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IB HL ART

COMPARATIVE STUDY

Chatchai Puipia+

Vincent Van GoghNalat Jaturapattarapong

Grade 12



ARTWORKS

1. Chatchai Puipia，

Vase with Twelve Sunflowers -120 years later, Paintings, Wax, Oil, Acrylic,Pigments, and Gold Leaves on Canvas, 135 x100 x 5 cm. (53.1 x 39.4 x 2 in.)

2. Chatchai Puipia, Self-Portrait, Oil on Canvas,

135 x 100 x 5 cm. (53.1 x 39.4 x 2 in.), 100 Tonsoon Gallery

3. Vincent Van Gogh, Self Portrait with a Grey FeltHat, Oil on canvas, 42 x 34 cm, Stedelijk

Museum, Amsterdam, Netherlands4. Vincent Van Gogh, Sunflowers, Oil on Canvas,

92.1 cm x 73 cm, National Gallery, London.

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INTRODUCTIONIn this investigation, I will be exploring two

artists from different period of times in the

world with different culture, to eventually

compare their artworks to each other, and

finally comparing it to my own.



VINCENT VAN GOGH

In his artwork, it is seen that he uses

chromatic yellow which was partly new

pigments that are used to create new

tones to compose the sunflowers itself.

By painting the newly blossomed

sunflowers with a more vibrant yellow, itcreates contrast between the wilting and

dying sunflower painted in a darker shade

of yellow. This is because when he moved

to Paris in the year 1886, he was greatly

motivated and inspired by impression and

post impressionism artists such as

Gauguin (Van Gogh’s friend), Monet and

many more. His exposure to new artistsallowed him to experiment with brighter

colours and visible brushstrokes. The

outline of the table in his artwork was also

related to Paul Gauguin as his artworks

incorporated many outlines and shadings

of his subject matter. Apart from still life,

Van Gogh is also famous for his self

portrait, which he was able to paint and

overcome his illnesses in the time period.

The artwork is well know for its texture and

lines in his painting. By using lines to show

the different materials that he was wearing,

he also incorporated the use of colours

such as the red and green of his jacket to

bend nicely and create dimension, giving

the illusion of the jacket’s rough texture

compared to his smooth hat.

Vincent Van Gogh, Sunflowers , Oil on Canvas, 92.1 cm x 73 cm,

National Gallery, London.

Background: Vincent Van Gogh was a Dutch post impressionist painter. He is well knownfor his self portraits, portraits and paintings of still life such as the sunflower series and

landscapes such as when fields.

Context: In Sunflower , the colour itself was a symbol of joy and happiness, and in his

culture, the sunflower is also seen as a symbol of commitment and loyalty. As sunflowers

bloom, it represents the beginning of life as we know it, and when it wilts, it symbolises the

concept of inevitability of death. Overall as an artwork, Sunflower by Van Gogh depicts the

journey of life and death using sunflowers as a symbol to communicate his ideas.

Vincent Van Gogh, Self Portrait with a Grey Felt Hat, Oil on

canvas, 42 x 34 cm, Stedel!k Museum, Amsterdam, Netherlands



FORMAL QUALITIESSunflowers (Vincent Van Gogh)

The use of colours in this painting is

achieved through the use of low key and

monochromatic colours which leans

towards dull yellow and brown. Colours in

the painting expresses itself as dull and

bleak through the use of dark tones and

hue, which gives context to the paintingabout how death is inevitable and bound to

happen. The use of shape and form in this

artwork is mostly achieved by using colour

and tone, successfully giving the petals

depth to be able to distinguish the shape of

the flowers.

The rough texture of this artwork is mostly

achieved by short brushstrokes and

inconsistency of brush direction, as seen inthe the background or on the flowers itself

as there is a criss cross look. The texture on

the flowers itself is not smooth, and can be

considered fluffy, as Van Gogh uses a

stippling motion with a lighter shade of

yellow on the blossoming flowers. The

background has a colour that is not one

tone, but many as the dark overtones

overlaps with the lighter one.

The use of repetition and pattern in this

painting occurs in the subject; which is the

sunflower itself. The different types of

sunflowers, such as the one that just

recently bloomed, the one that has

blossomed nicely, and the wilted sunflower

that lies on the bottom of the vase. Using

this composition and technique, he was

able to create the concept of life and death,

and uses sunflowers to symbol the

inevitable cycle of life itself.

FUNCTION AND

PURPOSE The function of this painting is for Vincent

Van Gogh to use symbolisms of nature

such as sunflowers to represent the journey

of life, which consists of life and death,which is inevitable. By using colours, texture

and repetition, he was able to incorporate

these artistic elements into his work and

give it more meaning. The bright colours

give the artwork a cheerful and hopeful

painting.

EVALUATION

of work In the time period of 1888 when the

painting was produced, the artist Van Gogh

himself was considered an outsider to the

artistic world, and no means close to being

successful in his field, as he did not manage

to sell his artworks on the market at all. At

that time, people were unable to appreciate

his artwork as it was simply produced in the

wrong era.



Chatchai Puipia， Vase with Twelve Sunflowers - 120

years later, Paintings, Wax, Oil, Acrylic, Pigments, and

Gold Leaves on Canvas, 135 x 100 x 5 cm. (53.1 x

39.4 x 2 in.)

chatchai puipia Background: Chatchai was born in Thailand’s rural, northeastern, rice-growing

province of Mahasarakham in 1964, and artworks main theme and concept revolves

around inner conscience and opinions about Thailand’s society.

Context: In this painting one of many still life paintings of flowers, he creates pastiches

of famous artworks such as Vincent Van Gogh’s sunflowers series. Painted in 2008,

120 years later is an excellent example of his pessimistic outlook and concepts that are

often incorporated into his artworks through the use of different element of arts.

Chatchai started by having different interpretations of the artwork Sunflower . By

painting the art piece in an monochromic hue and using analogous colours ranging

from dark yellow to brown, he was able to successfully paint the silhouette of the buds

whilst giving the context a gloomy and bleak meaning. Using different mediums such

as gold leaves and black wax, he then

proceeded to cover the once gold leaves up

with the medium, and eventually coming up

with the goal of questioning the value of art

when it is placed on the market for

consumers to buy. It also depicts the

inevitability of death (dark colors). He

transformed the meaning and context of the

bright Sunflower representing blissful youthand the eventual journey to death

represented by the dark, monotone petals

using appropriation. In his self portrait, his

deceptive smile that he painted using

monochromic colours represents his

disparagement and anger at “Thailand’s

newly industrialised society, (NYU.edu)”

which often results in materialistic lifestyle and

fake happiness.

Chatchai Puipia, Self-Portrait, Oil on Canvas, 135 x

100 x 5 cm. (53.1 x 39.4 x 2 in.), 100 TonsoonGallery

http://nyu.edu/



FORMAL QUALITIES Vase with Twelve Sunflowers - 120 years later

The use of colours in this painting is

achieved through the use of low key and

monochromatic colours which leans

towards dull yellow and brown. Colours in

the painting expresses itself as dull and

bleak through the use of dark tones and

hue, which gives context to the painting

about how death is inevitable and bound to

happen.

The use of lines in this painting is very

apparent, as the strokes can be seen on

the background. These strokes, if closely

observed is actually his own handwriting,which goes on through out the painting

itself. It is endless lines of thoughts that are

incorporated into the painting. This gives

the art connotation and hidden symbols in

the work.

Apart from the lines in the background, the

use of lines in this artwork is very smooth,

and consistent throughout his petals and

the flower pots. Line are mostly sharp

towards the individual petals of the bleak

sunflowers.

The use of shape and form in this artwork is

very unpredictable and erratic, giving the

sense and feel of how the dead sunflowers

usually are, which is natural and free

flowing. The use of “wavy” and “free

flowing” strokes seen at the end of each

individual petal helps audiences distinguish

the shape of sunflowers, as they have

unique petals. Without the sharp flicks atthe end, it would be much more difficult to

distinguish the subject matter as he uses

monochromatic colours.

Chatchai uses shape and form to convey

the subject, not colour itself to show that

the painting in subject is a vase of

sunflowers.

The use of repetition and pattern in the

painting is a reoccurring element of art to

emphasise on the dead sunflowers itself. By

repeating the subject over and over again, it

also gives the painting unity as it makes the

artwork looks complete and full. The use of

pattern in shape also makes the audience

understand that it is a vase of sunflowers,

resulting in good harmony in the painting.

FUNCTION AND

PURPOSE

The function and purpose of this artwork is

to convey to audiences the theme of valueof aesthetics and the inevitability of death

using elements of art. Using the symbol of

sunflowers, which are usually meant to be

bright yellow and full of life, Chatchai

tweaked the meaning of it by replacing the

signature yellow of sunflower to a dull

monochromic tone, representing the

bleakness of human life and the negative

aspect of valuing art once its place on a

market.

The use of texture in this artwork is through

the use of brush strokes, creating a rugged

and rough texture of the painting,

provoking the audiences with an artwork

that more depressing and bleak. The

texture of the flowers in the painting is also

achieved by making the texture uneven on

the petals, some having more smoothtexture than others through brush strokes.



FORMAL QUALITIESSelf-Portrait The use of colours in this painting mostly

consists of dark and monochromic colours,

such as darker skin tones and shadows

that is used. The lighter tones, which can

be considered white, is used mostly for the

highlights and contouring of the facialfeatures. Whereas dark hues are used in

areas such as the undertone, the cracks of

his cheeks and the bags underneath his

eyes. By using the technique of low tones

and high tones, he is able to create depth

and give the facial expression more detail.

The colour itself on first impression gives

the audience a dark and pessimistic

concept, which could be the reason why

Chatchai has opted for a darker and

gloomy colour scheme.

The texture of the artwork is smooth, as he

has used long and steady brushstrokes,

which can be seen in the strands of hair

and the outline of his face. The texture of

the skin also looks smooth by the blending

of the different tones of colours that is

created for the face.

The use of lines in this artwork can be

considered very sharp, as the strokes blend

into each other and create a very distinctedge, rather than being rough. The details

can be seen in the hair, the area underneath

the eyes, and the forehead. As the audience

can see, the forehead consists of white

highlights that are the high tones of the

facial features. By using a clean and sharp

line, it is used to give dimension in the

painting. In the hair itself, the lines are very

sharp as we can easily tell apart individual

strands of hair.

The composition and placement of the

subject in the self portrait is centred and

very emphasised on the expression on the

face. The alignment of the subject brings

unity to the whole art piece.

FUNCTION AND

PURPOSE

EVALUATION

of work

This artwork’s period of time is considered

to be monumentally successful, as Chatchai

himself received several prestigious awards

from the art community. This particular

piece, is also up for display in a respected,

well known art gallery in the heart of

Bangkok.

The function and purpose of this artwork to

to communicate the superficiality of

Thailand’s society by masking the emotions

behind fake laughter.



MAKING

COMPARISONS

AND

CONNECTIONS Sunflowers (Vincent Van Gogh)

&

120 Years Later (Chatchai Puipia)

Both of the painting’s subject and main emphasis is on the sunflowers and the concept of life and death behind the artwork. Van Gogh’s time period when producing this painting was

during post impressionist style in 1888, his painting was considered unsuccessful. Whereas in current time period and in his Chatchai’s artwork, it is considered to be a great pastiche

as it follows the style, shape and form. Therefore, cultural context is very different in these two as Van Gogh was critiqued harshly while Chatchai received numerous awards and praise

from international society.

MATERIALS:

The materials that

each artists used

were quite different,

as the only material

that was the same is

the oil paint. Chatchai

has taken a different

approach and used

materials such as

paintings, wax, oil,

acrylic, pigments, and

gold leaves.

SHAPE AND FORM OF THE POT

The similarities in the artwork is the

shape and form of the flower pot or

vase, as it Chatchai’s interpretation

of the vase also resembles a

rounded out diamond, as same as

Van Gogh’s. The vase in both

paintings also have irregular shapes,

and is not perfectly symmetrical as a

typical vase.

COLOUR AND TONES

The most apparent

element of art that is

the difference of

colours and tone. As

the shape and form is

visibly similar to each

other, difference in

colour schemes

stands out the most.

In Van Gogh’s

painting, he made use

of bright colours, such

as bright yellow and

pastel green to

represent the

livelihood of the

flowers, unlike

Chatchai’s

interpretation of the

artwork, where the

colours which are

used are more on the

dark and subtle

colours such as

brown and black itself.

The colours in the artwork is

important in first impressions

of the concept of the artwork

itself. Therefore, the use of

bright colours in Van Gogh’s

piece made the artwork has

optimistic approaches to the

concept of life and death;

whereas the dark colours of

Chatchai’s piece gives a

more gloomy and pessimistic

approach to the concept.

ARRANGEMENT OF THE FLOWERS

The similarities of both paintings lie

in the flowers, but the arrangement

is very similar to each other. The

composition of flowers in Chatchai’s

painting, in my opinion is a flipped

image of Van Gogh’s original

painting. The flowers lean more to

the right, and has a wilting flower on

the right of the image.Flipped Van Gogh’s Piece Chatchai’s

INFLUENCES OF ARTIST

Both artists made us of their

surroundings as inspirations to

their painting. Van Gogh

painted Sunflowers to

brighten up his friend’s

bedroom, which he had to

inspect the surroundings. So

does Chatchai’s which was

inspired by Thailand’s societyand his pessimistic views on

life and death.

HORIZON OF PAINTING

Has the same height for the

width of the table.



MAKING COMPARISONS AND CONNECTIONSSelf Portrait (Chatchai Puipia) & Self Portrait with a Grey Felt Hat (Vincent Van Gogh)

MATERIALS:

The materials that

each artists used were

similar, as they both

used oil paint on

canvas.

THE USE OF LINES

The usage of lines in

both artwork is veryvisible and quite similar

in certain parts, as in

Chatchai’s painting,

there is visible strokes

of strands of hair,

whereas in Van Gogh,

the short brush

strokes are

emphasised by the

use of different

colours. By using short

strokes, the lines didnot blend into each

other.

THE USE OF COLOURS

The usage of colours

in both of these

artworks are different

to each other. Even

though both give off a

vibe of warmth, Van

Gogh’s self portrait in

comparison had morevariety and brightness,

especially around his

facial hair and his

collar. He also used

different tones of

colour, such as the

area around his nose

to create depth and

dimension.

Both of the painting’s subject and main emphasis on the self portrait itself. Chatchai’s self portrait’s context can be considered slightly different from Van Gogh, as he focuses more on the

facial expression of being “excited”, whereas Van Gogh painted a composed portrait of himself. In the two artworks, Chatchai’s self portrait is more expressive than Van Gogh’s. This

suggests the different time period that the painting was produced in. Chatchai’s context is also slightly more pessimistic on Thailand’s society (disagree with materialistic life where

happiness is fake) whereas Van Gogh is simply painting his interpretation of his appearance.

COMPOSITION OF

EYESLooking at the eyes

itself, it can be

observed that

Chatchai’s eyes are

looking towards the

audiences, but Van

Gogh’s turns slightly to

the right, this is

because he used to

refer to his subject bylooking directly in the

mirror. It shows

different methods of

referencing the subject

matter.

STRUCTURE OF FACES (FORM)

The structure of the shapes are similar, asboth heads are facing directly towards the

audience with no side view. The shape of

the face also follows a diamond form, where

the ends of the mouths touches the bottom

side of the diamond, and the top tip of the

diamond is where the forehead ends.

THE USE OF TEXTURE

Chatchai’s use of

texture is more subtle

and smooth than the

one in Van Gogh, as

Van Gogh has

successfully used

different colours and

tones such as greenand dark red to create

a rough jacket,

meanwhile blending

his strokes more to

convey the soft texture

of his felt hat.

EMPHASIS

Both artworks are similar as the mainemphasis is on the self portrait itself.

BALANCE

Both artworks is balanced and has unity as

the main subject is centred entirely in the

middle of the canvas.

PROPORTIONS

Looking at the face, Chatchai’sperspective is more zoomed in

than Van Gogh’s, allowing more

interpretation of his facial

expressions, adding more context

to the concept of his art piece.



ARTIST’S INFLUENCE ON MY OWN ARTWORK

Context: In this artwork, it depicts a loophole as a background and

two birds resting on branches. My context of this art piece revolvesaround nature’s life being overtaken by mankind. As the loopholes are

made out of repetitive straight lines, it gives off the sense of control

and oppression. The loops as shown in the artwork is never ending,

which represents the inevitability of nature living in harmony with man if

the lines are still “controlled” by mankind, instead of sharing. The birds

in this case represent nature.

By making connections with Chatchai and Van Gogh, both of

them have influenced me on the context and representation of the art

Jaturapattarapong, Nalat. Loophole. 2015. Paper. DP Art Studio, KIS International School, Bangkok.

work itself. Personally, as a Thai student living in a busy

city, I am always pessimistic and negative about my

surroundings, which I expressed in my art piece as

never ending loopholes, that represents the myriad of

people that I see everyday. The lines, that are controlled

to be straight, also connotes the meaning of feeling lost

in the continuous loop of Thailand’s society. This can

be viewed as a connection to Chatchai’s artwork “Self

Portrait”.

In connection to Van Gogh, he has influenced me

to make use of the nature around me to incorporate

into my art. By having birds as a symbol of nature, I

was able to communicate my ideas more concisely. My

cultural context is how majority of Thailand’s

community has lost touch with their nature itself, and is

overtaken by mankind completely.



FORMAL QUALITIESLoophole (own artwork)

MATERIALS:

The materials that I have used

for this art piece is a black ink

fine liner, and the medium I

have chosen is paper. (Fine-

liner on paper)

THE USE OF LINES

The usage of lines in this

artwork is very visible and it

consists of short and

translucent strokes. By

controlling the weight of the

liner on paper, and slowly

layering the thickness of the

black ink, I was able to create

a fluffy and furry looking textureby using line.

THE USE OF REPETITION

The usage of lines in this artwork is very visible and it

consists of short and translucent strokes. By controlling

the weight of the liner on paper, and slowly layering the

thickness of the black ink, I was able to create a fluffy

and furry looking texture by using line. By using different

weights on the fine-liner, I was able to create a fluffier

looking cloud on the top of the artwork.

THE USE OF SHAPE AND FORM

The usage of shape and form

in this artwork is very

consistent, as it follows a

pattern itself. The pattern thatis subtle in this artwork is the

pattern of triangles, where I

have connected the triangles

to form smaller triangles inside

it. The effect that I got when

combining one big triangle to

another is the loophole that

I’ve created in here.

THE USE OF COLOUR

The colour that I have chosen

to use is black. This effectedthe context of the artwork as

I’ve decided not to give colour

to the painting. As an artist, I

saw the world in this way,

which is in black and white. I

didn’t feel that the world was

such a optimistic place to be

in.

COMPOSITION AND

ARRANGEMENT

The composition that I havechosen to use is aligning the

birds and branches to the left,

and slightly away from the

middle of the artwork, as I

wanted to emphasis the never

ending loophole in the

background. This contributes

to the context of mankind

overtaking nature, as it is

literally being pushed aside

and destroyed for our own

benefits.



VINCENT VAN GOGH

CHATCHAI PUIPIA OWN ARTWORK

Contextual Idea:

The self portrait depicts

Chatchai himself with an

exaggerated facial

expression to represent Thailand’s developing

industrial society, which

often becomes

materialistic lifestyle and

fake happiness.

Contextual Idea:

Revolves around nature’s life

being overtaken by mankind.

The sense of control and

oppression can seen from the

artwork. The loops as shown

in the artwork is never ending,

which represents the

inevitability of nature living in

harmony with man if the lines

are still “controlled” by

mankind, instead of sharing.

Contextual Idea: As

sunflowers bloom, it

represents the beginning of

life as we know it, and when

it wilts, it symbolises the

concept of inevitability of

death.

MAKING

COMPARISONS

AND

CONNECTIONSSelf Portrait (Chatchai Puipia), Sunflowers

(Vincent Van Gogh), Loophole (own artwork)

Materials:

Used oil colours

Context:

The use of nature such as

flowers and birds to

represent a symbol.

Materials:

Used new materials, such

as wax, gold leaves, acrylic,

and different pigments.

Contextual Idea:

Context is slightly similar,

and has the same

cultural context.

Colours:

Made use of darker

colours, such as black,

brown and dark beige.

Composition:

When painting the self

portrait, the emphasis on

the face is very apparent, as

it is dead centred on the

middle of the canvas.

Colours:

Made use of bright colours

and a wide range of tones,

such as bright yellow for his

sunflowers, and red and

green for his self portrait.

Pattern:

The use of pattern occurs

very apparent (use of

triangles).

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