Why is illusion an important part of the composition below? (article 1) It misguides your eyes and makes you see something someone else might not.
What does Dalí shoes accomplish by juxtaposing a lobster and a telephone? Dali experimented with drawing. Lobster Telephone, below, underwater. How do these details contribute features of two seemingly unrelated objects to the dreamlike world Dalí creates? juxtaposed, or paired together, to create an unexpected arrangement. This 1936, Master of Illusion sculptural object had personal meaning for Dali, who claimed to have strong emotional associations with both telephones and lobsters. Describe the otherworldly elements in the painting above. (article 2) In a boat formed from a red coat. The Orinoco River is a real river in Venezuela, but nothing else about this composition seems realistic. Delicate ropes tie the woman to the boat as a pair of small wings guide the vessel. The misty water seems more cloud-like than liquid. In a carved hole in a tree, the traveler finds a goblet spilling over with fluid that represents the river's source. Together the composition and title create a narrative about the figure's mysterious journey. Why is space important in the work on the left? (article 2) Varo invents spaces to help tell stories in her paintings. In her 1961 La Llamada Describe the (The Call. right, a figure appears in an otherworldly elements in the enclosed space Monochromatic figures painting above. emerge from the walls, making the space Remedios Varo. Exploration feel smaller. The floor seems to tip toward the front of the composition, lifting the background closer to the viewer. Surrealist Photographer (Man Ray) https://www.wikiart.org/en/man-ray Man Ray (1890-1976), who started out as a painter and became famous for his Surrealist photographs of fashion, art, women and objects, affected a lazy, devil-may-care attitude. He often worked in bed. And like the rest of the Surrealists, he admired all the uncanny things that could happen when chance, randomness, dreams and the unconscious were given free rein. But Man Ray did not practice what Surrealism preached.
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Alex Greenshpun- I like this artist because he uses a lot of color in his artwork and that most of his artwork is close up images. He also uses a lot of editing, but it's tasteful editing. He makes subtle changes but it's really effective
Bernadette Mayer - 1970s NYC
“Memory” was an exploration of the layers of what a person thinks they remember firsthand. the American poet and conceptual artist Bernadette Mayer began to record one month of her life by shooting a roll of thirty-six color snapshots every day, developing them at night, and keeping a diary of her impressions was shown as a mixed-media installation William Eggleston A Memphis native, William Eggleston developed his distinct oeuvre from the immediate world around him, incorporating all shades of life into his vivid photographs, and pioneering an approach that derives its power from a refined form of spontaneous observation. A modern–day flâneur, he captures compelling fragments, events, and personalities of the ordinary world. |
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