Dali Lesson

Mrs. Natalie HurdInstructor

Computer Assisted Art

Lesson 5 VocabularySurrealismDadaAutomatismAbsolute SurrealistsVeristic SurrealistsSalvador Dali

Listen and learn the definitions as we go through the Lesson. Write them down.

Surrealism

Started in 1924, Surrealism was both an art and literary movement that stressed the significance of letting one’s imagination rule through the use of the sub-conscious without the hindrances of logic and normal standards. Stemming from the earlier Dadaist (Dada) movement which was popular during World War I, Surrealism involved a more playful and spontaneous in spirit. Ways of thinking about how a viewer perceives the world around himself helped to shape the movement.

The Surrealist movement was helped along in its development during the 1920s and 1930s with the famous artist Salvador Dali. He, along with the other movement’s artists, stressed using the subconscious part of the brain to provide the content for the imagery. The artists used a realistic style to paint their irrational images.

FYI:The word surrealist was coined by Apollinaire and first appeared in the

preface in a his play which was written in 1903 and first performed

in 1917.

Techniques such as automatism (free association) assisted the artists to put their theories into play in order to get their sub-conscious to become reality in their paintings and literary works. Artists who used automatism to help create their work were called Absolute Surrealists. Artists who focused on making connections amongst material and abstract forms were called Veristic Surrealists. Their aim was to manipulate objects from reality into their paintings, as opposed to the Absolute Surrealists who tried to create imagery from their own minds. From the 1920s onward, the movement spread around the globe, eventually affecting the visual arts, literature, film, and music of many countries and languages, as well as political thought and practice, philosophy, and social theory.

Example of Surrealist Art:

The Human Condition, 1933 by Rene Magritte

Inspiration Artist:Salvador Dali

Salvador Domingo Felipe Jacinto Dalí i Domènech,

1st Marqués de Dalí de Pubol

Salvador Dali was born on May 11, 1904 close to the French border in Catalonia, Spain. He also had a brother, named Salvador, who had died in 9 months earlier at the age of 3 and a younger sister named Ana Maria. His Mother encouraged her son's artistic endeavors, and in 1916 he began attending classes taught by Juan Núñez at the Municipal Drawing School in Figueres. At age 16, he left for Madrid to study at the Fine Arts School, with hopes to qualify as a teacher.

Salvador began exhibiting his works in 1922. Some trends in his work which would continue throughout his life were already evident in the 1920s. Dalí devoured influences from many styles of art, ranging from the most academically classic, to the most cutting-edge avant garde. He officially joined the Surrealist Movement group of Paris in 1929 and painted the majority of his many works in that style. He died on January 23, 1989 and has been cited as major inspiration for many modern artists.

Famous Works:Persistence of

Memory - 1931

Morphological Echo –1934-1936

Swans Reflecting Elephants -1937

The Swallow's Tail – 1983Final Work

Let’s get Surreal…

Watch this video to learn one way to combine images using the Pixlr Program

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oARORgueUGQ*Learn more about Dali and his Art:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_ST52WsmUIM

Lesson 5 Assignment:Landscape in the Manner of

Dali

Instructions:

Let’s view the PowerPoint for Instructions.

Questions or Comments???

Vocabulary Review1. Surrealism A. major inspiration for

many modern artists2. Dada B. making connections

amongst material and abstract forms

3. Automatism C. free association4. Absolute Surrealist D. an art and literary

movement started in 1924

5. Veristic Surrealist E. Popular art movement during WWI

6. Salvador Dali F. creating imagery from the mind

Discussion

What are your thoughts on Surrealists’ Art? Do you like or dislike?? Support your answer.

Share with the class 3 adjectives which describe your perception of Surrealistic Art.

Lesson 5 Assignments:1. Re-read Lesson 5 Material and

Review the Lesson 5 Instructions.2. Do Lesson 5 Assignment: “Landscape

in the Manner of Dali”3. Take Lesson 5 Quiz4. Assigned Enrichment Activity:

Learn more about the Surrealist Movement and other Surrealist

Artists:http://www.ducksters.com/history/art/surrealism.phpTHEN, go to our Live site and write a short

summary of what you learned about the Surrealist Movement in the appropriate spot.