1. 20 th Century Artists

2.  Identify artists from Spain  Pablo Picasso  Salvador Dalí  Identify how customs and beliefs of Spain are reflected in its art forms and work.  Guernica  The Persistence of Memory  Recognize some of Spain’s artistic contributions to the world community.

4.  Pablo Picasso (Málaga, España)  Best known for his “Cubism” pieces  Also known for symbolism and surrealism  Considered “Father of Modern Art”  Sculpture  Poetry and Playwright  Draughtsman  Salvador Dalí (Cataloña, España)  Best known for his surrealism pieces  Also known for avant- garde, cubism, nuclear mysticism  Film surrealism  Autobiography  Salvador Dalí Museum, Figueres, España

5. “Art is a lie that makes us realize the truth” —Picasso

6.  Blue Period (1901- 1904)  Period of Focus on the Poverty and Inequality in Spain  Characterized by blue and green tones The Old Guitarist (1903)

7.  Rose Period (1905- 1907)  Warmer feel than the Blue Period  Characterized by pink and orange tones  Use of Harlequins (comedic figure) as subject matter  Influenced by French artists Garçon à la pipe (1905)

8.  African-Influenced Period (1907-1909)  Characterized by use of African elements in paintings  First seen in painting Les Demoiselles d’Avignon  Use of “masks” Mother and Child (1907)

9.  Classicism, Surrealism, and Symbolism (1920s)  Classic example of Symbolism is Guernica Commissioned by Spanish Republican Government, 1937, in response to bombing of Basque town of Guernica by the Germans during Spanish Civil War Majority of victims were women and children, elderly men, and animals. Symbolizes the tragedy of war Symbolism Shape and posture of figures Colors of black, gray, and white Flaming buildings Newspaper print Light bulb Broken sword

10. Guernica

11.  Analytic Cubism (1909-1912)  Use of monochromic palate of browns and grays  Synthetic Cubism (1912-1919)  Characterized by addition of cut paper  First use of collage in fine art

12. Portrait of Daniel-Henry Kahnweiler (1910)

13. Three Musicians (1921)

14.  Sculpture  Chicago Picasso (1967)  Draughtsman

15.  Poetry  Wrote over 300 poems between 1935 and 1959  Plays  Desire Caught by the Tail (1941)  Four Little Girls (1949)

16. “I am painting pictures which make me die for joy.” --Dali

17.  Surrealism  Dalí’s Repeating Symbolism Elephants Eggs (hope and love) Ants (death and decay) Locusts (waste and fear) Snail (human head)

18. The Persistence of Memory (1931) Homage to Einstein’s Relative Theory of Time

19.  Cubism Portrait of a Seated Person Holding a Letter (1923)

20.  Avant-Garde  Bulletism  Holography (first)  Optical Illusion The Dali Atomicus (1948)

21.  Nuclear Mysticism  Inspired by quantum physics and the atom  Combination of symbolism and optical illusion The Hallucinogenic Toreador (1968- 1970)

22.  Film  Collaborated with film director Luis Buñuel on Un Chien Andalou (1929)Luis BuñuelUn Chien Andalou  L’Age d’Or again with Luis Buñuel (1930)  Dream sequence in Alfred Hitchcock’s Spellbound (1945)  Impressions of Upper Mongolia (1975)  Destino with Walt Disney (posthumous completion 2003)  Literature:  The Secret Life of Salvador Dali (1942)  Diary of a Genius (1952-1963)  Architecture  Dalí Theater and Museum in Figueres, España  House in Port Lligat  Castle in Púbol

23. Pablo Picasso CubismSalvador Dalí Surrealism