Van Gogh once said, "I often think that the night is more alive and richly colored than the day."

Hello everyone. Today, let's explore one of Van Goghs most famous works, The Starry Night.

You can find this painting on posters, socks, tote bags, walls and etc.

It's also displayed on the walls of the Museum of Modern Art in New York, where it remains one of the museum's biggest attractions.

This painting was created during Van Gogh's stay at a psychiatric hospital, depicting the night view from the east-facing window of his room at the hospital in Saint-Rémy-de-Provence, France, along with an imagined village. During this period, Van Gogh's style began to lean towards Expressionism, with his works reflecting a melancholy spirit and tragic visions. The Starry Night is one of the most representative pieces from this phase. The painting was created under the condition that Van Gogh was allowed to go outside during the day, and the landscape he depicted is the very setting of the Saint-Rémy hospital.

The dominant blue tones in the painting convey a sense of sadness and gloom. The thick brushstrokes represent sorrow. The scene depicted is the view from a window. The cypress tree, painted like a black tongue of flame reaching the sky, evokes a sense of unease. The sky is textured like a swirling galaxy, dotted with numerous stars, and the moon appears as a dim, eclipsed form. In the lower part of the painting, the village is portrayed with straight, short lines, conveying tranquility. However, this calmness contrasts sharply with the wild, curving lines in the upper part of the painting. This contrast of exaggerated forms and strong visual differences reflects the artist’s restless emotions and hallucinatory world.

This concludes my presentation today. Thank you everyone.