Andres Serrano

In a land of floating armchairs and melting clocks is where I found my interest in art. Salvador Dali, an eccentric and renowned surrealist artist, has changed the way I see the world by providing a fantastical perspective on the quotidian details of human interaction. Dali is most commonly associated with his earlier pieces which feature the use of common objects but with a surrealist twist. He employs the use of ordinary objects, but distorts them in ways that modify the perspective and…

Surrealism was born. The movement followed an art form called Dadaism, which expressed art from a cynical more anti-art approach. But unlike Dadaism, Surrealism was more positive and approached art with fantasy and illogical imagery. A French writer named Andre Breton would be the founder of the movement. Breton had this to say about his movement: “I believe in the future resolution of these two states, dream and reality, which are seemingly so contradictory, into a kind of absolute reality, a…

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In Professor Bethke’s presentation she brought up how surrealism is all about what lies underneath, unseen, but influences us. This unconscious self, with all of its desires, is what unsettles us because it is the “real” us, or what we really want. Surrealism, which came about in 1924, is an interesting response to the oppressive, restrictive conscious self. Fascism from what I have seen, appeals to very basic ideals. It appeals to identity, to violence, to emotion, and to what looks good. These…

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…

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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…

The incessant push for smaller class sizes is a result of extensive research conducted over various years. Research supports an overall positive impact, from additional attention for students by teacher that can lead to lower retention numbers, and more efficient special need referrals, to more active student participation and a higher morale due to a more efficient educational environment. It has been proven time and again that not all children, persons for that matter, have the ability to…