I chose the painter, Vincent Van Gogh, because I understand why he became an exceptional Expressionist artist. Also, I recognize what drove him to paint in such a magnigicant style. In addition, I comprehend his use of symbols to achieve the depths in his artwork. Finally, in studing his life and artwork, I hope to achieve his depths of artistic abilities in expressing my inner feelings on vanvas (especially my secret and spiritual self).
I believe that his emotional and psychological havoc existence allowed him to express himself using vibrante colors and use of heavy application of paint with strong brush strokes. It was as if he used his convass to release and relieve his pain, passion and unrealized dreams.
This style was especially noted in his self-portaits. For example, he truthfully and emotionally depicted his morbid state at that moment in his famouse “Self-Portrait-with-Bandage-Ear-1889,” (http://www.arthistoryarchive.com/arthistory/expressionism/Vincent-Van-Gogh.html) because he painted from his inner being that magically demonstrated the havoc he was living and suffering. He truly had a gift for perception and seeing what others could not see or precieve and project it on canvass. Also, I believed he used his profile as a symbol to communicate what was occuring deep inside of him when he cut off his ear.
In conclusion, I believe I can reach such depths in my art by practicing constant meditation and translating my feelings and dreams onto my convasses. I am trying to reach Van Gogh´s strength and application of vibrante colors by using bright colors with oil and soft pastels. I feel I can express myself stronger with chalk and charcoal instead of a brush. Finally, I am trying to demonstrate his intense projection of self with black and white charcoal in my self-portraits. I feel my use of pastel chalk and oil, as well as, black charcoal helps me attack my canvass with vigor, as did Van Gogh with his strong and heavy paint and brush strokes.
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