No, it’s not the name of a cheeky post-punk band from England — but, rather, a fascinating look at the colors used by the post-Impressionist master in his nighttime and twilight paintings (which coincides with the show currently at New York’s Museum of Modern Art). The colors pictured at left are from his sublime masterpiece ‘The Starry Night‘ — in his nocturnal work, observes a New York Times art critic, we can see him "pitting his colors against one another as if they were antagonists in a visual drama." I never fail to be moved by Van Gogh’s later works: there’s something both humbling and uplifting is his understanding of shape and color and composition. Show of hands (or comments): Who’s been in an art museum or gallery in the last six months? To see what shows or exhibitions? And which artists always leave you feeling a little verklempt?
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The last time I was in the NYC area, in April of this year, I made my first trip to MoMA. Not for any specific show or exhibition, just to take in everything. I couldn’t even begin to say what my favorite thing was, just as I couldn’t even begin to articulate my favorite thing on my first trip to the Met a couple of years ago.
Down here in North Carolina, Duke University’s Nasher Museum is in the thick of an El Greco & Co. exhibition. Simply stunning. As for artists, I know it’s pleb, but I love Degas. Vermeer as well, especially when Colin Firth is playing him.
I was at the Cleveland art museum last month, and they are undergoing a MAJOR renovation, so only the earliest items were on exhibit (I think up to and including 17th century). I live in Chicagoland and have “friends” that I like to visit at the Art Institute: the HUGE Seurat painting, the miniature historical rooms, Picasso’s blue guitarist, any and all O’Keefes and the Cassatt painting of the mother bathing her daughter. No visit is complete unless I visit my “friends”.
I’m not foolish enough to pretend to know anything about art, but Van Gogh’s work always strikes me. I’m not going to stand there and try to analzye it, it’s just beautiful and that’s really all I need. I went to MoMA earlier this summer, and there were only two Van Goghs there. I teared up at seeing them, and surprised even myself, cause even tho I make a point of buying a Van Gogh wall calendar every year, I didn’t realize how much I love his work, and seeing it up close was just moving for me. Sounds dorky, I know. Cafe at Night is by far my favorite painting.
Went to the Museum of Modern Art just two weeks ago–never get tired of that one, especially the video art. Always blows my mind.
A few years ago I went to a Dutch Masters exhibit and was floored by the few Van Gogh’s they exhibited. The one that got me was one of his self-portraits, which he seems to have thousands of out there. I had seen this painting in books many times and never really looked twice at it. But in person, it was stunning. His use of colour and light is beautiful. I have been painting all my life and I knew at that moment that I would never be able to come close to creating colour and light like he did.
Another fave was an Andy Warhol exhibit I saw a few month’s ago. Loved the vibrant paintings and kitschy stuff, but I loved even more his quotes, photographs and letters. He truly was ahead of his time and he certainly was a savant when it came to knowing the public’s obsession with pop-culture.
I saw my first Van Gogh in person at the MoMA. Love that museum. Indianapolis has a really nice museum of art, with great park-like grounds, and it’s free, so we go several times a year. I love looking at Van Gogh’s paintings – in person you can really see the crazy in his brushstrokes.
Took my family to the Spanish Masters exhibit at the Boston Museum of Fine Arts a month or two ago, which was amazing. I love most art from the Middle Ages to Warhol (and Van Gogh’s art and personal story I find both uplifting and tragic at the same time), but my very favorite artist is Matisse.
Montreal, “LOVE” – the Yves St-Laurent exhibit. Some of the dresses you could wear now, some were hideous, most were inspiring. Conitnuing Montreal’s pop culture a-go-go trend,the new major exhibits are ANDY WARHOL: Live, and SYMPATHY FOR THE DEVIL: Art and Rock and Roll at the Musée d’Art Contemporain. Both are Mich Jagger-heavy.
I’m going to go see the exhibition by Tara Donovan (she of the MacArthur Genius Grant) that’s at the Institute of Contemporary Art in Boston this weekend. I saw some photos (http://www.icaboston.org/exhibitions/exhibit/donovan/) and her work looks amazing.
But it’s been a while since I’ve gone to an art museum. I went on a family trip to Italy last year and that did me in for a bit.
I love Van Gogh. I would really like to go see his paintings in person. I’ve always liked the works of Monet, as well. Unfortunately, I don’t have the money to go see their paintings in person. My city isn’t exactly an art hub, but there are occasionally some nice local & university exhibits.
I’ve always been drawn (pun not intended) to Van Gogh and Monet and the other Impressionist types, but I also really love portrait paintings/painters, from Hans Holbein the Younger to John Singer Sargent. I live in Chicago, fortunately, and I’ve been to the Art Institute a couple of times this year. Also went to DC and went to several of the national art galleries, including the National Portrait Gallery. I highly recommend both museums!
I saw the Frieda Kahlo show at the SFMOMA and the Dale Chihuly show at the De Young this summer. Both were amazing for different reasons. Frida was amazing because I love her work, Chihuly was beautifully curated.
I’ve always been drawn to the Impressionists and Van Gogh has always been my favorite. You can almost see the workings of his very troubled mind in many of his works. I was very lucky to have been able to see some of his work in person at the Art Institute of Chicago when they did an exhibit on Van Gogh and Gauguin and their troubled friendship. Not many of his best known works unfortunately though.
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