Tuesday, March 24, 2009

The Final Countdown

The hardest part of this unit was the fact that there was just SO MUCH work. First we had to write, write, research, analyise make a slideshow, and so much more. I thought that it was good that we got a lot of time in the lab so we could work mostly in school. I didn't like how one little thing developed into a huge project. I didn't like how Mrs. Hodge lied about the iPod Touches. Yes this should be taught because it allows individual art analysis. But it should be moderated to slightly smaller.

The Finakl'

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I have learned that Salvador Dali didn't have much motive behind what he painted. He painted odd, vibrant things in order to attract attention to himself. Here is a section of my analysis.
The man is dead, blood runs down his face. In his right hand he holds what I think is a medical cross, his left hand is stretched in front of him, and it is twice the size of his body. He is sitting on top of an unripe banana, a cloud floats behind him with the picture of a woman's face in it.

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Well, I am probably 2/3 the way through my project so far. I have completed my written description of my piece and on my 3rd slide of my powerpoint. I really want to know how much I need to do. If there's more than just the project. It should definitely be due after spring break. And the whatever presentation should be 4 minutes Mrs. Hodge. how big is your dog? did you know you live only a block away from willie gardner's dad Steve's house? It's true.

Friday, March 13, 2009

Day four

Today I analyzed some of the hidden symbols in my painting. Some challenges are noticing all the small things because the painting is incredibly detailed and there may be things I miss. I will next look at my painting with more depth. I wonder what Dali had as a theme for this painting, maybe the passing from life to death.

Wednesday, March 11, 2009

Part three

I have chosen La Main (Les Remords de Conscience) by Salvador Dali. I found out about the artist by using dogfunk. He specialized in surrealist painting, but he also sculpted and photographed. Here is a link to my paintinghttp://z.about.com/d/arthistory/1/0/h/i/dali_moma_0708_07.jpg. I think there is a lot of hidden symbolism in this painting, such as the banana the dead man is sitting on top of may symbolize that he was responsible for his own death. Dali's most famous painting is called "the persistence of memory" and it is currently at the museum of modern art in New York. Here is a link to an online gallery of all his paintings, photographs, and sculptures; http://www.virtualdali.com/#gallerySurreal2.

Wednesday, March 4, 2009

day 2 motha lova

I love this painting. its called surrealism. salvador dali was born in spain. It was painted in the 1930's i used dogfunk and google. there is a few people in the picture.