When I was younger I never really appreciated going to see works like this and found it boring. I wouldn’t spend the time to really look at the artwork. Now though I love looking at old classic pieces. I find it truly amazing how some of these works can be hundreds of years old yet the colours are still so vibrant like they have been painted recently. One thing I appreciate about these works is the detail that was put into them, especially considering the lack of advancements they had compared to now. Nowadays with the whole ‘contemporary art’ everyone seems to just go for the abstract ‘modern’ look. I’m sure there are still people out there with the talent like past artists, but unfortunately we never hear or see them any more – or I don’t at least. I think if you can paint like they used to then you really do have amazing talent. Personally I’m not that into the whole abstract look of things.
Back to the Dali exhibition, it was great that they showed a range of work from paintings, drawings, fashion and jewellery to film. The work went through the various stages of his career when he explored surrealism, and subject matter like love, religion, science and the land.
My favourite room was the jewellery room as I loved the classic, intricate designs of the pieces but also I just loved the look of it. It was dark with walls lined with padded red velvet creating a very intimate, elegant and high class feel. The pieces were displayed in little black velvet lined, glass fronted boxes helping to provide the intimate feeling. Other rooms had beautiful vintage wallpaper which also created an elegant feeling.
Another work I enjoyed was a Disney film that Dali had done the artwork for. I simply liked it because the music playing was the type they had in old Disney films like Snow White and Peter Pan so it reminded me of them. One controversial work on display was Dali’s film ‘Un Chien Andalou’ made with Luis Bunuel. It is a 16 minute silent film which was controversial because some of the scenes in it, one where they use a knife to cut a women’s eye open. I remember in school, they had to ask permission to be able to show it to us.
I really loved and appreciated this exhibition and wished I had made a time to go back again as it was so busy when I went to see it. I do wish however that they had shown more of his surreal art which is what I knew him for. I really liked these pieces as I found it fascinating how he created them and included hidden images like magic eye where it depends on who and how you look at them as to what you see. Here are some pictures I found on the internet, some of which were taken by a photographer, Marcus Bunyan for the event.
I really loved and appreciated this exhibition and wished I had made a time to go back again as it was so busy when I went to see it. I do wish however that they had shown more of his surreal art which is what I knew him for. I really liked these pieces as I found it fascinating how he created them and included hidden images like magic eye where it depends on who and how you look at them as to what you see. Here are some pictures I found on the internet, some of which were taken by a photographer, Marcus Bunyan for the event.
Slave market with apparition of the invisiblebust of Voltaire, 1940
Shot from the film 'Un Chien Andalou' 1928
Bleeding world, pendant 1953 made from gold, rubies, pearls, diamonds
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