Style And Symbolism In Van Gogh's Wheatfield With Crows?

The way artists have used colour,style or reflection to express themselves in their work and the impact of this on my own work.

Through a formal analysis and the investigation of style and symbolism in Van Gogh's “Wheatfield with Crows”(Image C) and “ The Old Tower in the Fields” (Image D) one will be able to see that his powerful use of the symbolism adds meaning to his emotive work and his expressive style creates unity throughout his work. Whereas Graciela Bombalova expresses herself through her perceptual style and extreme use of juxtaposed colour in her artwork, “Pastel Portrait of a Boy”(Image F) William Kentridge differs to Van Gogh's and Graciela, as he does not use a traditional medium, but rather interactives with the viewers through the unique use of reflection, as seen in his work, “Medusa”(Image E).

Vincent van Gogh was seen as a failure throughout his lifetime. This caused many mental disorders and eventually lead to suicide, however today he is known as a prominent representative of Post Impressionist art. Due to Vincent's difficulties, he turned to art

The birth of her son changed her life and her art. Since the birth of her son her favourite subject matter is young children and because of this she uses a light palette of colours. Her aim is to capture the expression and personalities of the models she works with.In her work, “Pastel Portrait of a Boy”(ImageF), the boy has been toned in pastel and charcoal. Variations of tones create a flesh colour. Highlights and shadows have been applied according to the direction of light (from above). This technique of toning and her perceptual style gives the composition form and makes the boy's face look naturalistic and three dimensional. The contrast in dark and light shades of flesh colours make his skin look as if it is gleaming and the visual texture of the skin looks