Brancusi vs Van Gogh

Brancusi and Van gogh are two artists from which I find great appeal. Both artists are similar in the sense that the both make me feel intense emotions from their works. Both artists are somewhat abstract. Van Gogh's art is more realistic but slightly bent to convey how he felt when he saw what he saw. On the other hand, Brancusi's work is nearly impossible to guess upon first sight. When you look at their works, Brancusi's Bird in Space and Van Gogh's The Starry Night, you can feel a lot of emotion coming from them.

 

                                                          The Starry Night

                                                                            Bird in Space

In the piece, The Starry Night, you can see the dark tones contrasted with bright yellow. The way they blend together makes you feel like you're in a dark place. You feel intense negative/mellow emotions kind of like you're hardly there in a sense that your mind is blank. It feels very tranquil. But the contrast in yellow contrasts the dark tones and makes it feel relaxing. The contrast in colors neutralize and gives a sense of peace. It's almost as if no matter how dark you're feeling there's always light to balance you out and keep you at peace or in balance.

This differs from Brancusi's Bird in Space in the sense that when i look at that work of art i feel overwhelmed with positive emotion. It's like an extremely good feeling vs the feeling of balance and peace in The Starry Night. The title suggests that there is not limit to what you can accomplish. People say "the sky is the limit" but the title of this piece suggests otherwise. It states that there is no limit or that art has no limit. The piece makes you feel that this bird didn't just stop by flying through the sky. He could fly anywhere if he so chooses. it gives a sense of freedom and accomplishment.

Both artists are different in a way because brancusi's work are more of an idea of something and on the other hand van gogh's art has more substance. Brancusi would make the idea of a bird in space whereas van gogh would paint a bird in space with a twist. Both artists convey their thoughts on an idea, just in their own way. Brancusi's art, to me, has a more modern feel. Van Gogh's art has more of a classy feel.