Vincent Van Gogh

Vincent Van Gogh, possibly one of the most influential artist of all time. He was a leader of the impressionist movement and a great figure in the art world in the mid 1800's.

At the start of his career the majority of Van Gogh's work was dark and very dull to look at, it wasnt until he moved to Paris and became friends with the likes of Monet that he began to lighten his pallet and work with more soft, subtle tones. 

It was around this time that his work began to form a new identity. His work become solely about the marks left on the canvas from the brushstrokes. He used small, gentle lines to create the base of his paintings and then using tiny brushes worked into it to create the images now known all around the world.

Although not widely acknowledged during his lifetime his work is now hung is some of the most prestigious galleries all across the world. It is said that Van Gogh only sold one of his paintings during his lifetime and that his most famous paintings were all done in the space of 3 years.

I was inspired to look into the work of Van Gogh after i began experimenting with sources of light. I knew a a lot of his pieces were focused quite a bit with light and was keen to dig further into my knowledge about the artist.

The is something quite spooky about the work he creates, i think the colours are very deep and give the sense of loneliness and solitude. The way in which he paints is really fascinating and is something i look forward to maybe trying out myself in the future!