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SURREALISM UNIT PRESENTATION

SURREALISM UNIT PRESENTATION. Featuring the life and work of surrealist artists. Salvador Dali. One of the most famous artists of the surrealist movement. View a video clip of Dali’s life and work Listen to audio clips from Dali interviews. http://www. daligallery .com/.

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SURREALISM UNIT PRESENTATION

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  1. SURREALISM UNIT PRESENTATION Featuring the life and work of surrealist artists. Motter

  2. Salvador Dali One of the most famous artists of the surrealist movement. View a video clip of Dali’s life and work Listen to audio clips from Dali interviews http://www.daligallery.com/ http://www.bbc.co.uk/bbcfour/audiointerviews/profilepages/dalis1.shtml Motter

  3. The Artist… • Artist of the 20th century • An eccentric and exhibitionist • Spanish painter, sculptor, graphic artist, and designer • Phases of Cubism, Futurism, and Metaphysical painting • Joined the Surrealists in 1929 Motter

  4. “Critical Paranoia” • Dali’s positive theory • One should create their own illusions • Control of reason and will suspended • Should be used in everyday affairs Motter

  5. Paintings • Reoccurring images • Unreal “dream” space present • Hallucinatory characters of the imagination • “Hand-painted dream photographs” Motter

  6. Rene Magritte www. Surrealism.org/margitte.html Motter

  7. The Artist and his work… • Artist during the second half on 20th century • Philosophical and poetic content • Intellectual and social trends of the time • Simplicity in his paintings is misleading • The world is a sufficient source of mystery. • Images reflect mystery of the visible world Motter

  8. “Precociousness” • Magritte’s theory • State before and during waking up • Played an important role in his work • Hallucinations occurred while Magritte was awake. Motter

  9. His work’s meaning.. • Visual thinking • Provides clues to mental process involved • Cannot be solved like a puzzle Motter

  10. True or False Dali was an eccentric? What was Dali’s theory called? What year did Dali join the surrealists? What was Magritte’s theory called? What types of content did his work contain? Where did Magritte draw his images from? Q&A on Dali and Magritte True Precociousness Critical Paranoia Philosophical and poetic 1929 The real-world and dreams Motter

  11. Student Surrealistic Environment Project Examples e.g. A+ e.g. B+ e.g. C- e.g. D- Motter

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