Better Know: The Starry Night | The Art Assignment | PBS Digital Studios
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- Опубліковано 17 січ 2018
- Sure, you've seen Vincent Van Gogh's famed painting The Starry Night before. And maybe you know of him as a tortured soul. But let's take a closer look behind this most recognizable work of art.
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"but, to me Van Gogh is the finest painter of them all. Certainly the most popular, great painter of all time. The most beloved, his command of colour most magnificent.
There was this Japanese author (forgot the name, but I did write it down so I could look it up if you'd like), who wrote an incredibly boring, but incredibly interesting book about Van Gogh. He visited every single spot where Van Gogh painted and came to conclusion, based on the scenery in the painings, that sun positions were inacurate. He then realized that wherever theres a Sun in Van Gogh's painting, there is a church in real life and vice versa. Following that, Starry Night has 12 "stars" (11 stars and one glowing moon), which can be translated to 12 Apostles. The reason I said the book is very boring because it focuses on details like coordinates, lots and lots of numbers, but once you get past that, the conclusion is really incredible, but I've never heard anyone talk about this, except for my art history professor
That, as a Dutch person, was one of the closest pronounciations I've ever heard from a non-Dutch speaker. Bravo!
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I always thought the sky in Starry Night reminded me of how I used to see the night sky before I got glasses. Tiny dots of light bloom to many times the size. Street lights and traffic lights turn a night time cityscape into an ocean of yellows, reds, and greens. I don't know if Van Gogh had perfect vision, though.
The Starry Night was one of the first paintings that left a big impression on me. I saw it from books when I was a kid, and it never left me since.
"Looking at the stars always makes me dream, as simply as I dream over the black dots representing towns and villages on a map.
Looking at these I cannot believe he was an unsuccessful artist in life, especially since he was post-impressionist and this style didn't come as a huge shift. Seeing all these scenes almost brought me to tears, they're gorgeous.
This is the painting that let me know I liked art. Before, I thought art was one of those things I’d never understand. Years later I saw the Dr. Who episode with him and it affected me deeply. One of the things I love about this style is how your brain kind of “finishes” it. Man, so good.
I just escaped this world and landed in Van gogh's world in 8mins. Thanks for this video
Super interesting episode, I really liked it. And I want to commend you on your pronunciation, it's one of the best non-native ones I have heard.
Vincent van Gogh was way ahead of his time no one understood him RIP to a great artist his paintings live forever
"Of course, it is not enough to put white dots on a black background to depict to starry night" said Vincent. My admireness getting more and more everyday to this man
A pragmatist asks “what does it mean?” while an artist asks “how does it feel?”. Van Gogh is so popular because he defines what it is to be an artist. Ironically, Starry Night was just another painting in his repertoire that they didn’t particularly like. It goes to show that if you express how you feel you will make great art.
I always thought this painting is beautiful, but that one Doctor Who episode made it, quite possibly, my favourite painting of all time. And thank you for this video, it's really informative.
When I saw The Starry Night in person I found myself weeping in front of it, for reasons that I cannot articulate.
As a student who has an Art A level, your videos on artists and their paintings, as well as the art assignments are extremely helpful and take my art knowledge one step further
I did not know about the interpretations of the swirls going in a physics direction. So neat!
This was one of the best, most informative and most articulate videos I've seen in a while. Thank you for this!
is it true that his last words were "la tristesse durera toujours" or "the sadness will last forever"