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Problem with Van Gogh's paintings

Aitch

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And not just the fact that no-one outside the Netherlands can pronounce his name!

It would appear that the chrome based yellows in his paintings are turning brown, probably due to exposure to light.

A shame, means that they will have to be kept in the dark and only brought out for occasional shows, I suppose. I wonder if it's affecting other paintings?

Oh well, won't affect my works - nobody is likely to hang them. :(
 
I learned to pronounce his name properly while visiting my brother in Amsterdam and it was news to me.

To be honest, I never really liked his paintings all that much until I saw them in person. His 3d brush strokes are great. I think he was just starting to get really interesting right before he died. The way he was doing almost pointillism but slashing the brush stokes in a current that seems to flow across the page looked like a digital psychedelic effect of some sort.
 
van Houchhhkkk? VAN HOUCHHHKKK?

Why can't the Dutch speak properly?

Halfcentaur said:
ITo be honest, I never really liked his paintings all that much until I saw them in person. His 3d brush strokes are great.
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This is similar to my experience. Neither I nor my wife thought the reproductions we saw were phenomenal (nice, but not worth the hoopla). Then she saw several originals and said what you have said. Sadly, I have yet to see an original myself.
 
Garrette said:
van Houchhhkkk? VAN HOUCHHHKKK?

Why can't the Dutch speak properly?

This is similar to my experience. Neither I nor my wife thought the reproductions we saw were phenomenal (nice, but not worth the hoopla). Then she saw several originals and said what you have said. Sadly, I have yet to see an original myself.
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I always found it funny that Murricans say "van Go" and Brits say it "van Goff"

But as my dear mother was wont to say, "It's the simple things that amuse morons..."

I'm still wondering about that one with the TARDIS in the middle, tho...
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Halfcentaur said:
To be honest, I never really liked his paintings all that much until I saw them in person. His 3d brush strokes are great. I think he was just starting to get really interesting right before he died. The way he was doing almost pointillism but slashing the brush stokes in a current that seems to flow across the page looked like a digital psychedelic effect of some sort.
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His painting technique was unique because alone of all the old masters, he painted entirely by ear.
 
IIRC, you can either pronounce his name either the same as that Rebel planet in The Empire Strikes Back or the short form of the name of the guy who starred in Knight Rider.
 
We had a big Impressionist exhibit come through St. Louis some years back. They had raided many great paintings for this one, apparently...
At any rate, the exhibit was set up with some of the pre-impressionists first, then the representatives of the movement proper, and finally a big room full of Van Gogh and Gauguin and a couple other post-laddies.
This was quite a room to walk into....One whole wall filled with Van Gogh's work that just sort of overwhelmed you. We stuck around for a while and saw many patrons come in and just sort of stand there gaping....
Sad to hear of the deterioration...
 
Aitch said:
And not just the fact that no-one outside the Netherlands can pronounce his name!

It would appear that the chrome based yellows in his paintings are turning brown, probably due to exposure to light.

A shame, means that they will have to be kept in the dark and only brought out for occasional shows, I suppose. I wonder if it's affecting other paintings?

Oh well, won't affect my works - nobody is likely to hang them. :(
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it's certainly sad, but the same is true for most old paintings, even new paint is likely to change colour over time. so eventually your works will too loose brightness too, even if your yellow is better than the yellow made out of cow's urine the old masters used.

cheers
 
Listen, the 'G' is pronounced as clearing your throat *ggggggggggggghhhhhhhhh*
It's the same at the end (the 'h' is silent).
You're welcome.
 
Shrike said:
Listen, the 'G' is pronounced as clearing your throat *ggggggggggggghhhhhhhhh*
It's the same at the end (the 'h' is silent).
You're welcome.
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For pity's sake, who taught you people to speak? Why can't you just talk good old American like the good lord intended?
 
Aitch said:
A shame, means that they will have to be kept in the dark and only brought out for occasional shows, I suppose.
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Perhaps one solution could be to keep the paintings in specific rooms with no exposure to sunlight and illuminated with some sort of artificial light that won't damage the pigments. Would this be feasible? I'd imagine it might be some expense for the museums, but considering what cultural treasures these paintings are, not to mention how much revenue they bring in as attractions, one would think it'd be worth it.
 
There's a painting that hangs in the Joslyn Art Museum in Omaha of a lady who looks like a ghost. The card explains that the artist used some sort of paint that quickly lost its color. Kind of interesting.
 
Shrike said:
Listen, the 'G' is pronounced as clearing your throat *ggggggggggggghhhhhhhhh*
It's the same at the end (the 'h' is silent).
You're welcome.
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No.

The final "gh" is pronounced similar to the clearing throat sound, but the first "g" is a slightly different sound (listen closely to the guy). The difference is difficult to reproduce for non-Dutch, hence the "don't try this at home".

I'm German, and we have the "gh" sound, but not the "g". So, our pronunciation is "Goch" (like in "god" at the beginning and "Bach" at the end).

BTW: A co-worker of my Mom's is married to a Dutch girl. They live just across the border on the Dutch side, and that's where the local pub is where he hangs out. One time, he tried to speak Dutch. Half the patrons died laughing. "Pal, don't do that. We all speak German."
 
When I was actively studying art and painting techniques, a great deal was made of how archival one's materials would be. All of the manufacturers of pigments and paints and other stuff go to great lengths to assure the artist that anything they produce will last at least until the Sun burns out....
Some artists are rather less concerned with this, however. Apparently a patron purchased the "shark carcass in a tank of water" that was part of a big cutting-edge exhibit in London a few years back.
After a couple of weeks, the tank began to get rather nasty as the shark carcass decomposed and the purchaser complained to the artist. The fellow said, "It's my job to make art, not to insure that it's permanent."
 
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