Surrealism in Portraits

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Salvador Dali- “The Face of War”

What does this portrait represent or symbolise?

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Salvador Dali- “The Burning Giraffe”

Did you notice the giraffe before reading the title?

What does this picture make

you feel?

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Magritte - “The Son of Man”

Why is there an apple on the gentleman’s face?

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Magritte- “Mysteries of the Horizon”

Is this the same person or three different people?

What class of people do they represent?

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“The Disquieting Muse”- De Chirico

What time of day do you think it is?What makes you think that?

How many figures can you see?

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Magritte- “The Portrait”

Is this a still life or a portrait?

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Dali- “Dream caused by the flight of….”

Look at this picture for 10 seconds.Try to remember all the things in the picture and

describe them in as much detail as possible.

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Dali- “The Madonna of Port Lligat”

The figure appears to be floating. Do you think that

she is in the air or sea?

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The pictures you have just looked at are by Surrealistartists

They belong to the art movement called Surrealismwhich began in the 1920’s

Through their art they displayed their weird andwonderful imagination

Ideas were heavily influenced by the subconscious mind- dreams and nightmares

Many of the artists used photo’ realistic details

They often used the juxtaposition of unrelated objectsand backgrounds