Salvador Dalí Salvador Dalí was Born May 11 1904 in Spain‚ Figures and died January 23‚ 1989 in Spain. His full name is Salvador Domingo Felipe Jacinto Dalí i Domènech and lives in Spain. Dalís famous artwork is called ‚‚The Persistence of Memory‚‚ and this is why I chose it. About Dalí: Dalí is a Spanish artist and Surrealist. Salvador Dalí is perhaps best known for his painting of melting clocks‚ The Persistence of Memory. Salvador Dali was
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February 4‚ 2009 Surrealistic Meeting Salvador Dali drew the picture“The Sacrament of the Last Supper”in 1955. This painting has quite a bit of emotion as you look and see how the apostles are kneeling. This image was created to show the futurism in the resurrection of Christ. Futurism rejects the traditional form and include art into modern technology. In this painting the most significant detail in this portrait‚ would be the spirt above the table in form of the cross. This figure is Jesus sprit
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"The Vision of Hell (1962) is a highly sophisticated painting that juxtaposes Salvador Dali’s earlier style‚ Surrealism‚ (for which he was most famous) with a more classical style of religious mysticism which he developed later in life. Most critics believe that Dali’s greatest works were those done during his Surrealistic period‚ (before the 1940’s). It was then that Dali‚ greatly influenced by Freud’s Interpretation of Dreams tried to enter the subconscious world while he was painting‚ in order
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of thought or action. Salvador Dali was born on May 11‚ 1904‚ in Catalonia‚ Spain. He influenced and was influenced by many artists such as Pablo Picasso and Andre Breton. After many trials‚ but an overall successful career‚ Salvador Dali died on January 23‚ 1989‚ from heart disease and pneumonia. Dali is a prime example of nonconformity because of the originality in his art‚ his outward style and appearance‚ and his involvement in artistic movements. As an artist‚ Salvador Dali was not limited to
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Shemekia Dennis SPA 3335 Dr. Brookshaw 27 February‚ 2011 Romanticism in El Matadero Esteban Echeverría‚ who spent five years in Paris before returning to Buenos Aires in 1830 when he became a political agitator against the tyrant Juan Manuel de Rosas‚ is credited with bringing romanticism to Spanish America. As a poet‚ he is remember for his narrative ballad La cautiva‚ the story of a white girl’s escape from enslavemente by nomadic Indians. Echeverría inaugurated the theme of the pampas as
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Salvador Dali painted this artwork using oil on panel. The measurement of the painting is 12.5 inches by 15.5 inches. The painting uses earthly colors as the scene of the painting seems to be in a desert. The sky consists of yellow‚ blue‚ grey‚ and white hues‚ while the ground is painted a light shade of brown to depict sand or soil. The painting uses chiaroscuro‚ which is the method that uses light and shadows that artists use to highlight important features. Chiaroscuro can be seen in the yellow
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I have chosen the oil painting The Persistence of Memory‚ by the surrealist artist Salvador Dali. This surrealism painting has had a lot of attention due to the odd objects that depicts several principles throughout. When first viewing this painting‚ many question what is going on. Dali had intended for this to be something from a dream as some objects look unreal. One of the most important principles used is line. Starting in the background the horizon line is used where the body of water and
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El Cid is a movie from 1961 that shows how Spain became a unified country. Spain was being invaded by the Moors‚ which are apart of the Muslim religion. The Moors believed their God “Allah” would help them defeat the Spanish. Rodrigo who is also known as El Cid‚is on his way to get married with his fiancé Doña Ximena ‚ when he rescues a small Spanish town from the moors. He arrests the moors and plans to take them to vivar ‚ but he eventually lets them go as long as they don’t treason on King Ferdinand’s
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"El Topo" (The Mole; 鼹鼠) (1970) (ACID WESTERN / SURREALISM / ART-HOUSE) "El Topo" (English title: "The Mole"‚ Chinese title: "鼹鼠") is a very weird movie which can be described as mix of acid western and surreal art-house feature. It was directed by highly controversial Chilean director Alejandro Jodorowsky and shot in Mexico (where Jodorowsky lived many years). As I said this a truly ambitious and difficult to understand film‚ full of multiple allegories‚ religious symbolism and far-east philosophy
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1.The title of the work of art I have chosen is “Discovery of America by Christopher Columbus“ by Salvador Dali‚ 1959. 2. This work of art is over 14 feet tall and over 9 feet wide (410x284cm; 161.4x111.8) the medium used is oil paint on canvas. It looks like the oil was applied with pencil and the painting appears shiny. It looks like a 3-dimensional work of art. ( Word count 47) 3. The subject matter is historic and complex. The painting depicts Christopher Columbus and the members of his crew
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