Vincent van Gogh, Cafe Terrace at Night, 1888-09. Oil on canvas, 31.8 x 25.7 in (80.7 x 65.3 cm)
Description:
1. What is the credit line?
-A credit line is short list of essential information about a work of art. It consists of:
a. Name of the artist (in full).
-Vincent van Gogh
b. Title of the artwork.
-Cafe Terrance at Night
c. Year it was created.
-1888
d. Medium used by the artist. If there is more than one, it may be noted as “mixed media”.
-Oil on canvas.
e. Size of the artwork.
-80.7 cm x 65.3 cm (31.8 in x 25.7 in)
2. What do you see? What subject matter? What is happening in the picture (event)? Look closely.
-Stars, windows, round tables, chairs, buildings, tree, people, waiter, customer, doors, facade, night sky, yellow lantern, road, house, awning, paving stones, platform, street, shop, and walls.
3. What art ELEMENTS do you see?
-Line, shape, texture, colour, value
-A credit line is short list of essential information about a work of art. It consists of:
a. Name of the artist (in full).
-Vincent van Gogh
b. Title of the artwork.
-Cafe Terrance at Night
c. Year it was created.
-1888
d. Medium used by the artist. If there is more than one, it may be noted as “mixed media”.
-Oil on canvas.
e. Size of the artwork.
-80.7 cm x 65.3 cm (31.8 in x 25.7 in)
2. What do you see? What subject matter? What is happening in the picture (event)? Look closely.
-Stars, windows, round tables, chairs, buildings, tree, people, waiter, customer, doors, facade, night sky, yellow lantern, road, house, awning, paving stones, platform, street, shop, and walls.
3. What art ELEMENTS do you see?
-Line, shape, texture, colour, value
a. What lines dominate the artwork?
-The artwork dominates straight, curvy, and others such as horizontal, vertical, parallel, and implied line.
b. What shapes dominate the artwork?
-The artwork dominates organic shapes such as the table, awning and buildings.
c. What colours dominate the picture?
-The picture dominates cool colours such as yellow and blue.
d. Name the patterns/texture that you find.
-The patterns/texture that can be found in the art work is invented texture. For example, floor has a rough look.
e. What values dominate the artwork?
-The artwork dominates 2D value.
-The artwork dominates straight, curvy, and others such as horizontal, vertical, parallel, and implied line.
b. What shapes dominate the artwork?
-The artwork dominates organic shapes such as the table, awning and buildings.
c. What colours dominate the picture?
-The picture dominates cool colours such as yellow and blue.
d. Name the patterns/texture that you find.
-The patterns/texture that can be found in the art work is invented texture. For example, floor has a rough look.
e. What values dominate the artwork?
-The artwork dominates 2D value.
Analysis:
1. How has the picture (art elements) been arranged?-Lines, shapes, and colours have been repeated in the picture.
2. How are the dominant lines arranged? Does it follow a particular direction? Are the lines repeated?
-The dominant lines are arranged vertically and it follows a particular direction.
3. How are the shapes arranged?
-The shapes are arranged asymmetrically, circular, grid and rectangle.
4. How are the colours arranged? Are the colours predominantly light or dark? Are they bright or dull? Is there a contrast in how the colours are arranged?
-The colours in the picture are predominantly 60% light and 40% dark. It’s bright. Yes.
5. How is the space arranged?
-The space is arranged overlapping and deep dimensional.
Technique:
1. How did the artist make this picture?
-Paint.
2. What materials did he/she use?
-Oil on canvas.
3. Why did he/she use that material?
-As seen in many of his drawings, he likes using paint.
Interpretation: Subjective view
1. What does this painting mean to you?
-A peaceful night where people are out enjoying their drink at the cafe.
2. How do the colours make you feel? (mood)
-Cheerful.
3. How does it feel? (touch)
-Like rough wood.
4. How does it sounds?
-Like minuetto by Luiqi Boccherini.
5. How does it taste?
-Like wine (Sweet).
6. How does it smell?
-Like perfume.
7. Give this work a title.
–Belle night (A beautiful night). The painting was painted in Arles, French.
8. Are there any obvious symbols/icons that you see?
-Organic shapes.
9. What do you think the colours symbolize.
-Yellow: happy, cheerful.
-Dark blue: quiet, night sky.
Judgment:
Imitative and Emotionalism.
Audience:
1. Who commissioned this work? Purpose?
-He wrote to his sister to express his excitement and passionate.
2. Who would appreciate this work?
-Artistes and cafe lovers.
3. Why would the people you have indicated appreciate this work?
-This painting gives them a sense of happiness; the day ends with a beautiful night.
Commendations: What is successful about the piece?
Successful in the way that:
-The artist manages to express what he sees in his painting by accurately describing the event, objects and the people.
Recommendations: How would you improve it?
-I think that it need not be improved, because the painting is very well expressed.
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Slowly realising that van Gogh likes to draw at night. I love to do things at night too. Probably because it's really quiet and peaceful during night time and I can focus more on my work. :)
Slowly realising that van Gogh likes to draw at night. I love to do things at night too. Probably because it's really quiet and peaceful during night time and I can focus more on my work. :)
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