His use of dark colours in the background made up with gray, brown and green, give a realistic sense to the picture in order to show the darkness embodied in their real life.
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Their faces are presented with full of serious expressions constructed with the light which add a melancholy tone to the work. He had used different categories of dark gray, yellow and brown colours to highlight the light through the darkness. They have been presented with tired faces, coarse working hands and rough clothes in a gloomy environment which are the distinctive characteristics of peasants.
This was an attempt to portray an emotional and poignant moment of a peasant family eating potatoes for their dinner after a day of hard work. Potato Eaters (1885) is one of the most famous works of Van Goh painted on canvas (82cm*114cm), placed in Van Gogh Museum, Amsterdam. Starry Night (1889) is the best example which shows him breaking the tradition of naturalism in his works. Using colour as the major symbol of expression, he took his paintings to different parameters in the art, emphasising his deviation from the naturalism followed in the impressionism. He did not limit himself to a certain box and investigated new techniques and even new approaches to painting, developing his styles independently. He was inspired by the colour and light in the impressionist art and tried to imitate it, but ended up creating his own style which was unique and unconventional. In 1880, he returned to Brussels and became an artist taking lessons on his own. While being with them, he drew some pictures of hardworking miners and their families to show the impoverished life that they had been leading. Therefore, in 1878 he volunteered to move into a coal mine in Belgium and began his preaching there, living with coal miners and their families. He devoted his life to the church and worked as a preacher with the intention of helping the poor to make their lives better. He took his first education at Methodist College and then entered the school of Theology in Amsterdam hoping to become a minister which he had withdrawn later. His father was a pastor and as a result of this, he had to grow up in a strictly religious environment with his six siblings. Vincent Van Gogh was born on Mato a middle class family in the Netherlands. Therefore his paintings have become a realistic depiction of the human lives which were unheard and subaltern during the 19th century. Van Goh wanted to enlighten the society about how these people had been institutionally marginalised through the certain structures of the heterogeneous society using his art. Most of his paintings are about the reality of lifestyles of the downtrodden and the marginalised such as peasants, workers and prisoners. Being an artist who embraced post-impressionism, he developed his style independently deviating from the trend of impressionism, the method of painting nature in terms of light and colour. Vincent Van Gogh (1853-1890) was a worth mentioning artist and a painter who had dedicated his artistic life to represent the marginalised and the subjugated community in the 19th century through his paintings. World’s history has its own proof of incredible people such as writers, actors and painters who have used their art to voice against social injustice intending to bring out the voice for the voiceless. Art is a powerful weapon which can be used to fight against social issues.
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