PARIS

Paris is another place that I have earned to visit ever since I was little because my parents went there on their honey moon, and I grew up listening to their amazing stories about it. I fantasized Paris just as most of the work does: the city of love and magic. It happened to be that the first night that we were there was also during the 130th anniversary celebration of the Eiffel Tower. Although I didn’t see the complete 10 minute long light show, I was able to catch the last few minutes of it, and that was an overwhelming opportunity that I will never forget. This is when I first felt the magic of Paris, and I continued to feel how special Paris is in several other experiences throughout the trip. One thing I also really enjoyed was the differences between their culture and ours whether it be the food, the way they looked at different situations, or there mannerisms and the way they communicate with each other.

I connected to this piece by Vincent Van Gogh because I grew up seeing it every day.  When I was younger, my parents had coasters in our living room with all of the most famous Vincent Van Gogh painting on them.  There was Irises (1889), The Siesta (after Millet), Sunflowers (1888), Van Gogh self-portrait (1889), Bedroom in Arles (1888), and of course, The Starry Night (1889).  When I was younger, I felt that I had a enough understanding about all of the other works of art, except for this one.  There are several paintings done about flowers, landscape, or human movement and emotion.

Van Gogh created this painting at a time when he was sick and bedridden. It is his own bedroom in his house that was known as the Yellow House. He wrote in letters that he wanted to portray the room as a clam and peaceful environment through the colors that he used. The soft purpleish blue color and the muted yellows and reds achieves this as well as the minimalistic setting of the furniture in the room.