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Don't mind me, just sharing my favorite Van Gogh self portrait: https://www.vangoghmuseum.nl/en/collection/s0016V1962 https://www.vangoghmuseum.nl/en/collection
by nemo1618 8y ago
Don't mind me, just sharing my favorite Van Gogh self portrait: https://www.vangoghmuseum.nl/en/collection/s0016V1962 https://www.vangoghmuseum.nl/en/collection/s0016V1962
The long, aligned strokes give the painting a feeling of motion and gravity, like bits of ferrous metal revealing a magnetic field. And the fact he put green in his beard -- and pulled it off flawlessly -- never ceases to amaze me. It's almost psychedelic.
- Jamerson 8y agoDo all these seem low contrast? I find it hard to believe that he painted down in value like this constantly. He'd have to mix every color with grey. It seems much more likely to be a weird photography setup.