Surrealism as an artistic movement: characteristics

Wednesday April 5th, 2023 , Schools & Periods

Salvador Dalí, Couple aux têtes pleines de nuages. 1936. Olio su tavola. Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen, Rotterdam. Purchase with the support of the Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen Foundation, the Rembrandt Association, the Prins Bernhard Cultuurfonds, the Erasmusstichting and Stichting Bevordering van Volkskracht. Credit line photographer: Jannes Linders
© Salvador Dalí, Gala-Salvador Dalì Foundation by SIAE 2023

Surrealism as an artistic movement is fundamentally dream and irrationality.
To describe its characteristics is to delve into a territory where reason is lost in the meanders of what is not rational, generating unexplored worlds.

These are the characteristics of Surrealism.

The Wonders of Art: from Renaissance to Baroque

Sunday April 2nd, 2023 , More than art

Image source: www.accademia.org

The Renaissance brought wonders to art. It was an artistic, cultural and intellectual movement that developed in Europe between the 14th and 17th centuries, but whose main centre of development was Italy.
In the artistic context, the Renaissance was characterised by a strong focus on the rediscovery of classical antiquity and a greater expressiveness and realism in representations.

In this post, Adele Pelazza tells us about the characteristics of this particular moment in art history.

The Wonders of Art: From Renaissance to Baroque

The legendary photographs of Eve Arnold. The work, 1950-1980

Saturday April 1st, 2023 , Artists and Works

Eve Arnold on the set of ‘Becket’, England, 1963. Photo by Robert Penn

Eve Arnold’s photos were able to tell the story of the world with a personal approach, the only tool the American photographer considered indispensable.
To understand her importance in the history of photography, it is enough to remember that Eve Arnold was the first woman, together with Inge Morath, to join the prestigious Magnum Photos agency in 1951.

Determination, curiosity and, above all, the desire to escape from any stereotype or easy categorisation have enabled her to produce an eclectic body of work: from portraits of the great stars of the cinema and show business to investigative reportages where she has tackled themes and issues absolutely central to the public debate of yesterday and today.

The legendary photographs of Eve Arnold. The work, 1950-1980

Tickets for the Parc Güell in Barcelona, discovering the inspiration of Gaudí

Friday March 31st, 2023 , Museum Tickets

Barcelona is a Spanish city where art is energetically mixed with delicious cuisine, great music festivals, fashion with an alternative flavour and fascinating traditions linked to the identity of Catalonia. The monuments and museums to visit in Barcelona are numerous and varied and many are connected to Catalan modernism and, in particular, to the work of architect Antoni Gaudí.

The extraordinary Parc Güell, with its colourful tiles, sinuous shapes and elements reminiscent of nature, is a must-see if you want to get to know one of the souls of the city better.

Tickets to enter the Parc Güell

What should an artist publish on his or her website

Tuesday March 28th, 2023 , More than art

I am often asked what an artist should publish on his or her website or what are the tricks to communicate the works and work of a contemporary artist well.
These questions are not easy to answer mainly because there is no one single answer to give, in fact every artist is in his or her own way and each path requires different strategies and specific content.

However, it is possible to make a list of good practices, i.e. tips that each artist can follow in order to find his or her own way of communicating online, depending also on the target audience.