Surrealism

Surrealism

Artists

1) Salvador Dali (1904-1989)

2) Giorgio de Chirico (1888-1978)

3) Vladimir Kush (1965)

 

This painting is by Salvador Dali. It is called: Soft Watch at a Moment of First Explosion. In the image it portrays several clocks melting in what looks like a dessert area. In the background of the image you can see what looks like a cliff and a sunset. The clocks are also meting on what looks like a dead tree, a rock, and a shelf.

 

This painting is by Giorgio de Chirico. It is called: Hector and Andromache. In this image you can see the figure of two people, made out of different shapes, but both figures have several triangles attached to their bodies. In the background it looks like there is two building, one on each side.

 

This Painting is by Vladimir Kush. The name of the painting is Africa Sanata. In the painting there are several animals such as elephants, bids, and what looks like a gazelle. The elephants have tubas for trunks and the gazelle has what looks like a harp in its horns. The glass in the photo is also shaped out off brass instruments.

 

       The Movement of Surrealism started in the early 1920s. This Movement occurred because many artists were questioning reality and exploring dreams and subconscious thoughts. Also, most surrealism is from France. It is important to our culture and our imaginations to prove such imagery because everyone imagination is on different levels and with this are style being a mix of reality and dreams, It shows people that your imagination has no limits.