Question

Identify the painting above and the artist who painted it. How has the artist specifically used texture in this piece?

Answer 1

Vincent van Gogh painted this. It's called "A Pair of Shoes". He used texture so people would recognize it and make it look real.

Answer 2

Answer:

It is "A Pair of Shoe", by Vincent Van Gogh. Van Gogh make use of thick brushstrokes to create texture throughout the painting.  

Explanation:

Vincent Willem van Gogh (30 March 1853 – 29 July 1890) was a Dutch post-impressionist painter. He is one of the most famous and influential figures in the history of Western art. His painting "A Pair of Shoe" convey a sense of roughness through its texture. The worn-out leather and tired soles in the painting symbolize the painter's weary and poor life. When people see the shoes in the painting, they can relate the shoes could be belong to somebody from lower social class and might work as a physical labor.