Starry Night by Vincent Van Gogh utilizes intricate brushstrokes to portray the nighttime. Van Gogh’s representation of the night sky utilizes colors and intricate brush strokes to portray a depiction of nature’s impact. “Such a painting as Starry Night… with the …show more content…
The wind cannot affect the stars no matter how much it tires. The moon is big and has light around it whereas stars are bold while the moon illustrates light. Light from the stars is intense over the horizon and provides a reflection of the bright bold light. Color of the moon and stars appear warm and inviting. Overall, the light reflects intensity shown from stars. The Starry Night expresses this by saying, “Throughout the ages people have been drawn to the night sky, to its stillness, sublimity, and infinitude, which together evoke in us emotions of peace and humility, awe and wonder. In Starry Night VanGogh fuses those feelings with a sense of the surging energies of terrestrial nature… and the resonance of his color” (Thomson 38). Nature has a powerful impact; when someone looks up at the night sky, a sense of vastness encompasses them yet also a sense of wonder. Stars are bright and bold while also having a distinct feature to them even though they are off in the distance. In comparison, the moon glows swiftly into the night sky portraying a sense of light, warmth, and