The similarity in theme and color initially led me to select Elisabeth Condon's Nocturne (Bob Rauschenberg Gallery) and Vincent van Gogh's Starry Night (Frank 348) for this research paper. . Initially, I wanted to choose two pieces that were different enough to form a decent comparison and yet similar enough to connect them in some way. In the art gallery, Nocturne gave me a similar feeling to the one I had when I first saw Starry Night; there was something otherworldly and mystical about it. It made you look at a larger expanse than the piece of landscape that was shown in an unexpected way. Although each work was created over a hundred years apart, both works employ a brilliant use of color and a view of the sky that suggests what is beyond the everyday. What will mainly be discussed is the composition of the works and the innovations the artists made to the styles they used. There will also be brief information on the mediums used, the artists themselves and the styles they employed. With that said, let's get started. Nocturne is an abstract acrylic painting composed mainly of cold colors. Part of what makes it so visually abstract is the washes that blur the landscape elements and what appears to be the sky around it; there is no vanishing point or horizon line to help distinguish. The washing effect gives the impression that bodies of water pass through the little earth depicted and flow towards the bottom of the work. The concept of space seems lost and it is up to the viewer of the work to bypass what is shown in the picture plane. Nocturne combines the everyday environment with the larger expanse of the universe and paints the picture as if everything were ...... middle of paper ...... Rebles' art forms: a introduction to visual arts. 10th edition. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice Hall, 2011. 347, 348. Book. Gaunt, William. The impressionists. New York: Weathervane Books, 1970. 46. Book. L'Ermitage: Impressionism: A new era in art. St. Petersburg: Alfa-Colour Art, 2002. 4. Book. “Oil paints vs. acrylic paints: an introduction: PicassoMio.” Original modern and contemporary fine art and design :: PicassoMio. Web.Thomson, Belinda. Impressionism: origins, practice, reception. New York: Thames & Hudson, 2000. 252. Book.Uhde, Wilhelm. Van Gogh. London: Phaidon, 1992. 9.18. Book.Van Gogh, Vincent. The starry night. 1889. Oil on canvas. The Museum of Modern Art. New York. Figure 20.29. Prebles'Artforms: An introduction to the visual arts. Frank, Patrick.10th edition. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice Hall, 2011. 347, 348. Book.

Essay / The similarity in theme and color initially led me to select Elisabeth Condon's Nocturne (Bob Rauschenberg Gallery) and Vincent van Gogh's Starry Night (Frank 348) for this research paper. . Initially, I wanted to choose two pieces that were different enough to form a decent comparison and yet similar enough to connect them in some way. In the art gallery, Nocturne gave me a similar feeling to the one I had when I first saw Starry Night; there was something otherworldly and mystical about it. It made you look at a larger expanse than the piece of landscape that was shown in an unexpected way. Although each work was created over a hundred years apart, both works employ a brilliant use of color and a view of the sky that suggests what is beyond the everyday. What will mainly be discussed is the composition of the works and the innovations the artists made to the styles they used. There will also be brief information on the mediums used, the artists themselves and the styles they employed. With that said, let's get started. Nocturne is an abstract acrylic painting composed mainly of cold colors. Part of what makes it so visually abstract is the washes that blur the landscape elements and what appears to be the sky around it; there is no vanishing point or horizon line to help distinguish. The washing effect gives the impression that bodies of water pass through the little earth depicted and flow towards the bottom of the work. The concept of space seems lost and it is up to the viewer of the work to bypass what is shown in the picture plane. Nocturne combines the everyday environment with the larger expanse of the universe and paints the picture as if everything were ...... middle of paper ...... Rebles' art forms: a introduction to visual arts. 10th edition. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice Hall, 2011. 347, 348. Book. Gaunt, William. The impressionists. New York: Weathervane Books, 1970. 46. Book. L'Ermitage: Impressionism: A new era in art. St. Petersburg: Alfa-Colour Art, 2002. 4. Book. “Oil paints vs. acrylic paints: an introduction: PicassoMio.” Original modern and contemporary fine art and design :: PicassoMio. Web.Thomson, Belinda. Impressionism: origins, practice, reception. New York: Thames & Hudson, 2000. 252. Book.Uhde, Wilhelm. Van Gogh. London: Phaidon, 1992. 9.18. Book.Van Gogh, Vincent. The starry night. 1889. Oil on canvas. The Museum of Modern Art. New York. Figure 20.29. Prebles'Artforms: An introduction to the visual arts. Frank, Patrick.10th edition. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice Hall, 2011. 347, 348. Book.

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