Studying Van Gogh in relation with Matisse
Interior painting has been with mankind for many years.Since the early days of ancient Egypt up to the present times.
The European Renaissance was characterized by realist paintings that focused on Christian themes such as the ‘Last Supper’ ,’The birth of Christ’ and ‘The Resurrection of Christ’ that touched a bit on interiors.
In our recent times,famous painters like Van Gogh and Henri Matisse also dealt a bit on the subject.
Van Gogh’s style was simple and direct while that of Henri was colourful and disorderly.
When interior paintings are carefully observed,they reveal a lot about an artist and (according to me)are one of the most sincere ways of self-expression.
But not all interior paintings are direct.Some like the Renaissance ones are full of symbolism and hide meanings in the way items are arranged.
Some are full of psychology and mathematical geometry.
So, if you confuse still-life painting with interior painting,please observe carefully and try to understand.
