Art movement: Surrealism
Dalí was highly imaginative, and also had an affinity for partaking in unusual and grandiose behavior. His eccentric manner and attention-grabbing public actions sometimes drew more attention than his artwork to the dismay of those who held his work in high esteem and to the irritation of his critics.He was an artist who lived during the peak times of the surrealism movement. He is also a pioneer to the movement as his artwork clearly depicts what surrealism stands for.
Example of artwork
ELEMENTS
Lines and direction: Many different lines such as horizontal and oblique lines.
Shape: Uses a lot of different variations of circles.
Texture: Visual
Colour: Analogous colour (red, orange, blue)
Value: Tonal difference is strong between top and bottom of painting
PRINCIPLES
Balance: Lacking, in my opinion, due to emptiness of bottom right corner
Gradation: Becomes more detailed from right to left.
Repetition: Clocks are repeated but superbly different from one another.
Dominance: Not present because not one particular clock stands out.
Unity: Very good unity because no linear or tonal link between the shapes.
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ELEMENTS
Lines and direction: Vertical lines used to show the balance of the object, oblique lines used to show movement of the object
Size and shape: One big shape in the middle as the main focus of attention.
Colour: Complementary colours (blue and orange)
Value: High value between object and background due to object being dark and background being light.
Balance: Huge object in the middle is balanced out by smaller objects in the background.
Gradation: Becomes more detailed from right to left.
Contrast: Present in the tonal difference of object and background.
Dominance: Large objects projects dominance very well.
Unity: Present because there is no linear link between the various corners of the object.
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