A handful of writers in search of the impossible For Plato it was the search for the ultimate truth, but there are also those who consider it as the science of being qua being, the search for the first cause of things or the investigation of the real qua real. There is no definitive answer to the questions posed by …

Traveling to the invisible timeless planet A surreal place comes out of reality, challenges the laws of nature and creates an effect of alienation. It can be a figment of the imagination, as for example in the works of art of the surrealist movement, but it can also be a real place that has some unusual characteristics. To find one, …

The surprise of finding a lion in an accordion Musical surrealism is based on the exploration of the unconscious, dreams and the irrational, through the use of unexpected, contrasting and provocative images and sounds. Among the music composers who have had relationships with surrealism and who have tried to create dreamlike, alienating and suggestive atmospheres, we cannot fail to mention …

A continuous source of inspiration for stylists Surrealist fashion https://www.lottievjackson.com/surrealism-and-fashion, favors unexpected and stimulating shapes and silhouettes, square shoulders, pronounced hips or narrow waists. A trend towards elegance still appreciated today, it is based on the 20th century artistic movement of the same name. Designers inspired by it continue to find new ways to explore the possibilities of clothing, through …

A photographic language that fascinates and disturbs Imagine you received this photo of me. It is a re-enactment of a historical battle, with a soldier in the foreground wearing a red and black uniform and a hat with a red feather. The soldier holds a musket and a backpack in his hands. The background is a field with smoke and …

A simple language that explores complex themes Surrealism is based on the idea that art must express the profound reality of the unconscious, freeing the mind from any rational conditioning. Poets also try to achieve this goal, and they achieve it through the use of stream of consciousness, psychic automatism and free imagination. Their verses are characterized by bizarre images …

Think deeply, to understand the concept behind a surreal painting Pictorial surrealism https://www.suzinassif.com/different-ways-to-create-surreal-art/, an artistic movement born in Paris in the 1920s, sought to explore the human unconscious and represent the images found there. Surrealist artists used a variety of techniques to create their works, including automatism, collage and frottage. Surrealist works, characterized by surreal images, defy logic and reason, …

Identity and style, between continuity and break with European tradition The American way to pictorial creativity is an interesting and vast topic. There are many artists who have helped define the identity and style of American painting. Norman Rockwell, considered the painter of everyday American life, became famous for his realistic and humorous illustrations for the Saturday Evening Post. Jackson …

Quattro artisti, 7641 isole e un identico modo di amare la propria terra Predilige sempre la pittura ad olio e quella acrilica. Il suo stile pittorico è l’arte figurativa. I soggetti delle sue opere, sognanti e languidi, sono capaci di evocare nella mente dell’osservatore la complessità delle sfumature cromatiche dei pittori rinascimentali. I suoi soggetti variano a seconda degli stati …

“I have to inform you, we have lost him.” William Turner was born in London in the spring of 1775 and died in Chelsea in 1851 on the threshold of winter. He could not have known that he would open the doors of Impressionism, instead, he became a romantic painter and printmaker. Growing up, he chose a style in which …