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(2 votes, average: 5.00 out of 5)Loading...Prisoners’ Round (aka ‘The Round of the Prisoners” or “Prisoners Exercising”) is one of the noted work by Vincent van Gogh. It was painted in 1890, during his stay in the Saint-Remy’s hospital. There he was confined in the building without much allowance to wander outside. He would paint the scenes from the windows of his room. His known painting, The Starry Night and some other notable works are executed in the same way. Other way for him was to rely on his memories. The only painting sold by the artist, The Red Vineyard is such prominent work he made from his memories of the vineyard he once visited. The third way to have subject for paintings was copying his favorite artists’ works. From 1887 to 1890, he admitted […]
(No Ratings Yet)Loading...This is supposedly the first and the only painting by Vincent van Gogh which he sold during his lifetime. Against the sky-high prices we see now for a Van Gogh work, at the time Van Gogh sold it for 400 francs to a Belgian lady painter Anna Boch. She was a collector of good art-works and admirer of young artists of her time. Another painting owned by Anna Boch was The Peach Blossoms in the Crau. Vincent van Gogh painted this piece from his memory and some aspects of imagination. It was created at The Yellow House in Arles, France.
(6 votes, average: 3.50 out of 5)Loading...The Face of War is Spanish artist Salvador Dali’s attempt to impersonate war itself. It is depicted terrifying, unlikable and to some extent, scary. It was made in 1940 right after the end of the Spanish Civil War and before the beginning of the second World War. The Face of War Analysis The setting is of a desert at the time of late evening when the sun is still lingering near the horizon. The face is dismembered from its body and has withered to death. Though, there are expressions on it. Expressions which are left on a dead man’s face. It’s shock and misery. The face is in the awe by the happenings of a war. On the both sides, it is covered with alive […]
(1 votes, average: 5.00 out of 5)Loading...This time, Art Update includes two important paintings found: one by Vincent van Gogh and another by Norman Rockwell, due to damaged air-conditioning the important renaissance art works of Borghese Gallery, Rome are under threat, Francis Bacon’s another $100 million painting about to be auctioned and Mondrian’s most expensive art work yet. Important Vincent van Gogh and Norman Rockwell’ paintings found Almost every painting by Vincent van Gogh is on high demand. He is like most liked and most sought after artist. Anywhere you go, you wouldn’t find a person who doesn’t his name – he should be interested in paintings though. His artworks being hot cakes in the art-market are selling for insanely high price. News are, a new painting has been found by […]
(1 votes, average: 5.00 out of 5)Loading...Yellow house is a place where Vincent van Gogh wanted to start the ‘studio of the south’ and also the place where he attacked his painter friend Paul Gauguin in a mad rush resulting in his his cut ear. The painting is beautiful and one of the popular by van Gogh. The Yellow House analysis The painting is based on the building where Van gogh stayed for some time in Arles, France. Allegedly, he wanted to establish a ‘studio of the south’ at the house and call his painter friends. The place was ideal for him to paint. It was a quiet street without much disturbance. There are two apparent dominant colors. The pale yellowness of the houses and the roads and the dark blue […]
(No Ratings Yet)Loading...This time Art Update brings the updates including another scientific attempt to reveal the origin Mona Lisa model, a blind artist’s artworks, Gallipoli Art Prize’s unbelievable winner and the 8 bit versions of the famous art-works. One more scientific take at identifying Mona Lisa Mona Lisa by Leonardo da Vinci is the most famous painting ever and the model who stood for the painting is enjoying after death status of no less than a popular celebrity. Because, every year Louvre Museum is visited by 6 million people and how many of them you think would skip it? Now, scientists are trying once more (they have never stopped actually) to identify the Mona Lisa. Silvano Vincenti, the project leader, is searching for a DNA connection between […]
(No Ratings Yet)Loading...At closer look, Jackson Pollock’s paintings seems to be more of an impasto art-work with its thick colors almost protruding out of the painting and generating shadows near those thick color-lines. It creates a fine surface which becomes a part of the art. Number 19, 1948 is similar painting with thick color implementation. At some places, you can almost see thick droplets. That’s how they are called the Drip paintings of Jackson Pollock. Number 19, 1948 Analysis The Painting is no exception of the drip painting technique. There are maximum 6 colors apparent: ivorish- white as the main background. Over that are the black, grey and bluish green colors. Minorly used colors are red and very tiny specks of yellow at some places which could […]