How would you describe Starry Night?

The night sky depicted by van Gogh in the Starry Night painting is brimming with whirling clouds, shining stars, and a bright crescent moon. In Starry Night contoured forms are a means of expression and they are used to convey emotion.

What is the story behind the painting Starry Night?

1) Vincent Van Gogh painted “Starry Night” in 1889 from a room in the mental asylum at Saint-Remy where was recovering from mental illness and his ear amputation. 5) Analysts of “Starry Night” emphasize the symbolism of the stylized cypress tree in the foreground, linking it to death and Van Gogh’s eventual suicide.

What style of art is Starry Night?

Modern art
Post-Impressionism
The Starry Night/Periods

What colors are in Starry Night?

1 The deep blue sky surrounding the stars: predominantly artificial ultramarine. 2 Brighter blue swirling sky and the area surrounding the Moon: predominantly cobalt blue. 3 Green strokes around the Moon: emerald green. 4 The deeper yellow of the Moon and the stars: Indian yellow and zinc yellow.

Why is The Starry Night so special?

The famous starry night by Vincent van Gogh is considered to be one of his greatest creations to date. The painting depicts a tranquil night on an average evening. The sky which consists of these bright gleaming stars, a rarity in today’s urban lifestyle, has a way of entrancing the eyes that peer onto the painting.

What is the tall thing in Starry Night?

The dark spires in the foreground are cypress trees, plants most often associated with cemeteries and death. This connection gives a special significance to this van Gogh quote, “Looking at the stars always makes me dream.

Is Starry Night complimentary?

Last week we posted some famous art examples to illustrate analogous colors, and that seemed to work pretty well. This week we have examples from Van Gogh again and The Great Wave painting by Hokusai. Van Gogh’s iconic Starry Night has always been a crowd-pleaser. Complimentary colors.