“A true artist is not one who is inspired, but one who inspires others,” were the wise words of a true iconic artist, Salvador Dali. Each major artist perceived reality in their own way and the reality expressed in their art did, in fact, inspire many other artists. Whether reality was seen as Surrealist, abstract-like, or a way to bring insignificant items to an obscure size, Claes Oldenburg, Georgia O'Keeffe, and Salvador Dali each effected a plethora of generations of artists. The most famous artist of the Surrealism movement was the Spaniard Salvador Dali. His paintings appear to be illogical and sexual. A unique part of Dali's art refers to events from his childhood and adolescence. An example would be how the landscape of these early years appears
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She worked within a style of organic abstraction. O'Keeffe never studied in Europe, but was familiar with European painting due to Stieglitz's 291 Gallery. By looking at her "Music - Pink and Blue, II", one can see that her work is based on nature, but is abstracted until at times it's unrecognizable. Also, the title suggests the influence of Kandinsky's combination of color with music and emotion (History of Modern Art 346). The forms resemble an enlarged close-up of the flowers that she painted earlier. O'Keeffe then started painting skylines and other representational subject matter. As can be seen in "Radiator Building", she always kept a distance from her subject so that they still have a feeling of abstraction. According Arnason and Mansfield, her work became more representational in the 1920's. O'Keeffe also painted subjects that were icons of the Southwest when she moved to New Mexico. Whether her subjects were New York skyscrapers, enlarged details of flowers, bleached cow skulls, or adobe churches, they became icons of American art. Her abstractions have such tangible presence that they suggest forms in
She worked within a style of organic abstraction. O'Keeffe never studied in Europe, but was familiar with European painting due to Stieglitz's 291 Gallery. By looking at her "Music - Pink and Blue, II", one can see that her work is based on nature, but is abstracted until at times it's unrecognizable. Also, the title suggests the influence of Kandinsky's combination of color with music and emotion (History of Modern Art 346). The forms resemble an enlarged close-up of the flowers that she painted earlier. O'Keeffe then started painting skylines and other representational subject matter. As can be seen in "Radiator Building", she always kept a distance from her subject so that they still have a feeling of abstraction. According Arnason and Mansfield, her work became more representational in the 1920's. O'Keeffe also painted subjects that were icons of the Southwest when she moved to New Mexico. Whether her subjects were New York skyscrapers, enlarged details of flowers, bleached cow skulls, or adobe churches, they became icons of American art. Her abstractions have such tangible presence that they suggest forms in