After a rather long interval, I come back to my ongoing series of posts about Edward Hopper. Despite having already advanced drafts for longer posts, I feel… Read more “Edward Hopper (XII) – A Dawn and two Dusks”
Tag: Surrealism
L’oreneta immòbil (The motionless swallow) – A smallish great work by S. Dalí
Widely, and perhaps best, known in French as L’Hirondelle immobile, this small and delicate oil seems to be a previous partial study for a bigger painting, undeservedly much… Read more “L’oreneta immòbil (The motionless swallow) – A smallish great work by S. Dalí”
A quick note to throw away – (But you may keep the pictures)
There are over a thousand people already charged with “sedition” or “rebellion” in Catalonia by the kingdom of spain (and many more in risk of it or… Read more “A quick note to throw away – (But you may keep the pictures)”
A Pictorial Tribute (II) – Delvaux’s “Ari” better explained and illustrated
In a post here, and also in my sister’s blog, from past January 18th: «A Pictorial Tribute – Delvaux’s “Ari”, and a sort of family portrait» , I… Read more “A Pictorial Tribute (II) – Delvaux’s “Ari” better explained and illustrated”
A detailed ‘Soft Monster in Angelic Landscape’ (Monstre Tou en Paisatge Angèlic), by Salvador Dalí i Domènech
–A last confidence about impotence and psychological castration– Salvador Dalí’s father was a monster. Salvador Dalí i Cusí, a middle-class lawyer and notary in Figueres (a Catalan… Read more “A detailed ‘Soft Monster in Angelic Landscape’ (Monstre Tou en Paisatge Angèlic), by Salvador Dalí i Domènech”
The Many Temptations of St. Anthony the Great (I)
Introduction – 20th century Temptations by Salvador Dalí and Max Ernst The plights of Saint Anthony the Great (or Anthony of Egypt or Anthony Abbot) during his… Read more “The Many Temptations of St. Anthony the Great (I)”
‘Hommage à Terpsichore’, after Salvador Dalí – Faceless beauty
I had never liked Salvador Dalí as a person, and moreover, I learned to deeply dislike him when I knew of his cruelty with animals and some other nasty facets of his character and behaviour. Maybe he had mental issues or maybe not, but anyway I could not ever forgive some things he did (and I’m not at all referring to his eccentricities when treating others or his weird, exhibitionist, half-faked pose in his public life; that is just a trifle, and of course, his legitimate choice and freedom). It also disgusted me the continued support he gave to Franco’s dictatorship in Spain and all the personal flattering he displayed toward the dictator… However, I admire his art works without any reserve: paintings, drawings, designs and all sort of illustrations, and also -perhaps most of all- the sculptures based on his earlier pictorial icons that he allowed and, in some…
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Three versions of Leda, a homage to early Renaissance and a moonlit departure
Glances at the work of Paul Delvaux (IV) – English Version* *[Versió Catalana just aquí] (This post continues three others you may read here (1), here (2) and… Read more “Three versions of Leda, a homage to early Renaissance and a moonlit departure”
Tres versions de Leda, un homenatge al primer Renaixement i una partença a la llum de la lluna
Mirades a l’obra de Paul Delvaux (IV) – Versió Catalana* *[English version is here] (Aquest post és continuació d’uns altres que podeu llegir aquí (1) , aquí (2) … Read more “Tres versions de Leda, un homenatge al primer Renaixement i una partença a la llum de la lluna”
A Pictorial Tribute – Delvaux’s “Ari”, and a sort of family portrait
– – The first time I watched “Rosine” –an oil by the Belgian surrealist painter Paul Delvaux, from 1968– I said to myself “this tall, slim girl… Read more “A Pictorial Tribute – Delvaux’s “Ari”, and a sort of family portrait”
The Geometry of Calvary
Glances at the work of Paul Delvaux (III) – English Version* *[Versió Catalana just aquí] (This post continues two others you may read here and here) . 7. The… Read more “The Geometry of Calvary”
La Geometria del Calvari
Mirades a l’obra de Paul Delvaux (III) – Versió Catalana* *[English Version right here] (Aquest post és la continuació d’uns altres que podeu llegir aquí i aquí)… Read more “La Geometria del Calvari”