HMF ART200

In this post, I'll be analyzing the elements of art found in Salvadore Dali's painting The Disintegration of the Persistence of Memory .  About the Painting The Disintegration of the Persistence of Memory , by Spanish artist Salvadore Dali, was begun in 1952 and completed in 1954. It is an oil painting on canvas only ten inches tall and thirteen inches wide. The location of the painting when it was created is not stated, however, Dali spent most of his time in Spain, Paris, and New York City, so it is probable that it was painted in one of these locations. It is currently on display at  The Dali Art Museum  in St. Petersburg, Florida. This painting is a work of Surrealism , an art style that blends the realms of reality and imagination. To me, this art style is extremely weird, but intriguing. It is a sequel to Dali's more popular painting The Persistence of Memory . Dali created this painting in response to the scientific developments of the atomic bomb. Based on th...

 Hi everyone!       My name is Honor Fraley. I am a junior at UAF. I came to UAF to study Business Administration, but I recently added Accounting as my second major. I live on campus in Fairbanks, but I'm originally from Delta Junction, Alaska. I have three younger sisters and a pet snake. After graduating, I would like to work for a non-profit or outreach organization. This summer, I had an internship opportunity where I worked alongside many of these organizations in Dayton, Ohio. I loved learning about how these organizations help people in their community, and I would love to one day have a job where I can help people in the same way. In my free time, I like to sip tea, read fantasy novels, and play board games with my friends and family. When the weather is warm, I like to go hiking around Alaska.       This art piece is called Knight at the Crossroads . It is an oil painting by the Russian painter Victor Vasnetsov. Like many of this ar...