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Dreams

Dreams. “ Dreams are a conversation with oneself, a dialogue of symbols and images that takes place between the unconscious and conscious levels of the mind .” David Fontana. History. Many cultures believed that dreams came from an outside source like gods or spirits . Egyptian

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Dreams

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  1. Dreams “ Dreams are a conversation with oneself, a dialogue of symbols and images that takes place between the unconscious and conscious levels of the mind.” David Fontana

  2. History • Many cultures believed that dreams came from an outside source like gods or spirits. • Egyptian • Dreams carried messages from good or bad spirits • Dreams were opposites-happy dreams=disaster and nightmares=better times to come • When a person was having troubles in their life and wanted help from god, they would sleep in a temple, the next morning a priest, the Master of the Secret Things, interpret the dreams

  3. Greek • Built special shrines to dream spirits • Dreams were the result of outside forces, such as the gods. • Morpheus passed on warnings and prophecies to people in their dreams • Hypnos was the god of sleep • Aristotle- • dreams are a recollection of the day’s events • dreams reflect a person's bodily health.

  4. Christian • dreams were supernatural • over seven hundred mentions of dreams in the Bible • many beilieved that God revealed himself through dreams • Martin Luther- dreams are the work of the Devil

  5. Chinese • looked to dreams for their next course of action. • Consciousness(soul) leaves the body during sleep and travels in other worldly realms • If suddenly awakened, their soul may fail to return to the body. For this reason, some Chinese are wary of alarm clocks.

  6. Some Native American tribes and Mexican civilizations • Share the concept of a distinct dream dimension • Believed ancestors lived in their dreams and take on non-human forms like plants. • visiting and having contact with their ancestors. • helped to point their mission or role in life

  7. Modern Ideas • Psychologists believe that dreams express the hidden workings of the mind. • Some believe that dreams are a way of dealing with conflict in life. • Sigmund Freud-dreams are wish fulfillments or expressions of repressed desires. • Carl Jung-the mind contains symbolism drawn on by all cultures in their dreams. “The Collective Unconscious” • Jung-dreams remind us of our wishes, realize the things we unconsciously yearn for, and help us to fulfill our wishes

  8. Surrealism • Surrealists were fascinated with the unconscious. • Believed that Freud's theories on dreams, ego, superego and the id opened doors to the authentic self and a truer reality (the "surreal"). • They liked the possibilities of chance and spontaneity. • Elements • Deep space-endless • Atmosphere-fog, mist, steam, smoke • Bizarre size relationships • Combining elements that don’t belong together

  9. GIORGIO DE CHIRICO  The Nostalgia of the Infinite

  10. Mystery and Melancholy of a Street.

  11. Salvador Dali Swans Reflecting Elephants

  12. Dali -

  13. The Sacrament of the Last Supper

  14. Rene Magritte The Lovers

  15. The Lovers

  16. The Castle of the Pyrenees, 1959

  17. The Portrait

  18. La Thérapeute.

  19. Personal values (Les valeurs personnelles)

  20. AssignmentPhoto Composite Create a digital composite image *All images must be your own! It should tell a story or have a theme

  21. Steps for photo composite Step 1: Collect images • Background • Landscape, interior • Focal point • People, animals, objects • Use old photos or negatives and scan • Scan objects Step 2: Design composition with the images you have • Focal point • Format • Vertical or horizontal (background will decide if vertical or horizontal) • Horizon line • Goes above or below center • Unity- repetition of art elements (repetition= 3)

  22. Step 3: In Photoshop, create new document • 10.5 X 8 (horizontal) • 8 X 10.5 (vertical) Step 4: All images must have same resolution • Unclick resample • After changing resolution, re-click resample and three boxes • Change size in inches

  23. Step 5: Select the background and paste on new document Step 6: Select objects To Change the size of an object • Transform • Move tool, check transform controls or Edit transform scale • Hold shift and drag from corner Step 7: Move objects around to get best composition Step 8: Add filters/change blend modes/adjust layer opacity/add texture

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