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77Favorite Artists List of 10 Stunning Surrealist Artists from the Modern Era
This is a famous artists list for great surrealist artists. Surrealism is an art form that came about in the 1920's but there are modern artists in surrealism too. Who is your favorite artist in this genre?
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77The Eccentric Life of Salvador Dali
Salvador Dalí was a gifted painter and artist. However, his quirkiness may be more well known. Here, learn about both his talents and his downfalls.
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85Surrealism Art
Surrealism Art is unreal, bizarre, fantastical, and features imagery that conveys a dream-like quality. Surreal paintings are puzzles that might not have literal meaning. Surreal art is not rational. Surrealism Art transcends everyday reality....
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85Salvador Dali's Crucifixion - Analysis
Dali's paintings make a great intro to surrealism and modern art. Look at this one. If not for the cubes, Crucifixion (Corpus Hypercubus) would look, at first glance, like an old master's piece. Surrealism is the rendering of dreams in literature,...
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76What Is Magical Realism?
Magical Realism is a genre of fiction literature that invokes a wide array of opinions from different readers. These books evoke a wide array of responses. Some absolutely love magical realism books, but other readers (and academics, for that...
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71Salvador Dali's Christ of Saint John of the Cross - Analysis
The 16th century Spanish mystic St John of the Cross had a vision that he had translated onto paper. He had drawn the crucifxion from an unusual angle and when Salvador Dali saw this drawing, he was inspired. The Christ of St. John of the Cross is...
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65Salvador Dali
Metamorphosis of Narcissus, Salvador Dali I was first drawn to the work of Salvador Dali when I was a student in high school. The last two years I was fortunate enough to be able to visit the Dali Museum in St Petersburg Florida. As a teenager I...
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63Shadows in Surrealism
If there is an art period that dedicated special attention to the use of shadows, it is the Surrealism, specially in the representation of dreams. Artists such as Salvador Dalí, Yves Tanguy and René Magritte brought to the representation of dreams...
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62The Fine Line Between Madness, Genius and Surrealism: Salvador Dali
In 1929 Dali held his first one-man show in Paris. He also joined the surrealists, led by former Dadaist Andre Breton. That year, Dali met Gala Eluard when she visited him in Cadaques with her husband, poet...
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77Me and Hemingway went Fishing for Sharks off Key West With the Thompson Sub Machine Gun
Me and Hemingway went fishing for SHARKS He hated sharks I hated the sun. City lights brighter than the full Luna, down I plummeted from up there- only to splatter, like dog offal, on a Hollywood star - in front of Graumans Chinese Theatre. ...
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