Starry Night

The Starry Night painting encompasses Van Gogh's own modern painting that encompasses techniques of mood expression, and symbols through the streaks of oil painting. Inspired by the view from an asylum, Van Gogh spent months creating a vision based on the nighttime. During his time at the Asylum, he was allowed to paint, as he was given more privilege than most of his peers. This privilege allowed for the success of Starry Night. He began to suffer hallucinations and thoughts of suicide that plunged into the darker colors of his career. We can see this through the vivid blues, grays, and browns from the sky and the village. In the painting, we can also see a village along the hills, and celestial shapes that add a sense of warmth, or glow.

Van Gogh was able to experiment with many different colors that pertain to

different weathers, as well as the changing of lights. Van Gogh claimed that

the night was much more colorful than the daytime and that the stars weren’t just

white dots on black. He was able to encompass colorful bright stars against the

cold, vivid blue dark night. Van Gogh committed suicide the following year but

was able to leave 800 paintings and 700-850 drawings. Van Gogh’s Starry Night

has become a prominent art symbol in our culture today.

Resources:

https://www.vangoghgallery.com/painting/starry-night.html

https://artsandculture.google.com/asset/the-starry-night/bgEuwDxel93-Pg?hl=en

https://www.moma.org/collection/works/79802

https://www.britannica.com/topic/The-Starry-Night

https://smarthistory.org/van-gogh-the-starry-night/