Describe, Analyze, Interpret, Compare and Contrast Vincent Van Gogh Dutch Post-Impressionist Painter, 1853-1890, Post-Impressionism is an umbrella term that encompasses a variety of artists who were influenced by Impressionism but took their art in other directions. Impressionism is a loose, spontaneous manner of painting. Monet Water lillies Vincent van Gogh is as famous for his self-portraits. He painted the majority of them, twenty-two in all, during two years. Van Gogh's images during that period (1886-1888) and for the two years before his suicide in 1890, painted self-portraits capturing detailed emotions of shock, disturbance, tranquility or confusion. Self-Portrait Dedicated to Paul Gauguin ,1888 He even captured his own image, Self-Portrait with Bandaged Head, (1889) after his infamous mutilation of his ear. In it, he appears troubled and somewhat dazed. He appears to be lost within himself, isolated, a sign of how his tragic life would ultimately end. Self-Portrait with Bandaged Head, (1889) This, the last of his self-portraits, and one of the greatest, was painted only months before his death. In this painting, the background and the head have been painted with swirls that create a feeling of movement and excitement. This is a contrast to the facial features which are stern and angry. Self-Portrait,1889 Frida Kahlo Mexican Painter, Surrealist, 1907-1954 Like Van Gogh, the story of Frida Kahlo can be read in her selfportraits. Approximately one-third of her work is the exploration of her self, physically and mentally. Kahlo created some fifty-five selfportraits as a kind of therapy to face the most troubling events of her life; her leg crippled from polio, permanent injuries from a bus accident, and botched surgeries. Self-Portrait with Monkey, 1938 • In her selfportraits, she could come out from hiding and reveal her troubles in paint. Self-Portrait (Dedicated to Leon Trotsky),1937 • But unlike Vincent van Gogh, who searched for an answer in his self-portraits, Frida Kahlo knew the answers. She used the canvas to tell her story. • When she painted this painting, she said the Mexican image was the Frida that Diego, her husband, loved and the European one is the Frida whom he did not. • Connecting the two Frida’s is an artery. The artery starts at a miniature Diego in the Mexican Frida’s hand and the European Frida is attempting to stop the blood but is unsuccessful. The Two Fridas, 1939 Self Portrait • If you were to create a portrait would it be to express and emotion or to tell a story? • What would you include in the portrait? • Write a description of the artwork.