Van Gogh

Composition 1

What - Natural Scene
Where - Objects have been placed randomly around the table
Why - Gives us an insight into the artists adigation at the time of the paintings creation.

Composion 2

What - Focal point made w/ onions contrast with teh blue white of the plate
Where - near the centre
Why - Draws our eye to the plate and the onions

Media Handling 1

What - He uses a impasto technique
Where - Broken brush strokes notably the onion
Why - Widens the colour pallet and adds visual intrest

Media Handling 2

What - directional brush strokes
Where - grain of the wood and background
Why - Helps to add structure

Subject Matter 1

What - randoms every day items

all well used
Where - book with folded and frayed pages
Why - honest biew into the chaos of his daily life

Subject matter 2

What - Painting depects loneliness and soltuide
Where - there is only one of each item on the table
Why - View into how lonely he was feeling at the time of the paintings creation.

Style 1

What - Post impressionist style
Where - broken brush strokes of solid colour mostly the onions
Why - emphsieses non traditional subject matter

Style 2

What - Famous for his very bold style
Where - The candle which has a very stong outline
Why - Could be inspiered by japanses woodblock style that was popular around the time

mood/atmosphere 1

what - dull blues and grey in the backgroud + shadows create a dark effect
where - the candle
why - creates a lonley effect as the candle is a lone in the darkness

mood/atmosphere 2

What - A natural and anassuming scene
Where - Onions are a common and very cheap vegtable
Why - natural placement of the objects, senes of familarity

What year was 'Still Life with Plate of Onions' painted?

1889

How does Van Gogh's style differ from traditional Impressionism?

He uses color and form in a more expressive manner.

What influence did Van Gogh's mental illness have on his work?

It inspired landscapes that reflect his mental struggles through chaotic brushwork.

Which movement was Van Gogh a part of?

The Post-Impressionist Movement.

How did Van Gogh's style differ from Impressionists?

He broke away from naturalism, using bold colors and expressive brushwork.

Scale 1

What - Objects are painted at 1:1 scale
Where - scale beening correct helps add a sense of realism
Why- it's almost like we are looking through a window into his kitchen

Scale 2

What - Realistic propotions
Where - Objects in the foreground are large than that in the background.
Why - Adds depth and increasese the realism of the painting.

Colour 1

What - Colour
Where - Mass of colours uses in the onions.
Why - Suggest his mental state

Colour

What - Bright objects contrast with the darker tones of the backgorund
Where- warm colours of the table
Why - Adds visual intreast and creates a focal point and the centre of the painting

Line 1

What - Quickly applied broken lines to create the colour of the objects in the painting.
Where - Notably the onions
Why - gives the painitng a overwhelming feel possilbe suggests his mental state at the time.

Line 2

What - Distinc lines to create the form of the objects
Where - the outline of the teapot
Why - creates a good sense of shape to the objects

Texture 1

What - Van gogh has used an impasto technique
Where - the table and the onions are both notalby examples. for the onions it creates the effect of the flacky onion skin.

Texture 2

What - Impasto too electric boogalooo
Where - Onions
Why - Suggest the strong emotion that van gogh wa feeling at the times

Tone 1

What - Few shadows in the painting
Where - For example the objects
Why - This increaeses the overall saturation of the painting

Tone 2

What - Very few shadows
Where - The plate and the book
Why - adds to the bright and intense colours of the painting

Shape/form 1

What - mix of straight lines and flowing curves
Where - tea pot and the table
Why - the two diffrenet types of line contrast with eah of other

shape and form 2

What - colour and tone creates the illusion of 3d
Where - the tea pot 3d effect of shadows and highlights
Why -add a sense of depth and realisim

Pattern 1

What - a semi random pattern of horizontal lines
Where - the texture of the table
Why - helps to create the wood grain effect and add realism

Pattern 2

What - no regular pattern
Where - the onions
Why - contributes to the messy feeling of the paper.

insporation 1

he often painted the views from his hospital. This could also be reflected by the chaotic brushwork of the paitings.

Insporation 2

The black outline of the objects could be inspired by the japanses wood block art that was popular around that time.