Surrealism

Surrealism

Print off this worksheet and answer the questions while viewing the sites

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1.View the following site: Find out about the Surrealist artist, Rene Magritte. What artist inspired him?

http://www.magritte.com/2.cfm

2. Read the brief biography and view his unusual work. What is strange about this painting?

http://sunsite.dk/cgfa/magritte/magritte_bio.htm

http://sunsite.dk/cgfa/magritte/p-magritte13.htm

3. Describe how Magritte used aerial perspective in The Glass Key to give the illusion of space.

http://www.mcs.csuhayward.edu/~malek/Surrealism/Magritte1.html

 4.Here are a selection of Magritte works on Carol Gerten's Fine Art site. Look at them and enjoy! Select one and give your reaction (what do you think it means?).

The Window (1925) http://sunsite.dk/cgfa/magritte/p-magritte3.htm

The Difficult Crossing (1926) http://sunsite.dk/cgfa/magritte/p-magritte7.htm

The Human Condition (1935) http://sunsite.dk/cgfa/magritte/p-magritte8.htm

Homesickness (1940) http://sunsite.dk/cgfa/magritte/p-magritte12.htm

5. Time Transfixed is one of Magritte's most noted works. What is so mysterious about this work? http://www.artic.edu/aic/collections/modern/76pc_magritte.html

6.        View the Difficult Crossing  again and compare it to Van Gogh’s The Bedroom picture. How is the perspective similar or different, and compare the mood.

http://sunsite.dk/cgfa/magritte/p-magritte7.htm

http://www.vangoghgallery.com/misc/search_frame.htm

7.View this student made site on Salvidor Dali, another surrealist. Which picture do you like the best? And Why? http://www2.wcoil.com/~mdecker/dali.htm#Featured

8. Compare the work of the Surreal artists to that of Contemporary California artist, Bev Doolittle. How are they similar?

 http://www.powersource.com/gallery/bev/default.html

http://www.artandnature.com/doolittle.html

9. Select one of Bev Doolittle's works. What do you find hidden within the painting? How do you think this adds to the impact of the message? How do you think Ms. Doolittle feels about nature? about Native Americans?