Van Gogh and Da Vinci
Last Saturday we had good family time.
We got up until 10ish, it's called "Natural Wake up" (自然醒in Chinese:), then we went to a GuangDong* Restaurant for Dim Sun at South-Point as planed, good thing is Yue decided to join us, usually she likes stay home by herself. After Dim Sun, we went to bookstore nearby and Yue was showing around the books.
Always amazed by so many great authors and artists. Out of all, we stayed longest to browse the works by Van Gogh and Da Vinci, two towering giants in the world of art.
Vincent Van Gogh and Leonardo Da Vinci, one is from the late 19th century and one is a Renaissance figure. Whose works do you enjoy more?
From http://www.prlog.org
"In their approach to art, both of them are very linear.
In order to grab images quickly, Da Vinci always takes his sketchbook with him. These sketches consists the basis for the undertaking of all of his great art works. One only has to look at he Adoration of the Magi or his Cartoon of the Virgin and St. Anne to immediately grasp his understanding and use of line. Da Vinci's grasp of line was for far more than a drafting skill to set-up a painting, rather his drawings are expression of his main feelings and thoughts about his subjects and he conveys about this in his works.
Although drawings were used in Van Gogh paintings as well, Vincent would paint directly on canvas without using any drawings. This is quite different with what Da Vinci do. This is not to diminish his drawings, instead, it is to demonstrate the Vincent’s mind. If you look at any of his drawings you will know all at once that everything in the drawing is the subject. Van Gogh is able to integrate them all together what he sees and express them on paper. Some of his drawings are so great that it is difficult to understand them. In the same way, Da Vinci's drawings of wind and water are masterpieces that are difficult to understand but the message of the drawings call out to you.
As for the approach they used in their wokrs, Van Gogh and Da Vinci were totally different. Leonardo wanted to convey the scene or event that has been requested of him, but Vincent had no desire to convey any scene. Van Gogh wanted to express himself through his paintings which are very abstract and not easily rendered as images of scenes or events. The biggest difference between Da Vinci and Van Gogh is that the later's work pulsates and demonstrates vigor. Da Vinc, however, used very subtle tones and strokes to creat his art. No matter how difference in their approaches, both of them offer us the same thing which is the revelation of the inner consciousness at work within us.
http://www.atlandbiz.com/
Both Yue and Yuan like drawing, especially Yue did take lessons for years.
GuangDong* - Cantonese in Putonghua, which is official language in China
We got up until 10ish, it's called "Natural Wake up" (自然醒in Chinese:), then we went to a GuangDong* Restaurant for Dim Sun at South-Point as planed, good thing is Yue decided to join us, usually she likes stay home by herself. After Dim Sun, we went to bookstore nearby and Yue was showing around the books.
Always amazed by so many great authors and artists. Out of all, we stayed longest to browse the works by Van Gogh and Da Vinci, two towering giants in the world of art.
Vincent Van Gogh and Leonardo Da Vinci, one is from the late 19th century and one is a Renaissance figure. Whose works do you enjoy more?
From http://www.prlog.org
"In their approach to art, both of them are very linear.
In order to grab images quickly, Da Vinci always takes his sketchbook with him. These sketches consists the basis for the undertaking of all of his great art works. One only has to look at he Adoration of the Magi or his Cartoon of the Virgin and St. Anne to immediately grasp his understanding and use of line. Da Vinci's grasp of line was for far more than a drafting skill to set-up a painting, rather his drawings are expression of his main feelings and thoughts about his subjects and he conveys about this in his works.
Although drawings were used in Van Gogh paintings as well, Vincent would paint directly on canvas without using any drawings. This is quite different with what Da Vinci do. This is not to diminish his drawings, instead, it is to demonstrate the Vincent’s mind. If you look at any of his drawings you will know all at once that everything in the drawing is the subject. Van Gogh is able to integrate them all together what he sees and express them on paper. Some of his drawings are so great that it is difficult to understand them. In the same way, Da Vinci's drawings of wind and water are masterpieces that are difficult to understand but the message of the drawings call out to you.
As for the approach they used in their wokrs, Van Gogh and Da Vinci were totally different. Leonardo wanted to convey the scene or event that has been requested of him, but Vincent had no desire to convey any scene. Van Gogh wanted to express himself through his paintings which are very abstract and not easily rendered as images of scenes or events. The biggest difference between Da Vinci and Van Gogh is that the later's work pulsates and demonstrates vigor. Da Vinc, however, used very subtle tones and strokes to creat his art. No matter how difference in their approaches, both of them offer us the same thing which is the revelation of the inner consciousness at work within us.
http://www.atlandbiz.com/
Both Yue and Yuan like drawing, especially Yue did take lessons for years.
GuangDong* - Cantonese in Putonghua, which is official language in China
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