Surrealism

Aundrea Owsley Professor Sevak Critical Thinking Essay 19 April 2015 Executions of the Third of May and Guernica The two, prominent paintings “Guernica” by Pablo Picasso and “Executions of the Third of May” by Francisco de Goya both record and commemorate events that have taken place. These paintings are antiwar symbols that are still looked upon today in grief. Even though both paintings are from two very different time periods they both show an outcry of the nation of Spain in pain and dismay…

I have an undying passion for surrealism, which I seek through the works of people such as Crewdson and David Lynch. In an untitled photo, Julianne Moore sits at the edge of her bed, with a blank stare, her unseen lover resting behind her. The human subjects of Crewdson photos are better…

including a graphic novel by Nicki Greenberg. Nicki Greenberg’s unique use of graphics portrays the cast of characters in a bizarre and abstract style, allowing the reader to view and interpret the same tale transformed with elements of fantasy and surrealism in the same world. Through clever personifications, a unique art style, photo-album format and delicate typography, the graphic novel is able to morph the…

Daniel Orozco’s “Orientation” Critiques the Modern Workplace Most people at some point in their life will begin a new job and immediately feel overwhelmed by trying to memorize new responsibilities, new expectations, and new names. “Orientation” is Orozco’s satirical take on the modern workplace, which narrates an employee’s bizarre experience with a training session on the first day of a new job. In addition to minimal instructions and procedures, the new employee is given a brief history of…

than turn the other way.” Discuss.” The Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind is an exquisite and inspiring film directed by Michel Gondry. It’s a brilliant and captivating film that blends together many genres such as love/romance, realism and surrealism, by using many cinematic techniques such as Character expression, lighting techniques and different angle positioning to give a feel of incompleteness and uncertainly between each individual character. In the end, we discover that not just…

In 1847, Charlotte Brontë published Jane Eyre, which exemplifies how literature can convey a certain message and ignite a social reformation for women. Over 100 years later, Ralph Ellison published Invisible Man, which utilizes that same literary technique to help emphasize the societal pressures set upon blacks in American society in the 1930s and 1940s. Both literary works remain reputable novels currently as both follow a similar narrative and writing structure, utilize similar motifs, convey…

tendency to take from past works and reprise, incorporate, rewrite, recapitulate, revise, or parody them (Whitworth, 2010). As aforementioned, Avison has done this with her poem “A Story”. Modernist poems tend to also include symbolism, futurism, surrealism, expressionism, imagism and so on. The literary techniques can be seen various times in her writing. The poem “the Butterfly” is symbolic of a moth/butterfly that stands for hope and aspiration (Avison,…

Art Nouveau Art Nouveau, or the French term for “New Art,” is a colorful movement in the arts that attracted Europe during the process of change from the 19th century to the 20th century. Art Nouveau had other names, “Stile Liberty” in Italy and “youth style” in German. Right before art lovers would begin riding in motor cars, watching moving pictures, and refreshing for the First World War, they would flip through bright international philosophy and style of art magazines. This cultural…

Karl Marx is well known for being one of the most influential socialist thinkers of our time. Born on May 5, 1818 in Prussia (modern day Trier, Germany), Marx grew up in a well off family with 8 siblings. His parents Heinrich and Henrietta Marx each had long lines of rabbinical Jewish ancestry. However, after an anti-Semitic law that banned Jews from higher society, the Marx’s involuntarily converted to Christianity – even though Karl Marx himself became an atheist later in life. Marx is…

that anything could be art, which was very distant from all previous art movements. His work, “Mountain, Table, Anchors, Navel,” consisted of free forms, and an overall simple piece. Marcel Duchamp a French artist and prime mover of both Dada and Surrealism, changed the concept of what art is. He invented the art form ready-mades, two of his works include a bicycle wheel mounted on top of a stool and a controversial urinal with writing on it. His work, “Nude Descending a Staircase, No. 2” is a…