Salvador Dalí

Changing Attitudes in Art In the first half of the twentieth century, the world experienced events unlike anything it had ever seen before. From the pinnacle of prosperity to the horrors of hell, those who lived during this time period went through a multitude of emotions and experiences. Two world wars, divided by an intermission of a little over twenty years that included the Great Depression nearly pushed the world over the edge to an apocalyptic end. As a result, the perspectives from…

The road to success is rarely straightforward. Often, a goal is realized only after conquering countless distractions and barriers. By comparing Destino by Salvador Dali to The Odyssey by Homer, audiences understand the importance of overcoming obstacles to achieve success. In the film Destino, a woman is depicted dancing happily up a tower. Upon reaching the summit, she is pursued by a group of cyclopes who grab her clothing. She escapes by allowing the cyclopes to remove her dress while…

A piece of jewelry is made to draw attention. It attracts, intrigues and troubles whoever is looking at it. So did Medusa's face. The old Greek myth of Medusa, on of the three Gorgons, tells about the unfortunate story of this beautiful woman who, out of vengeance and jealousy of a goddess, was transformed into a monster. Snake slithering hair and a gaze that would turn anybody into stone with a simple look, her face was hypnotizing yet troubling every human standing next to her. Medusa's face…

Since humans made the first illustrations upon cave walls, animals have been included in artwork and have represented a variety of ideas, stories, characteristics, and morals. Each individual animal carries their own symbolism, such as a lion representing royalty, a trickster fox, and a dragon for courage, and characteristics such as these may instantly come to mind when thinking of a particular animal. These symbolisms may be shown in a multitude of ways, by carving the animals into statues,…

The Starry Night by Vincent Van Gogh is a traditional symbol of the Post-Impressionist movement. It depicts a landscape that is flushed with luminescent stars, swirling clouds and a radiant crescent moon. The composition of The Starry Night is characterized by exaggerated and surrealistic brushstrokes. For example, interwoven lines are featured in lieu of a silhouette. Contoured shadows are also highlighted to convey the emotional state of Vincent Van Gogh. Van Gogh features precisely…

Through Karl Marx’s Alienation of Labor during the romanticism era, to artwork, literature, and movies from the modernism era, time wasting away while mindlessly working just to be able to live is what seems to be what the 20th century art and literature was about. The Alienation of Labor by Karl Marx basically talked about how the work industry was dehumanizing the actual laborers. The workers hardly made any money but had to continue to work just to make enough money to live a life. The…

It stands in natural beauty as seen in Remembrandt Hermanesz painting. It is a foreshadowing of what is to come as seen in Vincent van Hogh’s painting, and it reflects what did come and destroy as seen in Salvador Dali’s image, and the outcome that is now upon us as seen in Roxy Paine’s creation entitled Maelstrom. What is similar in the first three paintings is the way they were created—oil on canvas. The trees are depicted similarly in the sense that they…

Rene Magritte Artist: Rene Magritte is a world renowned Surrealist artist, known for his strange yet witty artworks designed to make the audience think. He was born on the 21st of November 1898, in Lessines, Belgium and died on the 15th of August, 1967. It was in 1915, as a seventeen year old, when Magritte first began his career in art. He began studying at the Académie des Beaux-Arts in Brussels where, despite the lack of attendance, he was introduced to art concepts such as Futurism,…

In the novel the author portrays Ed as an underachiever with little to be proud in his life. The only notable thing his has done so far has been stoping the bank robbery. Iconic figures such as Salvador Dali, Joan of Arc and Bob Dylan inspire Ed, he often compares what he has done with his life versus what they had already achieved by the time they were his age. Ed isn’t the most intellectual person in the novel, during his last mission Ed struggled…

Few people would argue the value of creating a story of a life lived. In fact, it’s why I consider it a wholly noble idea that I create my own life’s story. From it, I hope my descendants will likely learn something valuable and endearing, tragic or disgusting and distasteful from the life I’ve experienced, but nonetheless might know me. Not in as much as my inability to convey the message, but more so just the total lack of interest by many in hearing what I have to say is what I consider a…