Category Archives: Surrealism

The Sleeping Venus by Paul Delvaux

Posted on October 9, 2013 by artisoo

On the town with the clear moonlight, Venus fell asleep. A skeleton and a dress model were looking at her. She made her legs take apart and dreamed of the lure of death. Perhaps it was the combination of this … Continue reading →

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Aroundfish by

Posted on August 30, 2013 by artisoo

Aroundfish was made by Paul Klee in 1922 in memory of his dead friend Mark. This was a strong symbolic and suggestive work, which was the painter Paul Klee's representative. From the hate to the hope, Klee seemed to have … Continue reading →

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Person Throwing a Stone at a Bird by Joan Miro

Posted on August 6, 2013 by artisoo

Person Throwing a Stone at a Bird was made by Joan Miro in 1926. This genre painting looked very simple, which was divided by the colors of blue and yellow, a strange figure consisting of the soft curves stood in … Continue reading →

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Forbidden Literature The Use of The Word

Posted on May 17, 2013 by artisoo

Before knowing Italian surrealist painter Chirico, Ernst and Rene Magritte (1898.11-1967.8) had been engaged in advertising and wallpaper design. At that time, he was just a not very good advertising designer. In 1927, he came to Paris and his works were … Continue reading →

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The Lovers in the Lilac

Posted on February 15, 2013 by artisoo

The 22-year old Marc Chagall returned home again after he left one year ago. But there weren't many beautiful memories of the hometown as he was born in a poor Jewish family. It was a vague and boring day as ever before. … Continue reading →

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Crying Woman in Picasso's Works

Posted on February 6, 2013 by artisoo

Crying Woman portrayed an extremely sad woman whose mournful fate and emotions were reflected by extensive colors and brushwork. Her eyes, lip, and nose appeared to be reversed and fragmented, which had the characteristics that the ordinary people hardly understood. … Continue reading →

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Characteristics of A Dream

Posted on February 5, 2013 by artisoo

A Dream has a bright overall tone, direct and multiple lines to fully express the female body. The cutting of the woman's face in the painting is a kind of technique of cubism performance. The woman shows a serene and … Continue reading →

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Introduction to A Dream

Posted on February 1, 2013 by artisoo

A Dream was one of important works of Pablo Picasso during his mid-term period. When the painter had a new love, his painting style would change. And in this period, he quite liked lively, comparative and intense colors, and used … Continue reading →

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Surrealism Oil Painting

Posted on December 17, 2012 by artisoo

Pioneer Surrealism took Dadaism as its pioneer. During the French literary world of two world wars, super realism exerted a wide influence mainly focused on poems then related to prose, fiction, and drama and even in painting. Super realists aimed … Continue reading →

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