http://addictedtoallthingspretty.com/2012/01/opi-holland-collection-for-spring-summer-2012-review-and-swatches/
I’ve been in a very neutral nail
polish mood for this week. It might be due to the cooling whether, an
increasing workload, or the fact that nudes are pretty. Regardless, I was
looking through the OPI nail swatches collection online (online they have a
studio where you can test out different nail colors and you can change your
skin tone and nail length!) and I found this little gem called Did you ‘ear
about Van Gogh. Being somewhat of an art nerd I had to laugh. Van Gogh is from
the Netherlands so he is right at home in OPI’s Holland Collection. But even
more funny is the fact that they used the word ‘ear to obviously stand for
hear. This is rather clever because Van Gogh cut off his own ear. I love witty
humor.
Any way, Van Gogh is a famous post- impressionist artist. He is noted for his harsh brush strokes, strong emotions, and bold color (ironic that OPI would choose a nude color, oh well you can’t expect them to be art historians). One of his most famous pieces, Starry Night, can be found in the MOMA (museum of modern art) next to another one of his paintings The Olive Trees. My personal favorite painting of his is Café Terrace at Night, which is unfortunately located in the Kröller-Müller Museum in Otterlo, Netherlands. Today he is one of the most famous artists known around the world. He created over 2,100 pieces of art. However his fame did not come till after his death. Van Gogh suffered from depression and killed him self at the young age of 37 from a self inflicted gunshot wound, though the gun was never actually found.
Any way, Van Gogh is a famous post- impressionist artist. He is noted for his harsh brush strokes, strong emotions, and bold color (ironic that OPI would choose a nude color, oh well you can’t expect them to be art historians). One of his most famous pieces, Starry Night, can be found in the MOMA (museum of modern art) next to another one of his paintings The Olive Trees. My personal favorite painting of his is Café Terrace at Night, which is unfortunately located in the Kröller-Müller Museum in Otterlo, Netherlands. Today he is one of the most famous artists known around the world. He created over 2,100 pieces of art. However his fame did not come till after his death. Van Gogh suffered from depression and killed him self at the young age of 37 from a self inflicted gunshot wound, though the gun was never actually found.
Café Terrace at Night
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Vincent_Willem_van_Gogh_015.jpg
Van Gogh was still an influential
painter and an icon and hero for the people of the Netherlands. So throw on
some nude Did you ‘ear about Van Gogh and hopefully you can channel the artsy
spirit of Van Gogh
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