mental illness, which led to his suicide.
The central figure in Van Gogh's life was his brother Theo, who continually and selflessly provided financial support. Their lifelong friendship is documented in numerous letters they exchanged from August 1872 onwards. Van Gogh is a pioneer of what came to be known as Expressionism. He had an enormous influence on 20th century art, especially on the Fauves and German Expressionists.
The Dutch pronunciation of Vincent van Gogh's name is . It is also often pronounced as [?v?ns?nt væn ???f] or [?v?ns?nt v?n ???x] in British English and [?v?ns?nt væn ??o?] in US English.
Post-Impressionism at a glance
Post-Impressionism is the term coined by the British artist and art critic Roger Fry in 1910, to describe the development of European art since Manet. John Rewald, one of the first professional art historians to focus on the birth of early modern art, limited the scope to the years between 1886 and 1892 in his pioneering publication on Post-Impressionism: From Van Gogh to Gauguin (1956): Rewald considered it to continue his History of Impressionism (1946), and pointed out that a "subsequent volume dedicated to the second half of the post-impressionist period"John Rewald 1978, p. 9 - Post-Impressionism: From Gauguin to Matisse - was to follow, extending the period covered to other artistic movements of the late 19th and early 20th centuries — to artistic movements based on or derived from Impressionism.
Expressionism at a glance
Expressionism is the tendency of an artist to distort reality for an emotional effect; it is a subjective art form. Expressionism is exhibited in many art forms, including painting, literature, theatre, film, architecture and music. The term often implies emotional angst. In a general sense, painters such as Matthias Grünewald and El Greco can be called expressionist, though in practice, the term is applied mainly to 20th century works.
Starry Night
His most popular work
June 1889, Oil on Canvas, 72 x 92 cm (29 x 36 1/4 in); The Museum of Modern Art, New YorkThe Starry Night was completed near the mental asylum of Saint-Remy, 13 months before Van Gogh's death at the age of 37. Vincent's mental instability is legend. He attempted to take Paul Gauguin's life and later committed himself to several asylums in hopes of an unrealized cure.
Van Gogh painted furiously and The Starry Night vibrates with rockets of burning yellow while planets gyrate like cartwheels. The hills quake and heave, yet the cosmic gold fireworks that swirl against the blue sky are somehow restful.
This painting is probably the most popular of Vincent's works.
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Explores artistic style, composition, color, and subject matter as they relate to twelve works by Van Gogh. Copyright (C) Muze Inc. 2005. For person... more »
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Vincent's Colors ~ An Amazing Children's Book
Vincent's Colors
Editorial Reviews: From Booklist. *Starred Review* Gr. 1-3. This slim volume, produced by the Metropolitan Museum of Art, is an extraordinary accomplishment. Editor William Lach takes Van Gogh's own words from his letters to his brother, Theo, translated closely or freely from French or Dutch, to describe the colors of some of his most famous and beloved paintings. Lach has rhymed them gently: "Leaves of silver turning to green, / stars sparkling, greenish, yellow, white, / a big bunch of violet irises, / and in my head a starry night." There's a single line of text per spread, each opposite a full reproduction or a detail of the painting that corresponds to the line. The book begins with a very brief introduction and ends with a complete list of the paintings, including full descriptions and a citation for the correspondence from which each description comes. Children--and their adults--will marvel at the sunflowers that are "twelve flowers that are light on light" or "a lady's clothes in black, black, black." Accessible to the youngest of connoisseurs. GraceAnne DeCandido
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Irises
1889, 71 x 93 cm, oil on canvas, Getty Museum, Malibu, California.In the asylum at Saint-Rémy, between attacks, van Gogh devoted himself to his art with a desperate determination, knowing that this alone might save him. He called painting "the lightning conductor for my illness". And observing his continued ability to paint, he felt sure that he was not really a madman.
The irises are perhaps the first subject he did in the asylum. It preceded his first attack there and at first glance shows no evident trace of that moodiness and high tension which appear in many of the later works. He paints the flowers with admiration and joy.
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1888, 92.1 x 73 cm, oil on canvas.Vincent van Gogh painted these sunflowers after leaving his native Holland for the south of France with the dream of starting an artistic community. He began to paint sunflowers to decorate a bedroom for his friend Paul Gauguin.
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Van Gogh Awesome Art
Van Gogh 'Sunflowers Number 2' Framed Print
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Adorn your home or office with the world famous painting, 'Sunflowers Number 2' by Vincent Van Gogh. In a letter to his brother Theo, in 1889, Van... more »
Vincent van Gogh The Night Cafe
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Vincent Van Gogh Landscape with Figures,1889
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Vincent van Gogh The Starry Night (Sternennacht)
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Van Gogh: the Artist
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Vincent: The Life and Death of Vincent Van Gogh
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Vincent Van Gogh: A Dutchman (DVD)
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Vincent Van Gogh Links
- The Metropolitan Museum of Art
- There are quite a variety of Vincent Van Gogh items available for purchase from The Metropolitan Museum of Art website.
- Poster Plus
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- Van Gogh Museum
- The official website of Vincent Van Gogh Museum, Netherlands.
- Vincent Van Gogh Gallery
- Website entitled, The Vincent van Gogh Gallery, by David Wolk.
Vincent Van Gogh in the news
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Starry Starry Night
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Tiddledeewinks
Love his paintings. I sang Starry, Starry Night on karaoke. Check out my karaoke lens for fun entertainment, where YOU can be a star, if only at home! Posted June 30, 2008 |
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Great Lens!! a True Master.... Posted April 28, 2008 |
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Clairwil
Well done, you've been nominated for Lens of the Week! Posted April 19, 2008 |
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KimGiancaterino
My favorite! I love Van Gogh, and your lens. I'll be singing Starry, Starry Night all day long. Posted April 19, 2008 |
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Susan52
Very nice lens! I particularly like the wearable art. The lens makes me think of my mother-in-law, who loves both irises and sunflowers. She would like this. Posted April 19, 2008 |
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MrLewisSmile
Hi Julie! I found my way here because I mentioned Van Goch in one of my lenses, and thought to myself 'well i don't actually know anything about him'. Posted September 02, 2006 |
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