Salvador Dali was born on May 11, 1904 to parents Salvador Dali Cusi and Felipa Domenech Ferres. Dali was born in Figueres, a small town outside of Barcelona, to a wealthy family. His father was a prominent notary which may have lead to his firm parenting. On the other hand his mother was gentle and often indulged in Salvador’s extraordinary behaviors. Also Salvador’s mother was a faithful catholic while his father was atheist, the combo definitely played a role in Salvador’s views on faith.…
Eggener, Keith L. “‘An Amusing Lack of Logic’: Surrealism and Popular Entertainment.” American Art, vol. 7, no. 4, 1993, pp. 31–45. Print.…
I was drawn to this painting due to its simplistic design and vibrant colors that forces the viewer to keep looking. The painting attracted my attention and every time I looked at it, I felt as if I found something new about it every time. As I continued to examine the painting its complexity continued to grow with every minute that I looked at it. Also, the size of the painting was large compared to the others in the gallery immediately making me feel that the painting had more significance and prestige than the others around it. The combination of the designs, the color and the size, overall made this painting an obvious choice for my research paper.…
In the year of 1960, there was a huge explosion. However not the kind you are thinking of, it was an explosion of poetry and literature, known as the Latin Boom. The Latin Boom brought more opportunities to people in Spanish countries. The Latin American boom was a movement of literature. Gabriel Garcia Marquez was a big influence during this literary movement.…
Maya Angelou gained a great amount of success for an African American woman who grew up in the 1930s and 40s. Her roots in the segregated south contributed towards her drive towards success. She was an important figure in the Civil Rights Movement, having worked alongside other influential people such as Malcolm X and Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Along with her work in the Civil Rights Movement, Angelou was a published author with over 30 poems, essays, and books. (Academy of Achievement).…
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings, the autobiography of Maya Angelou, is filled with many experiences that shape and mold Maya Angelou into the literary powerhouse known today. The fact that Maya Angelou fearlessly wrote an autobiography she shows the audience that she has confidence in herself and that she likes to defeat social norms because autobiographies are known for being dreadfully boring. The autobiography also includes large uses of humor and the examples of human influences, for the better. The influence of Maya Angelou’s Grandmother helps Maya become a well-rounded and fully knowledgeable person.…
Learning about these two artists gives the viewers reassurance that art can be created or classified as anything even pictures of corpses and homeless people. Now that I know you have to understand the art and yourself to get a complete feel for it, I can better relate to what each of the artists created. Although their art is very interesting, their stories that explain what inspired them to create that are make it so much better. After viewing the two artists’ works, they have become two of my favorite artists by a long…
Living Still Life, painted by Salvador Dali in 1956, is an oil on canvas painting created to express the dynamic combination and complexity of stillness and motion that goes almost unnoticed every day. Viewers are drawn in to observe the masterpiece initially by the bright red, mellow blue, and vibrant red colors used in the scenic view painted before them. In essence, the painting is of a medium length rectangular, wooden table partially extending from a room inside of an apartment or condo, out onto a balcony with cast iron railings. The ocean and general warmth of the colors used adds a curious, yet inviting tone to the piece. There are many objects strategically positioned on top of and above the table which work together to create the busy, chaotic unity and balance that is ever present in the piece.…
E.E. Cummings was one of the most original artists of the twentieth century. He was an out-of-the box thinker who displayed uniqueness in his paintings, poetry, and playwriting. “American poet and painter who first attracted attention, in an age of literary experimentation, for his eccentric punctuation and phrasing” (Britannica 1). Although he did not receive much recognition for his works, he showed boldness and transparency as he poured himself into his work. He was daring, refreshing, and deeply inspirational.…
Maya Angelou once said, “You may encounter many defeats but you must not be defeated.” Born in 1928, shortly after the great depression, Angelou lived in a segregated community. Angelou faces many difficult situations within her life, but manages to overcome them. These experiences impact her writing. Angelou also became very enriched in literature and music due to her experiences.…
Dali’s painting also releases the creativeness of the mind by allowing the brain to look at one painting in two different perspectives. Dali’s painting is two things: a portrait and a genre scene. With a large distance between…
Allen Ginsberg didn’t start as a poet, in fact, he was actually about to go to jail. That is until they came up with an alternative. He was sent to study under William Carlos Williams. He was interested in poetry at a young age, but didn’t start to become interested around the year 1948. He had created other poems after working with Williams.…
Picasso and Philosophy on the Human Condition Pablo Picasso is known as one of the greatest artists of the 20th century. His body of work spanned over 70 years and to this day has a great impact on modern art. Through his life as an artist, he used his art to depict his philosophy on the human condition in various phases throughout his life. To better comprehend Picasso’s philosophy on the human condition, it should be understood that simply defined, philosophy of the human condition would mean “the study of ideas about knowledge, truth and nature” (mirriam-webster dictionary) involving the positive and negative aspects of human situations such as birth, growth, sex, relationships, death, war, etc. (dictionary.com) Picasso had many different…
As stated by the famous surrealist artist, Rene Magritte, “Everything we see hides another thing, we always want to see what is hidden by what we see”. Majority of his paintings were done during the surrealism movement. This movement began in the 20th century and it allowed artists and writers to tap into the unconscious minds of individuals through their creative works. Rene Magritte used common everyday objects in his paintings and transformed them into cryptic and thought provoking images by using veils, colors, and proper placement of objects and people. In order to understand the meaning behind Magritte’s paintings, one must understand the artist.…
My research centers on Jorge Luis Borges and constructs a web of influences on him and his literary oeuvre through examining his many interviews. Throughout his life, Borges consented to hundreds of interviews. Rather than undertaking exhaustive research, I gathered data from nine of Borges’ most widely available interviews, largely conducted in English and issued in prominent, English-language publications. Some interviewers transcribed the interview content in the moment or from tape recordings afterwards, while others reconstructed interviews years later through notes and memory. In every dialogue, Borges names numerous authors, which I count in the appendix.…