Painter: Salvador Dali Date of art creation: 1937 Art movement: Surrealism Genre of painting: Mythological painting Painting technique: Oil Painting material: canvas Dimensions: 50.8 x 78.3 cm Location: Tate Gallery, London, UK
Mysterious Mouth Appearing In The Back Of My Nurse – Salvador Dali (1904-1989) was an iconic Spanish surrealist and artist. He was born in Figueres, Spain, and garnered a reputation of using his technical skills to create striking yet somehow bizarre images. Dali became influential due to his intriguing explorations of the subconscious and how he created imagery based on it.
Painter: Remedios Varo Date of art creation: 1963 Art movement: Surrealism Genre of painting: Still life Content: fruits-and-vegetables, lamps-and-candles, flying
Painter: Remedios Varo Date of art creation: 1938 Art movement: Surrealism Genre of painting: Symbolic painting Painting technique: Gouache Painting material: Paper Dimensions: 13 x 20 cm Location: Private Collection Content: allegories-and-symbols, parts-of-human-body
Painter: Remedios Varo Date of art creation: 1956 Art movement: Surrealism Genre of painting: symbolic painting Painting technique: oil Painting material: cardboard Dimensions: 74 x 60 cm Location: Coleccion Sra. de Antonin Besse, Paris, France Content: allegories-and-symbols, birth-and-death, wall-decoration
Over the past centuries, many paintings with significant meaning have been preserved in museums. What’s impressive about these images is that they carry more than one message, and at times, you may misinterpret them. One famous piece of art, known a Mona Lisa’s Chair, painted by Octavio Ocampo, has hit the minds of many scholars …
Painter: Zdislav Beksinski Date of art creation: 1956 Place of Creation: Poland Art movement: Surrealism Genre of painting: symbolic painting Painting technique: crayon Painting material: paper Dimensions: 70 x 100 cm Content: allegories-and-symbols
