Running head: SURREALISM AND HARLEM RENAISSANCE Surrealism and Harlem Renaissance Two Historical Art Periods Elisa Montoya Western Governor’s University RIWT Task 1 May 13‚ 2013 SURREALISM AND HARLEM RENNAISANCE Comparing and Contrasting the Two Art Periods “Surrealism and Harlem Renaissance” 2 While there are many different historical art periods I will bring together two that I found to be extremely interesting. There are so many wonderful facts about all the different art periods
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importance of memories and experiences in the subconscious is core to Surrealism Hypnosis liberates the imagination Through the dream‚ reality is solved. Political situation of the time: Brenton was a communist The surrealists were anarchists like the Dadaists of WW1 Surrealist thought that non-government was better(irrational vs the rational) Russian revolution INFLUENCES FOR SURREALISM Tribal art Dada : chance‚ irrational‚ illogical Art of children and the mentally ill Freud and
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Marcel Duchamp “Fountain” in 1917 it was simply a urinal. This shows us that with Dadaism they were able to create art even from objects that would normally not be considered art. Surrealism as an art movement officially started in 1924. In 1924 The Surrealist Manifesto written by Andre Breton was published. Many of the artistic pieces of this era are dream like. Some type of art to wonder and marvel at‚ not an art of reason. ("Dada‚" n.d.) Surrealism is thought to have been formed as a reaction to Dadaism
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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 a specific style or media. He was constantly growing and changing throughout his surrealist and classical periods. Dali was a self-proclaimed genius and a bold visualizer. He lived his life as an experimental game and understood the significance of living in the moment‚ both key elements to being a nonconformist. Salvador Dali‚ as a nonconformist
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THE REVOLUTION IN ART AFTER WORLD WAR I Between 1908 and 1914‚ two young artists—Frenchman Georges Braque (1882–1963) and expatriate Spaniard Pablo Ruiz Picasso (1881–1973)—began a series of artistic experiments in Paris that revolutionized the direction of Western painting. For nearly five hundred years‚ painting in the West had attempted a reconstruction on canvas of a real or ideal world “out there” by the use of three-dimensional perspective and the rules of geometry. This artistic tradition
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Movement. 17 February 2011 . IAN CHILVERS. "Dada." The Oxford Dictionary of Art. 2004. Encyclopedia.com. (February 17‚ 2011). . NA. Dada - The Anti-War Art Movement . 18 February 2011 . List of available art images. 17 February 2011 . Surrealism & Surrealist artists. 17 February 2011 . Shelley Esaak‚ About.com Guide. Dada - Art History 101 Basics. 17 February 2011 . Stamberg‚ by Susan. Dada on Display at the National Gallery of Art. 17 February 2011 . Wolf‚ Justin. Dada. 17 February 2011 .
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professor qualified to compete with his work. The mustachioed surrealist is known for his famous painting‚ “The Persistence of Memory‚” also known as the melting clocks. Dali’s main influences were the theories of psychologist Sigmund Freud‚ the era of cubism‚ his surroundings‚ and events that partook in his life. Dali was around for the Spanish Civil War ||; a time period when fascist leader Franco expelled Dali from the surrealists‚ as if that was going to stop Dali and his creativity! Salvador
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of the subconscious or a psychological portrait to allow the audience to experience his perception that time itself is endless‚ but our time is short‚ thus our preoccupation is absurd. Dali himself was best known for his surrealist work and was influenced by the ’surrealist manifesto’ written by Andre Brenton. Surrealism was a cultural movement that began in the early 1920s; it included elements of surprise‚ unexpected juxtaposition and non-sequitor. The artists expressed their feelings for the
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Salvador Dalí went to the art school Academia de San Fernando in Spain‚ and rather than taking it seriously‚ he dressed oddly and preferred to daydream during classes. He was expelled. The rise of Franco in Spain led to Dalí ’s expulsion from the Surrealist movement‚ but that did not prevent him from painting. He later married Elena Dmitrievna Diakonova‚ or simply known as Gala‚ which became his muse and inspiration. When Dalí was still in school‚ he studied many artist movements in which one was
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Frida Kahlo was a Mexican surrealist artist born on July 6th 1907‚ in Coyoacán‚ Mexico. Kahlo is best known for her self-portraits that were usually created with the purpose of depicting her physical and mental struggles. Kahlo is also known as one of the first feminist icons. Her unconventional characteristic and behaviour‚ that would have been seen as rebellious in the early 1900’s‚ inspired countless other female artists and influenced feminist movements around the world. One of the most significant
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