“Starry Night”

By: Rebekah Thompson

Background Information

This is a famous painting by Vincent Van Gogh.

He created this art work in 1889 in Saint-Remy (in an asylum.)

Vincent Van Gogh is a very well known painter.

He was a Dutch post impressionist painter .

What do you first see?

What do you first see? The huge mountain

is what you first see followed by the swirls of the clouds and the church steeple.

What is juxtaposed?

What is juxtaposed?

The giant mountain is juxtaposed to the town and the swirling night sky.

What is the purpose of the image?

What is the purpose of the image?

The purpose of the image is to show what he saw out side of his window to him. It’s not completely accurate but the sky is said to be somewhat similar. It is his response to what he saw in the sky.

What is the message of the painting?

What is the message of the painting?

The message of the photo is to portray religious aspects of life through the mountain representing sin and the mistakes you make in life.

Also, the town and the sky representing the sinless and the innocence of childhood.

Compare the two images. What changes in the image?

Compare the two images. What changes in the image? The soap version of

“Starry Night” is more abstract than the original and has more color than the original. It is missing five stars, many small buildings and the simple fact of simplicity that the original has.

If the image is changed, what is lost?

If the image is changed, what is lost? The panting loses part

of its religious aspect. Instead of the juxtaposition between the gothic mountain and the harmless town, they become similar. There isn’t a huge difference between the two and it becomes unclear on what it is about.

What is the ethical appeal?

What is the ethical appeal? Vincent Van Gogh is

a very well-known artist, therefore the painting is credible.

What is the logical appeal?

What is the logical appeal? Logically you this is

about religious aspects because the church steeple is one of the main focuses of the piece.

What is the emotional appeal?

What is the emotional appeal? You feel at ease

simply because of the “swirly” motion of the clouds. Also, calm through the town and the hills in the background.

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Vincent Van Gogh. The Starry Night. Saint Rémy, June 1889." MoMA | The Museum of Modern Art. The Museum of Modern Art, n.d. Web. 12 Nov.

2011.

The Van Gogh Gallery. "Starry Night by Vincent Van Gogh." Vincent Van Gogh Gallery - Welcome! Templeton Reid, LLC., 15 Jan. 2011. Web. 12

Nov. 2011.

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