Salvador Dali: Persistence Of Memory

Swanson writes extremely detailed scenes of events that unfolded the night of Lincoln's assassination, and the escape attempt that followed.. He allows us to paint a magnificent picture in our heads with stunning vocabulary and by mentioning the most minute of details that allow each person and location to become tangible. For example, "At all times his eyes were his striking features but when his emotions were aroused they were like living jewels". Swanson could have simply stated that "He had beautiful black eyes", but he takes it one step beyond that to envelop you in the description of this man, to make him more real, and to plant him in reality. Even the tiniest of actions can create a sense of realism: "The actor's black pupils flared wide, adjusting to the darkness, while fixing on the only available light in the dim, claustrophobic chamber...".

Gustav Klimt started by painting morals on walls with his brother and ceilings for mansions, theatres and universities. Later on, he focused mainly on painting on canvases. His style was a complex and contradictory mixture of Symbolism, Naturalism, expressionism and abstraction and as a result, it has

(biography.com). It turned out to be his most famous painting, and over time has earned the title, “the most famous painting in the world” (art and critique). The Mona Lisa has largely gained fascination with the unusual details da Vinci painted such as, “the ever elusive smile, the misty atmosphere, the hazy landscape in the background and, most of all, the ambiguous, inscrutable expression on the face” (art and critique). This leaves the viewers with a sense of wonder. The identity of the sitter is unknown adding to the mystery behind the Mona Lisa.

Poe packs the story full of his most ingenious and terrifying literary devices, such as symbolism, themes and imagery and uses these devices perfectly to terrify the reader long after they finish the final

The Impact of Edgar Allan Poe on American Culture Edgar Allan Poe once said, “Words have no power to impress the mind without the exquisite horror of their reality.” Edgar Allan Poe is among many authors as one of the most influential writers of all time. Edgar Allan Poe had a unique writing style that no one else did. He did impact many people and still impacts many to this day.

Lastly because his painting worth more than US$70 million. Part 2: Biography (1841-1919) Renoir was one of the most famous French Impressionist artists. Renoir’s portraits epitomize the beauty and delight of life. His love and

Dali was a Spanish surrealist-artist in the early 1900s, he is best known for his striking and bizarre images in his art work. Dali's most popular work of art is "The Persistence of Memory," this is among the most viewed artworks of all-time. The reason why this painting in particular, is significant is because it can be interpreted

A majority of artist use the physical world and personal experiences as a canvas to create artworks that have impacted the way we look at the world. Focus artists in this essay include classical artists Pablo Picasso, Frida Kahlo and Post-Modern artist Tim Hawkinson. This essay will analyse an artwork by each artist and show that they are examples of many who draw inspiration from their surroundings, whether it came from history, personal backgrounds and experiences or simply physical features of the world around them. Pablo Picasso was born on October 25th, 1881, and grew up to be one of the most influential 20th century artists in symbolism, surrealism and Cubism. He was a Spanish expatriate painter, sculptor, printmaker, ceramicist and stage designer.

Aesthetic Features and Influence of the Figure Paintings by Chen Hongshou Cao Jing Xu Guangtong Abstract: Chen Hongshou was a comprehensive and proficient painter in late Ming and Qing Dynasty, who was creative and unique in his own style. He made attempts to get rid of the “fashion of resplendent” by “traditional style” and was refereed to as the representative of artists with unique style and an influential figure in the 17th century.

She was too fond of her most filthy bargain” (5.2.153-159). Crowther translates this line as, “If he said that, then I hope his malicious soul rots in hell forever. He’s lying through his teeth! She was too attached to her filthy marriage ever to do a thing like that!” (Crowther).

Various interpretations

Hello Cimberleigh, Thank you for sharing your post! I appreciated reading your hypotheses about what you saw in the paintings. It was interesting to review other responses and see how different people view and draw various conclusions from the same images. For example, in the first image you saw isolation whereas I saw someone being methodical, not necessarily thinking about anything in particular, but contemplating. From my perspective, the person may have been thinking about positive and negative things, but without additional information I didn’t feel comfortable drawing conclusions.

The El Paso Museum of Art had a lot of interesting artwork that caught my attention, however the one that stood out of the most was a color lithograph painting called “We Love, We give, We Die, We Go Someplace, We Love” by Bert Long. Bert Long is an American artist, born in the Fifth Ward in Houston, Texas in 1940. Long was named the Texas Artist of the Year in 1990 and studied under the Rome Prize Fellowship from the American Academy in 1990 and 1991. The painting created by Long was made in 1996 and is a Color lithograph. This piece of art is part of The Harmon & Harriet Kelley Collection.