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-1904-1989
-World most recognized surrealist
Famous art works
-Sleep
-The persistence of memory
What is surrealism art?
-Developed from Dadaism
-Began during World War 1
-Ideas from subconscious and dreams
Example of Surrealism artwork by Dali
Sleep
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Principles of "Sleep"
- Contrast- Yellow and blue are the main contrasted colors in the artwork.
- Balance- The head part obviously is bigger than the tail part, it supported by crutches to hold for it from falling down.
- Flow- It’s eyes are led on the head to the parts held by the crutches, i.e., eyes, nose, lips, chin, and dripping neck.
- Depth- it is emphasizing the head in the center, and other objects just make it look nicer.
- Scale- A giant head in the middle compare with the dog and castle, its wants us to pay attention on the head.
- Movement- The head is bigger than the neck/tail, and it is from left to right. It might showing the meaning of the dream or subconscious of the artist.
- Unity- The face, dog, and the castle make the artwork look special and nice even though there are different category.
Element of "Sleep"
- Color-The main color is yellow and the secondary color is blue.
- Size- Compare with dog on the left hand side and the castle on right hand side, the face is the biggest object in the artwork.
- Shape- The whole artwork looks simple but only the crutches part looks like a bit messy.
- Line- There are only few kind of lines that used on this artwork which are curve line, soft line, and straight line.
- Texture- Everything inside looks smooth but the crutches.
Other artwork by Dali
The Persistence of memory
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