THE RISE OF ABSTRACT ART MOVEMENT

Abstract art is an artwork style devoid of accurate depictions of visual reality, communicating instead through lines, shapes, textures, colors, forms, and gestural marks to achieve its effect. And these elements are used to create visual interest and convey emotions, ideas, or concepts, which often distorts or simplifies forms to the point where they become non-representational. Read More …

LIVING IN THE SURREAL WORLD OF SALVADOR DALI

Salvador Dali was a Spanish painter, sculptor, filmmaker, printmaker, novelist, and performance artist who explored subconscious imagery. He was born in a small town outside Barcelona to a prosperous middle-class family who suffered greatly before the birth of Dali when their first son, also named Salvador, died soon after birth. Dali repeatedly heard that he was a reincarnation of his dead brother, a belief that probably affected the impressionable young artist. Read More …