Appreciation of Van Gogh's Sunflowers

"Sunflower" is only composed of gorgeous yellow. Petals are full of tension, unruly lines, rough and bold, solid and powerful brushwork, forming different colors and imposing manner on a bright and splendid background, making sunflowers show people's hearts.

In this work, we can no longer see the short and pithy strokes in the self-portrait. Van Gogh's brushwork is solid and powerful, vividly depicting the gorgeous luster and full outline of sunflower. He boldly uses the strongest colors because he clearly knows: "Time will make them dim, even too dim.

Van Gogh liked the technique of stippling with solid colors. It removes the contour line and decomposes each shape into areas composed of colored dots, which not only makes the color break into parts, but also conveys his artistic conception of pursuing light and color.

To some extent, Sunflower is a tribute to the unpredictable times, and its vibrant colors have changed the long tradition of Dutch flower painting since the17th century.

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Van Gogh painted many sunflowers in his life, and this one in Amsterdam Museum is the most famous. The bright sunshine in the south of France, like a burning flower flame, burns on the whole canvas, expressing a fanatical passion for life.

It's like van Gogh's passion and sincere love for life all his life, and in the end he still has nothing. He can only cry from the heart, express and pour out his desire for life with color.

Van Gogh sent a message to later generations through Sunflower: treat family members with gratitude, treat others with kindness, treat friends with honesty, treat work with sincerity, treat life with gratitude, and enjoy art with appreciation, just like sunflowers in full bloom.

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