In a letter to his brother Theo, Vincent van Gogh wrote about The Night Café: "I have tried to express with red and green the terrible passions of human nature." Discuss what Van Gogh meant by this statement, and how color helps communicate this idea.

In this work of art, Van Gogh took into cognizance the colors of this place as he painted it, so that he could freely express more about the place as an artist.

Explanation:

The Night Café: "I have tried to express with red and green the terrible passions of human nature." is a beautiful and unique way Van Gogh used to describe that the spot has a terrible and pathetic psychological effects on people.

He used the following colours; a quirk-feverish yellow, a fierce red, and a sickly green to show feelings of sorrow, loneliness and a disturbing lingering.

When a viewer interacts with these colors, they are able to see that this colours are muddy, gross and gives a sick feeling.

In conclusion, it can be deduced that colours in paintings are essential as they convey human expressions and feelings.

jan tschichold, the son of a designer and sign painter