23 January 2020
The Night Cafe
This painting known as the "Night Cafe" was created by Vicent Van Gogh in September of 1888 in Alers. The "Nigh Cafe is a very interesting piece of art that focussed on the commonwealth of the population illustrating how the lower classes spent their leisure time. the things that I find the most intriguing about this work of art is the color choices and how Van Gogh depicted the lighting. The use of bright colors really brings the scene to life, revealing how the vibrant the social activity while at the same time the bright colors contrast with the people in the painting exposing them to the viewer. Although the scene is full of color, Van Gogh painted the lamps showing how the light was radiating from its source with circular paint stocks/dabs form strong color to slowing fading at the edges, depicting how he thought the light was transmitted. Although this was a simplistic painting there were many details in the painting that brought the scene to life, reflecting the creator's perspective of what his idea of a night cafe was in terms of atmosphere, social activity, and culture of daily life.
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