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Vincent van Gogh

Vincent van Gogh. Background Information Art dealer, missionary, figure drawer, Impressionist painter, tortured artist Born in 1853 in Holland, the Netherlands; later moved to France Van Gogh mixed mediums and mainly drew with pencil; black, red, and blue chalk, reed pen, and charcoal.

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Vincent van Gogh

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  1. Vincent van Gogh Background Information • Art dealer, missionary, figure drawer, Impressionist painter, tortured artist • Born in 1853 in Holland, the Netherlands; later moved to France • Van Gogh mixed mediums and mainly drew with pencil; black, red, and blue chalk, reed pen, and charcoal. • Had difficulty with relationships • Suffered from epilepsy, manic depression, mental illness, and delusions • Cut off part of his own ear and spent time in a mental hospital • In 1890, after producing 900 paintings, Van Gogh shot himself and died two days later.

  2. What is Impressionism? • An 1800s art movement originating in Paris • depicts realistic scenes of everyday life and unusual visual angles • uses visible brush strokes, layers of paint, and natural light Renoir Monet Degas

  3. WHERE VAN GOGH LIVED AND PAINTED The yellow house in Arles, France

  4. VINCENT VAN GOGH’S ARTWORK Landscape Drawing

  5. Pencil, reed pen, and charcoal drawings

  6. Landscape Painting

  7. Vincent van Gogh’s Potato Eaters based on peasants in Belgium

  8. Vincent van Gogh’s The Old Tower in the Fields

  9. VINCENT VAN GOGH’S “HIGH YELLOW NOTE” (painting in the blazing sun) Vincent van Gogh’s Harvest in Provence

  10. Vincent van Gogh’s Harvest at le Crau(painted in full sunshine from a hill)

  11. Vincent van Gogh’s Fishing Boats on the Beach of Saintes(1888)

  12. Flowers

  13. Portraits

  14. More Portraits

  15. Vincent van Gogh’s masterpiece, Starry Night

  16. What did you notice about van Gogh’s techniques?

  17. Impact of van Gogh’s Techniques: the van Gogh Gallery Android app

  18. Sources: http://www.vangoghgallery.com/painting/ "Vincent Van Gogh Paintings." Vincent Van Gogh Gallery. N.p., n.d. Web. 01 Oct. 2013. http://www.arthistory.net/artists/vincentvangogh/vincentvangogh1.html "Vincent Van Gogh and Art History." Vincent Van Gogh and Art History. ArtHistory.net, n.d. Web. 01 Oct. 2013.

  19. Andy Warhol Background Information Printer, photographer, painter, Pop Artist, silk screener, public icon Born in 1928 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania; later moved to New York Parents: Julia and OndrejWarhola (immigrants from eastern Slovakia); Ondrej died in a car accident when Andy was 13 While working at his art studio, The Factory, in 1968, Warhol was shot 3 times by Valerie Solanas (member of S.C.U.M. [Society for Cutting Up Men]); he underwent emergency surgery for 5 hours Died in his sleep in 1987 while recovering from gallbladder surgery

  20. What is Pop Art? • A 1960s modern-art movement • depicts objects or scenes from everyday life • employs techniques of commercial art and popular illustration (dark outlines and vivid colors)

  21. ANDY WARHOL’S ARTWORK Product Box Designs (1964)

  22. Campbell’s Soup Cans inspired by mass production and commercialism

  23. Andy Warhol’s Dollar Bills (series of repeated images)

  24. print ads by Andy Warhol

  25. Magazine Covers by Andy Warhol

  26. Flower Series (1965)

  27. Album Cover Designs (1970s)

  28. MTV, Saturday Night Live, and rock band videos (1980s)

  29. Animals and Landscapes

  30. Pop-Art Portraits movie, music, and political icons (1960s-1980s) Michael Jackson, singer Elizabeth Taylor, actress General Mao, founder of People’s Republic of China

  31. Elvis Presley, singer Prince, singer Truman Capote, author Queen Elizabeth II Muhammad Ali, boxer

  32. Death & Disaster Series • Shows Warhol’s fascination with death and how he could capture everyday life and tragedies within a frame. Electric Chair Example of “The Suicides”: Marilyn Monroe, actress Car Crash

  33. What did you notice about Warhol’s techniques?

  34. How does the silkscreen process work? • Take a photograph. • Tightly crop the photo. • Transfer it onto acetate (clear plastic film). • Expose the image. • Underpaint the canvas with bright paint. • Create the final print by applying silk screen and black ink. • Make multiples with different colors. Materials Used: photographs, acetate, silkscreen canvas, squeegee, paint, brushes

  35. Example of Warhol’s Silk Screening Original Image Pop-Art Silk Screen

  36. Impact of Warhol’s Techniques: the Andy Warhol wallpaper Android app

  37. Sources: http://www.stencilrevolution.com/profiles/andy-warhol/ "Andy Warhol Biography - Life, Death, and Inspiration." RSS. Stencil Revolution, n.d. Web. 01 Oct. 2013. http://www.arthistory.net/artists/andywarhol/andywarhol1.html "Andy Warhol and Art History." Andy Warhol and Art History. ArtHistory.net, n.d. Web. 30 Sept. 2013. http://www.slideshare.net/jtrip/andy-warhol-5-1 Eder, Molly. "Andy Warhol." Andy Warhol 5 (1). SlideShare, 4 June 2012. Web. 30 Sept. 2013.

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