In and out of the classroom
What struck me most when we took our trip to the MOMA to see the exhibition on René Magritte was not one particular work of his, but rather his general feel of dreaminess and surrealism. His paintings really brought me to a world where anything was possible; anything could be done. I loved this so much that I wanted to create something like this myself, and thus my painting of jellyfish in the sky. To be honest, there isn’t really much I’m trying to communicate to the viewer. I just wanted to capture that dreamy quality, and I wanted to give others the opportunity to experience the same feeling I did when I saw Magritte’s paintings. Besides this, I ended up learning a LOT about painting itself. I especially loved using “dry brushes” to create that certain “wispiness” that works so well for clouds. In all, I absolutely LOVED this unit, and hope I have more time to paint in the future!!! Thanks! Isaac Parlin ’16 Why is my painting surreal? My painting is surreal because instead of the buildings being on Earth, not visible from space, in this painting it shows the buildings completely visible from space. When we saw Magritte’s art at the MOMA, I saw that surrealism has no boundaries, and a lot of the time has a hidden meaning. My painting is definitely surreal, but it has a hidden meaning too. It shows how the world’s infrastructure is becoming more and more advanced. Joshua Friedman ’16 We also went to the MOMA where I saw many interesting pieces of art. By going and observing the art at the MOMA we came up with our own surrealist pieces of art. My idea: to have a room with a door that has an imprint/crack of a man and the other side of the door, another room with a mirror reflecting the man’s face. This will confuse the audience by showing that the man went in the room but is outside of it (showed by the mirror and the imprint/crack of the man on the door). Harry Roepers ’16 L
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