Surrealism

PABLO PICASSO Picasso was not only a very interesting man but he was also one of the most revolutionary artist of the early 20th century. He was considered a prodigy and a pioneer in the art world from a very young age, and continued to shape the art scene throughout his entire life. Pablo Picasso was born on October 25, 1881 in Málaga, on the coast of Spain. His mother was Dona Maria Picasso y Lopez and his Father was Don José Ruiz Blasco. Picasso came from a modest background, his father…

proposed the idea of painting from more than one viewpoint. This is another reason his paintings made him more exceptional as an artist. Metzinger also moved from Cubism to other styles like Neo-Classicism and more naturalistic styles with a touch of surrealism throughout his life. Some of his earliest painting…

Born in 1929, New York City, Milton Glaser has become a recognised designer in putting your mind in a state of readiness. He brings a complexity of understanding and conceptual thinking, which is combined with a varied richness of visual language, to his highly creative and individualistic work (Miltonglaser.com). At the age of thirteen, Glaser started taking life-drawing classes that subsequently led him onto studying at the high School of music and Art. Glaser went on to study painting,…

because we can enjoy his literature in which reality is transformed into fantasy, which catches us and forces us to interpret it. The author chosen belongs to the "boom" of Latin American literature. That is why his style is avant-garde and uses surrealism as the only way to represent reality. The main characteristic of his fantastic narrative is the application of unusual and suggestive elements; always part of daily situations combined with paranormal…

One of Yves Tanguy’s most crucial paintings is Plusieurs ont Vécu (Many Have Lived) (see fig. 1). The medium is oil on canvas and it was painted in Paris is 1939, shortly before Tanguy moved to the United States. Today, this painting is located in the Yale University Art Gallery in New Haven, CT. The subject of this painting is isolation and is one of Tanguy’s most famous post apocalyptic landscapes. The subject of isolation relates to the feelings of exile Tanguy felt before moving to the…

Introduction Since the dawn of media, it has been argued how the violence shown in media affects the mind sets of children. Violence is not a new concept to humans and is increasingly being shown on television and in video games and movies. The effects of this have been debated throughout the past five decades. According to Article 17 of UN Convention of Rights of Children “Governments should encourage mass media – radio, television, newspapers and Internet content sources – to provide…

after another to the orc’s sure hand. A deep, almost hazy emerald aura that had nothing to do with the flames of the Burning Legion draped over all, even the solitary champion. The aura itself was touched by a slight blue hue that added a sense of surrealism to the moment. Thura paid little mind to the aura, though, her anxiety rising as she continued to fail to find a crossing. Then a new, arresting figure materialized just behind and to the left of the male orc. He was an astounding being…

A Hard Days Night its celebrating 50th its anniversary this year which enhances my reasons for choosing this film. In this paper, I will argue its historical and cultural significance, its influences on modern films, particularly the music video and demonstrate how Richard Lester’s techniques paved the way what seems the norm in the industry. I will also look at the other elements that make the film so iconic today. My Paper will cover concepts such as the influences of ‘The New French Way’…

Pablo Picasso was born October 25 1881, in Malaga, Spain; he died April 8 1973, at the age of 92 in Mougins, France. He was a Spanish painter, sculptor, printmaker, ceramicist, and stage designer who spent most of his adult life in France. He is widely known for co-founding the Cubist movement, the invention of constructed sculpture, the co-invention of collage, and for the wide variety of styles that he helped develop and explore. His father was Jose Ruiz Blasco, and his mother was Maria…

Vassily Kandinsky was a Russian painter, writer, teacher, art theorist and the father of abstract art. Being a trained musician, he used music in his approach to color which he made sing from the canvas. A major turning point in his style of art came after he viewed Claude Monet’s “Haystack at Giverny” at a Moscow exhibition. Over the years he perfected his style of abstract art. He inspired other artists, wrote books on his theories, worked with museums, and ballet’s, experienced his work…