Question

in what ways does van Gogh make the stars accessible? in what ways do the stars contrast with the village?

Answer 1

"Looking at the stars always makes me dream. why,  ask myself, shouldn't the shining dots of the sky be as accessible as the black dots on the map of France"? In what ways does van Gogh make the stars accessible? In what wasy do the stars contrast with the village?
That does not keep me from having a terrible need of — shall I say the word — religion. Then I go out at night to paint the stars.
 — Vincent Van Gogh in a letter to his brother

The town does not exist
except where one black-haired tree slips
up like a drowned woman into the hot sky.
The town is silent. The night boils with eleven stars.
Oh starry night! This is how
I want to die.

It moves. They are all alive.
Even the moon bulges in its orange irons
to push children, like a god, from its eye.
The old unseen serpent swallows up the stars.
Oh starry starry night! This is how
I want to die:

into that rushing beast of the night,
sucked up by that great dragon, to split
from my life with no flag,
no belly,
no cry.

Answer 2

Answer:

He makes them the "star" or center of the painting.

Explanation:

Looking at the Starry Night, stars are the first thing to catch one's attention. Vincent van Gogh makes them accesible to the viewer by making them shine, bright and the center of his piece.

In contrast, the village is small, at the bottom of the painting and with dark colors. It almost blends with the field, making it hard to see it at first.

These two aspects of the painting are complete opposite; once again making the starts the "stars" of the painting. This is why the painting's called The Starry Night.