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    Marcel Duchamp

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    worked from the beginning of the 20th century through the 1960s influencing the art world in ways that no other artists can claim. He had a part‚ even if it was small in nearly every art movement from the cubists to the futurists to the dada to surrealism and through to pop art‚ creating his own genre intermitted called ready made art. Duchamp was a French Artist born in 1887 and moved to Paris in 1904 to pursue his career as a painter. Over the next twenty years he did his most famous works including

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    awakes as an insect. He is unsure of how he has become in this shape and struggles for acceptance. He hides in his room unable to see his family‚ this novella shows surrealism‚ Gregors want for existentialism‚ and even is one giant allegory. Throughout this novella or story there are many points of a surreal reality‚ or surrealism through the art of Gregors transformation. Readers must use imagination to understand some of this read‚ to feel Gregor. It’s an escape from reality‚ in the first section

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    Un Chien Andalou

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    Un Chien Andalou and the Language of Desire According to Rosemary Lambert in the Cambridge Introduction to the History of Art: The Twentieth Century‚ "Surrealism was concerned with exploring and illustrating the unconscious mind" (40-41). This exploration and illustration was carried out with the use of dream imagery‚ symbols‚ puns‚ and with a general attitude of complete freedom of expression. The surrealists were concerned with liberating the imagination from its rational and scientific

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    Van Gogh vs Salvador Dali

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    Van Gogh vs Salvador Dali The focus of the paper is to make a comparison and contrasts between Van Gogh’s ’Starry Night’ and Salvador Dali’s ’Persistence of time’. While Van Gogh’s theme formed the basis of expressionism in twentieth century‚ Dali initially became a leader of the Surrealist movement and later on developed interests in psychology and science‚ both movements influencing their beliefs and formal approaches in distinctive ways. The ’Persistence of Time’ is regarded as one of the most

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    “Visual language is used in art to give meaning to artworks. Discuss with reference to 3 artists” Visual language is used in art to give meaning to artworks. Many artists use signs and symbols to convey many messages or communicate certain ideas or even to express their thoughts and feelings on certain topics‚ whether political or personal. Some artists who used symbolism in their artworks included: Pablo Picasso‚ Frida Kahlo‚ and Gordon Bennett. Pablo Picasso was an artist who often used signs

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    Word Count: 562 Dali Museum I visited the Salvador Museum on Wednesday March 8th‚ 2006. Salvador Felipe Jacinto Dali was born in Catalonia‚ Spain on May 11th‚ 1904. His parents were Salvador Dali I Cusi and Felipa Domenech Ferres. His older brother‚ also named Salvador died prior to the birth of Dali. His sister Ana Maria was three years younger than him. At the age of 13 he began visiting the School of Art and his first painting was produced. It was made in 1913 called Vilabertin. Dali’s father

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    The historical and/or cultural context of artists may affect the way they analyse and explore aesthetic qualities and how they communicate ideas and meanings through their artworks. Analyse this statement referring to two artists that you have studied this year and their work. Spanish‚ traditional artist Magdalena Carmen Frieda Kahlo y Calderon‚ simply known as Frida Kahlo (1907-1954) and Australian‚ contemporary artist Peter Booth (1940- ) are two artists who produced works in different historical

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    Downtown St. Petersburg‚ Florida is the home of the largest Salvador Dali art collection outside of Europe. The Salvador Dali museum took its first breath on March 7th‚ 1982. This historical building holds 96 oil paintings‚ more than 100 water colors and drawings‚ and 1‚300 graphics‚ photographs and sculptures. This location is also the home of 7 out of 18 masterworks done by Dali. Salvador Dali left an outstanding line of art behind on January 23‚ 1989‚ He actually passed away in his hometown‚ Figueres

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    The definition of a nonconformist is a person who does not conform to a generally accepted pattern 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

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