In The Style Of Van Gogh

A plethora of articles has popped within the last several days comparing Van Gogh’s style of painting skies to actual air circulation. Intuitively or otherwise he apparently understood how air circulated. The circulation patterns presented in his paintings, notably in Starry Night, are examples of his art crossing into the science of fluid dynamics and air movement.

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These incredibly dramatic clouds demonstrate a crossover between Van Gogh’s vision and the reality of moving air currents in reality.

In recent years, Van Gogh’s swirling skies, particularly in his famous painting “Starry Night,” have been compared to real scientific patterns of air circulation. Researchers have found striking similarities between the fluid dynamics captured in his art and the mathematical models used to describe turbulence in nature. The complex swirls, eddies, and vortexes that Van Gogh so vividly depicted resemble the natural patterns seen in turbulent air and water, including airflow in the atmosphere and the movement of clouds.

This comparison gained traction in the scientific community after studies showed that Van Gogh’s paintings, especially during his period of emotional turbulence, captured these patterns with remarkable accuracy. The movements in “Starry Night” mirror the principles of fluid dynamics, the same mathematics used to describe natural air currents and ocean waves.

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The resemblance between Van Gogh’s artistic strokes and the physical laws of turbulence has sparked a deeper appreciation for his intuitive grasp of nature’s complexity. While he might not have been consciously aiming to depict the science of air circulation, his keen observation of the natural world and emotional intensity allowed him to create visual representations that resonate with scientific understanding today. This intersection of art and science highlights how creativity can sometimes echo natural phenomena in ways we are only beginning to understand, making Van Gogh’s works timeless reflections of both human emotion and the intricacies of the natural world.

Had I not taken these two cloud pictures I would have a hard time believing they were “real.” What you see is what I saw. Was it what Vincent Van Gogh saw?? Or was it intuition and brilliance combined?

Lenny Lensworth Frieling

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