so, this was the first day back at school. i get in my art class and the teacher hands out this paper asking "what statement do you want to make with your art". she said that she wants us to go along with some type of theme.. it sucks because i dont like themes, i like each of my artwork pieces having their own statement.. not relating to each other. but, you know, ive got to listen to what she says.. so i was wondering.. what theme should i pick?
p.s. i really enjoy surreal artwork. salvador dali is my favourite artist and biggest influence.
2006-09-05 09:40:52 · 9 answers · asked by . 4 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Visual Arts ➔ Drawing & Illustration
"dreaming in art"... it follows a surreal theme
2006-09-05 09:59:02 · answer #1 · answered by deedlman 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I love Sirius Balbck's answer. As a matter of fact I gave him a vote.
The idea that surrealism can be a theme is great and why don't you choose the best painting and recreate it changing the point of view the technique , the colour, etc.
2006-09-05 12:06:09 · answer #2 · answered by Susana C 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I always liked Dali's painting The Broken Bridge and the Dream. Maybe you can choose one of his paintings that you especially like -- or one by another surreal artist -- and take your theme from something in that painting. Using that painting as an example, you could do lots of paintings that had bridges as their theme, incomplete ones and ones that led to strange and unexpected places and ones that and bridges made of flowers or cats or floating rocks...
2006-09-05 11:21:42 · answer #3 · answered by Red 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Draw something impossible into possible, i guess your teacher is trying to push your creativity!
My art teachear taught me that nowadays nothing is creative anymore, but if we really want to create, lets use for example two or more created objects and combined them together (shape, function, colour, material, everything you name it) to make something new, this is call Metamorphoses if i am not wrong.
Taking the example of Dali's work, remember those soft or melting clocks? It used a created clock plus the function of an ice which is melting, get it?
Good Luck!
2006-09-06 00:16:35 · answer #4 · answered by Mecoves 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Can you not use Surreal art as your theme? Could you recreate one of Dali's works, say, "Time" but instead of floppy clocks, they could be floppy Cheeseburgers. Do something that relates to you, personally, if you like music, it could be your CD's hanging around, or your favorite animal.
2006-09-05 12:00:19 · answer #5 · answered by Sirius Black 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Then go with surreal...you need to find a theme that you are interested in....or else it won't be as fun for you!!! Have fun with your art!!! :^)
2006-09-05 09:46:56 · answer #6 · answered by ricey_brat 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Maybe try a surreal approach in the context of mandalas. Or anything else in a mandala. Google mandalas and see how cool they are.
2006-09-05 17:14:59 · answer #7 · answered by Mandalawind 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
oh Dali, do human facial expressions..
2006-09-05 09:47:40 · answer #8 · answered by resiste_lfc 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
"Lusts of the Flesh".
You're welcome.
2006-09-05 09:46:34 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋