Question

In Van Gogh’s Starry Night, he incorporated symbolic expression, using the visual elements of art, through all of the following actions, except which?
a.
The stars appear to interact with nature and the environment below, rather than being above it as they often appear in various other pieces of art.
b.
The houses are painted small and seem to almost blend into the ground.
c.
The artist has created the piece so that the negative space overpowers the positive space.
d.
The cedar trees and mountains seem to be reaching for the sky.

Answer 1

Answer:

A. the stars appear to interact with nature and the environment below, rather than being above it as they often appear in various other pieces of art

Explanation:

The painting Starry Night was created with elements from Van Gogh's memory, and most of his works were painted with landscape observation. While in the asylum, the Dutch artist devoted himself to painting the landscapes he saw in Provence. At that time, the painter broke with his impressionist phase, presenting a very characteristic style, in which strong primary tones such as yellow, which had meanings for Van Gogh predominate.

It took the painter three nights to finish The Starry Night. The painting shows a landscape that metamorphoses real elements with Van Gogh's memories, like a typical Dutch church. One of the striking features of the work is the difference between the turbulent, curvy sky and the tranquility of the village. "The night is much more vivid and colorful than the day," said the painter of the work.

The frame is divided horizontally by a line and vertically by the cypress. The French commune is in the distance, with very small houses, contrasting sharply with the cypress seen in the foreground. It was painted in a curvilinear way and the brushstrokes integrate rhythmically above the image surface. Causing a stirring sense of spirituality and light, the city, cypress and fantastic sky are fully integrated.

According to Frayze-Pereira, in the book "The Tragic Creation: Van Gogh": "In the confrontation between the reconstituted sky and the sky painted by Van Gogh, astronomers confirmed the exact placement of the stars and the position of the moon. on screen, revealing the objectivity of Van Gogh's observation of nature. "

Answer 2

In Van Gogh’s Starry Night, he incorporated symbolic expression, using the visual elements of art, through all of the following actions, except A. the stars appear to interact with nature and the environment below, rather than being above it as they often appear in various other pieces of art.
If you look at the painting, you can clearly see that the starts are above the environment and that there is no interaction between the stars and the ground beneath it. The other answers seem correct - B. the houses are quite small, C. the negative space (the sky) overpowers the positive space definitely, and D. the cedar tree does look like it is in the sky.