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Today we have been learning about Van Gogh’s Impasto Technique. We had some question about the Van Gogh’s here is some of the text part of the question.
Vincent van Gogh, Wheat Fields with Cypresses, Oil on Canvas, Saint-Rémy: September, 1889
Impasto is a painting with thickly textured paint. Van Gogh was a pioneer in using the impasto technique. He used impasto to add emotion and movement. We see this movement in the swirling clouds of Wheat Field with Cypresses and Starry Night.
Vincent van Gogh, Starry Night, Oil on Canvas, Saint-,Rémy, France: June, 1889
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Here is a question for you guys
- What does the word impasto mean?
- How can an impasto brushstrokes express emotions?
- Was Van Gogh one of the first painters to use impasto technique?