Georges Seurat's Color Techniques

Artists and Their Famous Works

• Van Gogh painted the "Self-Portrait with Bandaged Ear" after cutting off his ear and was later taken to an isolation cell in the hospital due to neighbor protests.
• His "Bedroom in Arles" depicts his simple, minimally furnished room in the yellow house in Arles, with bright colors that have since muted.
• "Starry Night," painted in the asylum, portrays the view from his window at night, dominated by swirling patterns and cypress trees.
• Edvard Munch, a Norwegian artist, lived alone for 27 years and created a vast collection of art, including "The Scream."
• Munch's work was influenced by Symbolism, expressing emotions and visions through color and lines.
• He painted "The Frieze of Life," a series about despair and loneliness, often featuring the Oslo bridge as a backdrop.
• Munch wrote about feeling sadness and witnessing a blood-red sky, which inspired his use of bold colors and the recurring motif of the bridge.
• "Despair" depicts a lonely man standing on the bridge, possibly representing Munch's own feelings.
• "The Scream" and "Anxiety" both feature the bridge and convey intense emotions, with the former depicting a solitary figure and the latter a group in distress.
• In all three paintings, the town and ships are barely visible in the background, adding to the sense of isolation and despair.