MAX ERNST & SALVADOR DALI BY COLE WOOD
MAX ERNST BIO Died April 1, 1976 in Paris, France Sculptor and painter Surrealism and Dada Soldier in World War Uno Painted while was enrolled in German army Because of the war he was traumatized deeply Believed war was irrational Born German
MAX ERNST BIO CONT. Born April 2, 1891 in Bruhl, Germany Father was a strict catholic, evident by Max being the third in nine kids His father was also a teacher of the deaf and an amateur painter Enrolled in the University of Bonn – 1909 Studied art history, philosophy, literature, psychology, and psychiatry Painted and sketched while young Became familiar with Van Gogh’s artworks
MAX ERNST WORKS The Fireside Angel The King Playing with the Queen
MAX ERNST WORKS CONT. The Court of the Dragon Barbarians
SALVADOR DALI Passed away in Figueres, spain - January 23, 1989 Born May 11, 1904 in Figueres, Spain Born Salvador Felipe Jacinto Dali y Domenech His father was a middle class lawyer and notary Sal’s father had a strict disciplinary view when raising children Painted with Surrealism Attended the Academia de San Fernando in Madrid
SALVADOR DALI CONT. 16 years old and lost his mother in 1921 due to breast cancer His father then went and married his dead wife’s sister, which may sound bad but it’s better than Alabama 1929 – worked with surrealist film director Luis Buñuel to make the short film “Un Chien Andalou” August 1929 – met his future wife, Elena Ivanovna Diakonova 1931 painted his most famous work – The Persistence of Memory
SALVADOR DALI CONT. Soft Self-Portrait with Grilled Bacon Face of War (Visage de la Guerre)
COMPARE AND CONTRAST
COMPARE AND CONTRAST CONT. Max Ernst, Barbarians, 1937 Barbarians are relatable to war Inspired by war Shows physical fight of people Shows the ugly side of humanity Salvador Dali, Face of war, 1940 The face has seen too much war Inspired by war Shows mental war post-battle Shows what seeing the ugly side of humanity does to someone
MEMES