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Salvador Dali Born in May 11, 1904 in Figures, Spain, Salvador Dali eccentric nature and talent for self promotion made him the most famous representative of the surrealist movement and one of the most recognized artists in the world. At the age of six-teen Dali’s mother passed away having a profound effect on him because in his mind there were two tragedies, the lost of his beloved mother and the fear that one day she would be forgotten when he vowed to never be forgotten. In 1922, Dali moved…

Salvador Dali was one of the most famous unusual artists of the 20th century, he is known as a surrealistic, these paintings involved mysterious or familiar objects, Whatever he painted came right out of his dreams. Salvador Dali was born in Figueres ,Spain of 1904, but just before he was born his brother died, so his parents named him Salvador after his brother. When Salvador was growing up he was confused, because he acted different from other children. Salvador Dali began painting in 1911, he…

Who is Serena Altschul? Beautiful Serena Altschul is a news reporter and a correspondent. Furthermore, she is also an actress. She is active in this field since 1990’s. Presently, she is a prominent figure among the media as the correspondent for CBS. She is involved in the show, CBS Sunday Morning since 2013. Additionally, she is also popular for working with the MTV. She served as the anchor and reporter for MTV News. Serena Altschul: Birth Facts, Family, and Childhood Serena was born in New…

Surrealism “The Surrealist artists like bravery and strength, but both without pathos; love, preferably in the most earthly meaning of the word; intelligence without slickness, strict rebelliousness, despising all social prosperity and security for themselves. They believe that no new life can come about without violence” (Jacob Bendien). Surrealism, one the most distinctive movements was coined by Guillaume Apollinaire in 1971. Brenton defined Surrealism as “Psychic automatism, in its pure…

Dali once said “Surrealism is destructive but it destroys only what it considers to be shackles limiting our vision” (Salvador Dali). Dali freed his mind of the shackles that are reality, giving him the ability to create his wacky paintings such as The Elephants. His works inspired many painters to join the surrealism movement, one of his more notable pieces being these elephants. Created in 1948, Dali’s painting pictures two elephants walking through the desert carrying two large figures…

describe the negative influence their father had on their life. In the book Open by Andre Agassi, seven year old Andre explain what it was like to have a father as a coach. “The dragon has a brain, a will, a black heart – and a horrifying voice,” The author uses symbolism to compare his father to a dragon. His father was a nightmare to his childhood, by having similar traits to a dragon. Moreover, the author states that Andre has gotten use to the torment he receives from his father. “I no…

"Piss Christ" it is one of the most famous works and the most controversial one made by the artist and American photographer Andres Serrano. The full title of the work is "Immersion (Piss Christ)". It is a picture taken in 1987 in Cibachrome print 60x40 cm. The presentation is a small plastic crucifix and wood submerged in a glass of the artist 's own urine. The photography belong to a series that Serrano had made that involved several classical figurines immersed in various fluids like milk,…

there was a shattered family. All the events that led up to this traumatic morning are placed right before your eyes. Subtlety through a child’s perspective is a story told about why his father left him and his siblings. My Father Was a Writer by Andre Dubus III sounds like it might take you through a wonderful journey of becoming an author. Much to my surprise the memoir was more about a broken soldier rather than an author. In the early years of Dubus’ life his father was never around…

When Andres Breton first used the word surrealism, he claimed ownership of the word, attributing it to the movement and claiming it was independent from any prior associations. From that point in time in 1924, surrealism thinking has come far in terms of the depth of interpretation through a variety of works that have been published ever since. This progress is best exemplified with Breton’s original manifesto and Anais Nin’s more recent novel, House of Incest, where there is a similarity in…

Talents have helped most people in getting inner satisfaction while still earning good money for survival. Over the history, several people up to date have been reaping great from their talents. There is no single talent when well used, cannot bring great returns to the individual.Most stars in the world have placed great work on their talents to reach where they are today. Major stars have talents in leadership, art, and athletics among others. Salvador Dali is one great painter over history…