Task 1 – Understanding artists and their art. Letting the ‘artist’ in you developed an appreciation and developing perceptual sensitivity of visual imageries.

Vincent van Gogh. (Dutch, 1853-1890).
The Starry Night Saint Remy, June 1889
Van Gogh painted Starry Night while in an Asylum at Saint-Remy in 1889. During Van Gogh's younger years (1876-1880) he wanted to dedicate his life to evangelization of those in poverty. Many believe that this religious endeavor may be reflected in the eleven stars of the painting.
Starry, starry night.
Paint your palette blue and grey,
Look out on a summer's day,
With eyes that know the darkness in my soul.
Shadows on the hills,
Sketch the trees and the daffodils,
Catch the breeze and the winter chills,
In colors on the snowy linen land.

Now I understand what you tried to say to me,
How you suffered for your sanity,
How you tried to set them free.
They would not listen, they did not know how.
Perhaps they'll listen now.

Starry, starry night.
Flaming flowers that brightly blaze,
Swirling clouds in violet haze,
Reflect in Vincent's eyes of china blue.
Colors changing hue, morning fields of amber grain,
Weathered faces lined in pain,
Are soothed beneath the artist's loving hand.

Now I understand what you tried to say to me,
How you suffered for your sanity,
How you tried to set them free.
They would not listen, they did not know how.
Perhaps they'll listen now.

For they could not love you,
But still your love was true.
And when no hope was left in sight
On that starry, starry night,
You took your life, as lovers often do.
But I could have told you, Vincent,
This world was never meant for one
As beautiful as you.

Starry, starry night.
Portraits hung in empty halls,
Frameless head on nameless walls,
With eyes that watch the world and can't forget.
Like the strangers that you've met,
The ragged men in the ragged clothes,
The silver thorn of bloody rose,
Lie crushed and broken on the virgin snow.

Now I think I know what you tried to say to me,
How you suffered for your sanity,
How you tried to set them free.
They would not listen, they're not listening still.
Perhaps they never will...

The Starry Night
by Anne Sexton, read by Anne Sexton

BIO

Seld-Portrait without beard, end of September 1889 (F 525), Oil on canvas, 40 x 31 cm, Private Collection.
Birth Name	Vincent Willem Van Gogh
Born	30 March 1853 Zundert, Netherlands
Died	29 July 1890 (aged 37) Auvers-surs-Oise, France
Nationality	Dutch
Field	Painter
Movement	Post-Impressionism
Works	The Potato Eaters, Sunflowers, The Starry Night, Irises, Portrait of Dr. Gachet

 
 THE STARY NIGHT
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 '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.
when i was in childhood, i heard about the story of Vincent, and he die due to attempt suicide. The movie of Hong Kong Series " The Ressonance of Mooncake" “溏心风暴” had make this song more popular "stary night".  it teaches me TO LOVE IN TIME

There are actually several main aspects that intrigue attract me so differently. 
THE NIGHT　SKY　
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.
The colours used was so perfetly match, night sky with shinning little star and moon. it shows human/mankind that though the night sky fallen, but yet the shinny star and moon will guide your way.  lonely hear and loneliness will be accompany by the lights, where the love will get you home

THE SMALL TOWN
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.

THE LEFT MASSIVE DARK
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.
Left always related with unconscious and  creativity. The painting shows the loneliness, then remember the people in the town, the whole picture show the serenity of the painter. but no one could ever understand how he felt.

i am feeling sad, when i do this.
looking at the starry night, i find each of us were so unique. no one ever unique like you and me.
appreciate life