YogART Field Trip

We met at the Columbia Museum of Art today!  

https://www.columbiamuseum.org/view/van-gogh-and-his-inspirations will be at the Columbia Museum of Art -- October 4, 2019-January 12, 2020.

Flower Beds in Holland is Van Gogh's first garden painting, c. 1883.  Van Gogh came to art late and left it early.  Van Gogh didn't start painting until age 27.  He created almost 900 works of art before his death at age 37.  That's an average of two per week.  Twelve of his works are included in the special exhibition.

Van Gogh's first works were dark and gloomy.

 Beef Cart, c. 1884

 Man with a Spade, Resting, c. 1882

Head of Peasant Woman with Dark Cap, c. 1882

He often painted common folk and poor peasants.

When he discovered Japanese prints, he liked the lighter colors.  He then explored more colors in his works.  We studied Hokusai, a Japanese printmaker and painter, during our yoga this past week.  Hokusai, 1760-1849, changed his name 30 times!   The name on his gravestone translates, "Old Man Mad About Drawing."

Van Gogh wished "to touch people through art." In 1885, Van Gogh stated, "People will surely recognize my work later on and write about me when I am dead and gone."

"I always knew he would either surpass us all or end up a madman.  I never thought he would do both." ~Camille Pissaro

#VanGoghatCMA🎨🖌