Tactic 5: Explore the Extremes Van Gogh’s art pushed well outside normal conventions along many dimensions. His thick application of paint was far away from the thin layers of glazes used by Renaissance masters. His quick application was far more rapid than the careful brushstrokes of other painters. His colors were bold, often garish, instead of subtle. If you were to draw a chart that mapped out van Gogh’s style compared with those of other painters, you would probably see that he lay along the extreme in many dimensions.
