關於梵高的《星夜》的介紹
梵·高：《星夜》
創作於1889年 尺寸: 74×92厘米
現藏紐約現代藝術博物館
畫出這個星夜的人是一位生命之根本身受到侵蝕的人。被關在聖黑米濟貧院瘋人小單間裏，在最劇烈的一次發作之後3個月，他創作了這件作品，他給弟弟泰奧寫信說：“我的繪畫作品就是一聲痛苦的呼喊。”但是他從痛苦中尋求超越他的繪畫本身：“星夜的景色總讓我夢想到在城鄉地圖上出現的那些黑點。為什麽天空中的亮點不如法國地圖上的黑點那麽易於被我們接受呢？人們乘火車去達拉斯貢或魯昂；我們乘死亡去某一顆星。”（寄自阿爾的書信，1888年7月）
這幅畫其實是“啟示錄”的一個景象,在這彗星和流星的旋渦中，在這些纏繞在一起的星雲組合中，在這奇形怪狀天空（它在消沉的群山和恍惚的田野上展開著巨大的觸角）大漩流中，這種奇妙景象植根於《啟示錄》中宣布的幻景：“天上現出大異象來，有一個婦人，身披日頭，腳踏月亮，頭戴十二星的冠冕，她懷了孕，在生產的艱難中疼痛呼叫,它的尾巴拖拉著天上星辰的三分之一,摔在地上，龍就站在那將要生產的婦人麵前，等她生產之後，要吞吃她的孩子。”
他把這幻影、痛苦、希望和向往死亡的整體投射到畫布上，在這兒，受同一地震動搖的大地和天空有著同樣的痙攣運動——群山彭脹重迭起來，右方有一些濺裂開的黑暗浪峰，就像風暴季節的大海；村莊仿佛被一些爆裂聲弄得支離破碎了，鍾樓的尖頂從中噴射出來，鋒利得如同一把鋼刀，在這處於深淵邊的世界扭曲中，它是唯一不屈服的力量。柏樹，這宇宙擁抱之上的葬禮火炬，像火山一樣噴射著，它枝條的黑色火焰在通向最後審判的天空的行星風暴中野蠻地波動著。
梵·高用什麽樣的繪畫語言，才能通過一處風景傳達出即將來臨的大災難之感或某種幻想現實的情景，從而成為風暴的預言者呢？
A Brief Understanding of the Starry Night Paintings.
Starry Night by Vincent van Gogh has risen to the peak of artistic achievements. Although Van Gogh sold only one painting in his life, the aftermath of his work is enormous. Starry Night is one of the most well known images in modern culture as well as being one of the most replicated and sought after prints. From Don McLean's song 'Vincent' (Starry, Starry Night) (Based on the Painting), to the endless number of merchandise products sporting this image, it is nearly impossible to shy away from this amazing painting.
One may begin to ask what features within the painting are responsible for its ever
growing popularity. There are actually several main aspects that intrigue those who view this image, and each factor affects each individual differently. The aspects will be described below:
1. There is the night sky filled with swirling clouds, stars ablaze with their own luminescence, and a bright crescent moon. Although the features are exaggerated, this is a scene we can all relate to, and also one that most individuals feel comfortable and at ease with. This sky keeps the viewer's eyes moving about the painting, following the curves and creating a visual dot to dot with the stars. This movement keeps the onlooker involved in the painting while the other factors take hold.
2. Below the rolling hills of the horizon lies a small town. There is a peaceful essence flowing from the structures. Perhaps the cool dark colors and the fiery windows spark memories of our own warm childhood years filled with imagination of what exists in the night and dark starry skies. The center point of the town is the tall steeple of the church, reigning largely over the smaller buildings. This steeple casts down a sense of stability onto the town, and also creates a sense of size and seclusion.
3. To the left of the painting there is a massive dark structure that develops an even greater sense of size and isolation. This structure is magnificent when compared to the scale of other objects in the painting. The curving lines mirror that of the sky and create the sensation of depth in the painting. This structure also allows the viewer to interpret what it is. From a mountain to a leafy bush, the analysis of this formation is wide and full of variety.
Van Gogh painted Starry Night while in an Asylum at Saint-Remy in 1889.
關於《 Vincent (Starry Starry Night)的介紹
McLean wrote “Vincent,” also known as “Starry, Starry Night,” in the fall of 1970, while he was working for the Berkshire School District. He was living in the Sedgwick House, a beautiful Federal style house in Stockbridge, Massachusetts. The Sedgwick family included Edie Sedgwick, a colorful figure whom Andy Warhol had filmed in the 1960s. McLean wrote “Vincent” in his apartment full of antiques. The inspiration came to him one morning while he was sitting on the veranda looking at a book about Vincent Van Gogh. As he studied a print of Van Gogh’s painting “Starry Night,” he realized that a song could be written about the artist through the painting.
“The more I thought about it, the more interesting and challenging the idea became. I put down the book and picked up my guitar, which was never far away, and started fiddling around, trying to get a handle on this idea, while the print of “Starry Night” stared up at me. Looking at the picture, I realized that the essence of the artist’s life is his art. And so, I let the painting write the song for me. Everyone is familiar with that painting.”
Van Gogh painted “Starry Night” during one of the most difficult periods of his life, while he was locked up in an asylum at Saint Remy. He had to paint the scene from memory, not outdoors as he preferred. Van Gogh mentioned “Starry Night” only twice in his letters to his brother, Theo. It is therefore one of the more mysterious and intriguing Van Gogh compositions.
The tremendous increase in value of Van Gogh’s works during the Seventies and Eighties may not have been caused by McLean’s song, but “Vincent” has become a permanent part of the Van Gogh legend. When the Van Gogh Museum opened in Amsterdam in 1973, a time capsule, containing a collection of Van Gogh’s paint brushes and a copy of the sheet music for “Vincent,” was buried beneath the museum. In addition, the museum staff plays “Vincent” for visitors each day, despite the fact that the original painting of “Starry Night” is owned by the Museum of Modern Art, in New York.
Vincent was a bigger international hit than American Pie. In 1972, it reached number 1 in the UK and number 12 in the USA.
In recent years, the song has become even more well known thanks in part to Josh Groban's successful version and to the song being sung by contestants on high profile shows such as American Idol and as a tribute to football legend George Best (making the UK top 3 in the process).
最後, 個人認為, Don McLean創作和演唱最經典, Julio Iglesias唱得最深情, Josh Groban用美聲唱法把這首歌發揚廣大, 謝謝大家觀看!
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