Van Gogh

Question 1

influence 1

Answer 1

• suffered from very poor mental health. depression and seizures from epilepsy
• his art then became an outlet to project his emotions leading to his art being more expressionist and melancholy tone all time

Question 2

influence 2

Answer 2

• while in paris met Paul Gaugin
• lived togeather in arles
• adopted applying paint more thickly ( impasto)
• even after he moved away van began to paint from memory like paul did
• lead to work being more decorative and fun rather than accurate

Question 3

influence 3

Answer 3

• moved to Paris in 1886 introduced to impressionists and post- impressionists
• loved the style and adopted their bright palette and vivid colors to improve technique
• lead to more variety of colors being in his work

Question 4

influence 4

Answer 4

• became friends with millet from France
• both shared the viewpoint that the lower class were honourable people as shown in millets work of countryside and peasants
• influence on subject matter as he choose to draw poor people and everyday life more often

Question 5

influence 5

Answer 5

• was intrigued by Japanese artwork
• liked its style and painted it on ‘self-portrait with a bandaged ear’ in background
• gave him a new perspective of art
• lead to his work being more exotic, joyful and have stronger color + new ideas on composition as Japanese art was painted from close up to as far away as possible which was new to western culture at the time