Compare and Contrast

Image from my.opera.com

Image from my.opera.com

Sight is probably the most important function in terms of our five senses we as humans are gifted with, especially towards designers. It is from sight that we can take a whole image and it down to its basic conceptual elements which an image presents such was shape, line weights, color, size and even texture. This then translates n our minds the cognitive distinctions and similarities an object or piece has.  Two pieces of art work I would like to compare and contrast are those from two famous pieces belonging to Edvard Munch “The Scream” and Vincent van Gough’s “Starry Night”.

The comparison

Each image although different, have many similarities which are interesting to point out. For starters, each have a fluid brush stroke style which gives that distorted look to it and motion seems to be prevalent in each piece. Also when analyzing the two, it seems that the main focus seems to be the environment/background instead of the foreground. Although it is easier to read from “Starry Night” due to its title and the focal point being the wind, Munch’s piece seems to be a lot harder at first because people tend to focus on the person first, when in reality the lines/ focal point points out to the background. I remember  in a past Art history class I took at a community college one of the lecturers talked about Munch’s piece stating that it really the person screaming or is it really the natural environment (the sky) screaming at the person; hence the individual covering their ears.

The Contrast

Differences are distinguish in paintings and are easily more identifiable than that of the similarities. Other than one having no entourage in them and the use of cool and warm coolers being more prevalent in comparison, when looking closely at the style there is indeed a big difference. For instance, the brush strokes are more smear like in Munch’s piece where as Van Gogh has more of a pattern to his texture, using a repetitive type motion.

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