Art of the Fantastic
Topic 35 · 19 responses · archived october 2000
~riette
Sat, Aug 29, 1998 (10:06)
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~riette
Sat, Aug 29, 1998 (10:09)
#1
Between the two World Wars, painting lost some of the raw energy of modernism it began the century with, and became dominated by two rather philosophical movements: Dada and Surrealism.
These arose partly as a reaction to the senseless atrocities of World War I, and partly because artists were becoming introspective, cencerned with their subconscious dreams.
Salvador Dali once said, "Surrealism is destructive, but it destroys only what it considers to be shackles limiting our vision."
~autumn
Sun, Aug 30, 1998 (16:08)
#2
Bring it on!
~KitchenManager
Sun, Aug 30, 1998 (23:57)
#3
especially Dali's Crucifixions...
~riette
Wed, Sep 2, 1998 (05:55)
#4
I will start with a pretty amusing one just for you, Wer!
Salvador Dali (1904-1989)
'The Enigma of William Tell'
1933
And an enigma it is!!! But I'm not sure whether it belong here, or in your Extra Limb Topic???
~KitchenManager
Wed, Sep 2, 1998 (10:36)
#5
can't say that I've been exposed to this one previously, Riette...
~wolf
Wed, Sep 2, 1998 (13:11)
#6
me either, it was kinda scary!
~KitchenManager
Wed, Sep 2, 1998 (23:34)
#7
but thought provoking, as well...
~riette
Thu, Sep 3, 1998 (01:10)
#8
I find it absolutely hilarious - I mean, what kind of a MIND comes up with this?!?! HEY?
~KitchenManager
Thu, Sep 3, 1998 (01:16)
#9
if'n I could paint, I'd show you...
~riette
Thu, Sep 3, 1998 (01:19)
#10
Oh, I have no doubt you'd come up with a few even more mystifying ideas!!!!
~KitchenManager
Thu, Sep 3, 1998 (01:23)
#11
already have them, just can't do anything with them...
~riette
Thu, Sep 3, 1998 (01:32)
#12
TRY!
~autumn
Thu, Sep 3, 1998 (22:50)
#13
Bring on the freak show!
~riette
Fri, Sep 4, 1998 (01:12)
#14
ha-ha!!
~riette
Wed, Sep 9, 1998 (01:44)
#15
Okay, here's another thoroughly amusing one by the same artist.
Salvador Dali
'Massochistic Instrument'
1933-34
Do you suppose the girl beats the crap out of herself with that violin? Ping! Ping! Ping!
~KitchenManager
Wed, Sep 9, 1998 (07:31)
#16
I was just wondering if my instrument would be in the same
shape when she was done playing, as well...
~riette
Wed, Sep 9, 1998 (13:00)
#17
�BURSTING OUT WITH HYSTERICAL LAUGHTER!!!!�
~autumn
Thu, Sep 10, 1998 (21:19)
#18
What's the pear-shaped thing lying on the ground??
~riette
Fri, Sep 11, 1998 (00:57)
#19
A pear?