As part of the art curriculum, our year 6 classes have been looking at world famous artists. In this case, they have been studying the life and works of Vincent Van Gogh.
Van Gogh was born in the Netherlands, but travelled across Europe. He went to France, Belgium and England. When he was in London, he was inspired by all the art he saw in galleries. Van Gogh’s brother, Theo, worked in an art gallery and introduced Van Gogh to many artworks. Van Gogh was interested in painters who were painting everyday life. When he was 27, he decided to become an artist. Up until then, he had been a teacher, a shop assistant and had dreams of working for the Church. All of these experiences inspired his art.
The children have been examining his world renowned Sunflowers painting and have been creating their own version of this classic piece. Take a look at the gallery below.