BECOME ARTISTS

Hello! Today in the art classroom we worked in groups to create a Van Gogh´s painting. Here you have some pictures of the process. Enjoy!

WE IMITATE VAN GOGH´S STYLE

Hellow! Today, in the classrom, we have chosen one of the paintings of Van Gogh and we have created our own sketches. Here you can see the result! Enjoy!

WE KNOW THE MOST FAMOUS PAINTINGS OF VAN GOGH

With this link you can see the most famous paintings of our new friend, Vincent Van Gogh: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lLBDAXy8FuA Enjoy!

VIDEO "CAMILLE AND THE SUNFLOWERS"

Hi! Today in class we watched a video about the story "Camille and the Sunflowers". It is about an important event in Van Gogh´s life. You can watch the video with this link:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qfRj0E0OzMY

BRIEF BIOGRAPHY ABOUT VINCENT VAN GOGH

Hello! Today, in our Arts class we create our own biography of the artist Vincent Van Gogh.


Here it is:


Vincent Van Gogh was born near Brabant in Southern Holland on March 30, 1853, the oldest son of a Dutch minister, he grew to become one of the most well known and influential artists of the 19th century. Van Gogh tried his hand at several different vocations including working for Goupil & Co., an art dealer, at the age of 16 with his 4 years younger brother Theo, teaching as an assistant in Ramsgate, and acting as a layman preacher in a poor coal mining district in Belgium, before finally deciding to become an artist at the age of twenty-seven. His early works are dark portraying downtrodden city dwellers as well as Dutch peasants at work.


Van Gogh’s relationship with his younger brother, Theo, was well documented in the vast number of letters the brothers sent each other. Van Gogh’s letters to his brother and to other artists provide insight into the life of the painter.

In 1886, Van Gogh moved to Paris where he lived with his brother, now the manager of Goupil’s, who financially supported the artist. In Paris Van Gogh became familiar with the work of the Impressionists and Neo-Impressionists. He befriended Pissarro, Monet, and Gauguin. Van Gogh began to lighten his color palette and experimented with different shorter brushstrokes. His works changed from peasant workers to images of Paris, portraits, self-portraits, and images of flowers.


In 1888, at the age of 35, Van Gogh moved from Paris to Arles where he had dreams of starting a community of artists. Theo continued to support him financially and tried to sell his artwork. Fellow artist Paul Gauguin joined him for a short time however, the two frequently had disagreements and Gauguin soon l

eft. Van Gogh threatened Gauguin with a razor and ended up cutting off a portion of his own ear. Struggling with fits of madness Van Gogh spent time in an asylum in Arles and then in Saint Remy.Van Gogh spent much time in the asylum at Saint Remy though it was later believed that he suffered from epilepsy. While there he painted some 150 paintings. Upon his release in 1890 he went to Auvers-sur-Oise where he was under the care of physician and painter, Dr. Paul Gachet. In two months Van Gogh was averaging a painting a day. At the age of 37, Van Gogh attempted suicide, while in a wheat field he shot himself in the chest. He died two days later with his brother at his side. Six months later Theo died as well and was buried next to his brother in the small church at Auvers-sur-Oise.

PROJECT: "I am an artist; Welcome to my museum"

Hello everybody! In this platform we are going to show us the most interesting works in our classroom about our new topic of study: The painter Vincent Van Gogh. Enjoy!