Jacob+S.

Salvador Dali Salvador Felipe Jacinto Dali I Domenech was born in Figureras, Spain on May 11, 1904. He died in his hometown on January 23, 1989. His brother died about a year before he was born, and he considered himself as a reincarnation of his brother. He was part of the surrealist movement in the 1920s. Surrealism is a realistic, but irrational making the artwork look like something of your imagination. One of his most famous surrealist paintings is The Persistence of Memory. In 1939, he returned to a more classic style of painting instead of surrealism, and his work was heavily influenced by science and religion. His ideas during this time of his career seemed unoriginal, but were actually brilliant. For example, his painting called the Crucifixion contained a series of tricks that suggested that he was borrowing from nuclear physics or anaglyph relief. Later in his career, he began to experiment more with his art style, ranging from op art drawings to bronze sculptures. It shows just how talented he is.

Artist Statement I named my work Rock Structures from part of the artwork that inspired me. I based my ideas from The Metamorphosis at Narcissus, by Salvador Dali. The media I used to make this piece were colored pencils. I really don’t think that there was a story or any emotions in this artwork. Honestly, I didn’t really enjoy working on this piece. At first I liked Dali’s style of work, but over time I more or less came to hate it. I also don’t think that my piece was very successful either. I don’t think that colored pencils were the best media to use to create this piece. I think it would be better by simply using a different media to make it, such as acrylic paints. I also don’t think that surrealism was the best choice for my artwork. I think a more modern style of art would have been a better choice for me. Overall, the artwork wasn’t that bad, but I really didn’t enjoy making it. I just made a bad choice for the art type to use for this project.

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