Tribute to the Masters: Vincent Van Gogh

Vincent Van Gogh is one of the greatest artists to ever live, and throughout his life, suffered from anxiety and mental illness. He is considered to be one of the fathers of Post-Impressionism, an art movement that focused on rendering a subject in an abstract and symbolic manner, rather than natural depiction. The main characteristic of Post Impressionist artists that I admire the most is their insistence of using of vivid and unnatural colors.

Van Gogh inspired necklace 

During the spring of 1887, Vincent Van Gogh moved into a Parisian suburb called Asnières. During this period he first began to incorporate techniques known as Pointillism and Divisionism, wherein an artist uses a pattern of individual dots to form an image. During the last years of his life, considered by many to be the peak of his artistic abilities, VincentVan Gogh painted several self-portraits that can notably be seen advocating the use of these styles.

Bea wears her custom made necklace at the Museum of Modern Art, New York, USA. 

Inspired by some of his most sublime and tortured creations, and in homage to the great master himself, I made my very own rendition of Vincent Van Gogh’s last (possibly) self-portrait; which was also a custom made order by one of our very loyal clients based in Singapore, Beatrix. As a handmade costume jewelry artist, I create my work by individually hand-sewing beads of different colors, sizes, and materials. In this way, I feel that my artwork is somehow connected to a style developed primarily for oil paintings.

Keeping it real.- PJV