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Comparative Study
Comparative Study
Comparative Study
Salvador Dali
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Salvador Dali is a very popular international artist that created paintings which are part of the Surrealism movement.
All of Salvador Dalis paintings could be something that would show up in one of your dreams and probably wouldnt
be something that you see in a state of consciousness.
Salvador used a large variation of line, shape and color contrast in his paintings. His use of line and shape is a big
contributor to what makes his pieces surreal. He uses very squiggly lines that flow throughout the piece like flowing
water or something liquidus. The shapes are very non- geometric and there are not a lot of sharp shapes like
squares or rectangles. Instead there are a lot of curvy, round shapes that help create the affects of things melting or
distorted objects.
For example, in The Persistence Of Time, there is a lot of wavy lines and curvy shapes, which forms the melting
clocks and the other irregular objects.
Surrealism
-Surrealism is a major art movement that many artists include in their works. This style of art can often be described as
weird, quirky and something out of a fiction book. The defenition of surrealism is A twentieth century avant-garde
movement in art and literature that sought to release the creative potential of the unconcious mind, for example by the
irrational juxtaposition of images.
- Two examples of surrealist art are the paintings shown below. The painting on the left is The Sleep by: Salvador Dali
which shows surrealistic qualities in the main focus which is the deformed face that is held up by sticks. This is very surreal
because it is stretched out and the size of this face is not normal and the artist plays around with lines and shapes to
demonstrate just how
Mark Ryden
-Mark Ryden is a popular artist that paints with the style that could be classified as pop surrealism.
-Mark Ryden is a national artist and he showcases his paintings throughout the united states.
-The paintings of Mark Ryden could also be seen as dream like or something that doesnt happen in real life.
-His artworks often feature young girls or children in fantasy like places with animals and they almost seem like a cartoon.
Pop surrealism
-Pop Surrealism is an art movement that is similar to the art movement Surrealism.
-Pop Surrealism is also fantasy like and it could be something that you see in a dream.
-Pop Surrealism is a little bit different than Surrealism because it just looks a bit different. They both have similar
concepts.
-Pop Surrealism is inspired with modern pop culture but in the same time also by old masters and vintage
fairy tales, mystery and also symbolism which is characteristic for surreal movement. Pop Surrealism /
Lowbrow art is breaking the wall between high art (fine art from mainstream galleries) and low art
(tattoo, illustrations, comics books and so), between popular culture and high art culture, between fine
art and folk art.
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Painting Styles
-The painting styles of Salvador Dali and Mark Ryden are fairly different too.
-In Salvador Dalis paintings it is very obvious that he uses a lot of bold fiery colors and his lines are varied which
contributes to the dream like state that each of his paintings have. He either uses a lot of cool colors or a lot of warm
colors, it depends on which piece you are looking at.
- Mark Ryden uses a lot of subtle colors in his paintings, including pastel colors. His brush strokes are soft and he
doesnt use a lot of harsh lines. The soft brush strokes contribute to the whimsical fairy tale themes of his paintings.
Pastel colors,
soft brush strokes
cool colors
and stretched
Similarities
-Even though there were a lot of differences between the two artists, I believe that they shared some of
the same concepts in their artworks.
-They both focused on things that couldnt be real and that was what the majority of their art was about
- They both came up with pretend characters that were unique and they made things that people have
never seen before and both of their artworks are very whimsical and quirky.
Themes
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In the artworks of Salvador Dali he often uses the themes of time, perception, hallucination, dreams,
eroticism, death, decay, and psychoanalytical theories of his time.
In the artworks of Mark Ryden he often uses the themes of pop culture, fairy tales, juxtaposition of
child innocence and the mysterious recesses of the inner soul.
Both of their artworks often have themes with deep meanings that make you think.
Nature
-Most of both of their artworks are based on scenes that are outside and there arent many paintings that
are based inside and i thought that it was something that was interesting enough to talk about. In both
artworks the landscape in the background looks like something out of dream and it takes your mind to a
whimsical fantasy place.
Early lives
-Salvador Dalis early life was filled with art influences and he has been encouraged to practice art since
he was a little boy and his parents wanted him to get better and better at his paintings.
- Art was a big part of Mark Rydens early life and even his brother became a famous artist. Mark Ryden
has done a few cd covers for some popular bands and he even made a book cover for a Stephen King
novel. Based on the early pieces done by Mark Ryden and Salvador Dali, is the perfect example of how
their themes and style have developed and changed into what it is today. There is a difference between
the early works that they have created and their later works, their artistic growth and development is
shown in the progression of artwork.
Rydens influences were Salvador Dali, Hieronymus Bosch, JeanAuguste Dominique Ingres, and Jacques-Louis David.
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Similarities Between My
Work And Dalis Work
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Differences Between My
Work And Dalis Work
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Differences Between My
Work And Rydens Work
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