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Salvador Dali Surrealist Landscapes

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Salvador Dali Surrealist Landscapes

Untitled

Untitled by Salvador Dali is one of his many pieces which square off normal landscapes. The use of
colour to create a focal point really grabbed my attention, with the painting primarily being cool
colours, and then the standout bright brown cliff. I like how the cliff is so out of place, yet still seems
to fit there perfectly. The traditional European landscape in the distance across the blue-grey plain is
interesting, and quite a contrast to the barren and dry cliff. It also makes the flat expanse appear to
be an ocean, but the trees deny that suggestion. I don’t think Salvador Dali had a particular idea in
mind while painting this, although it appears to be out of a dream much like his other works. I would
say the most prominent element is either form or colour. He shows the 3-dimensional properties of
the cliff and the thin trees through giving them both shadows, and the cliff by showing two of its
sides. Colour I used to set a calm mood, but also to emphasis the cliff, playing with the principle focal
point. I feel I could use the emptiness in the painting to add the surrealist creature without the
painting appearing full, but the landscape on its own won’t seem empty.

Landscape with Butterflies


This painting depicts two butterflies in front of what seems to be a natural but smooth wall, behind
which is a normal landscape. Some wispy clouds are in the sky and some mountains are far in the
distance. The flat, brown plain fades into green fields. The blue butterfly is the focal point, with the
blue and the brown, but cleverly the other butterfly was yellow on the brown, which has little
contrast, exaggerating the blue butterfly more. Contrast is the most obvious principle, so obvious
that it was even used as the example for contrast on the PowerPoint! The brown is a big contrast to
the blue, especially since it has orange hints. The use of contrast could be effective in my
environment.

The Triangular Hour

The Triangular Hour shows a distorted clock above a tunnel through a hill that appears to be cut in
half. Through the tunnel we can see a desert. It’s a lot to take in. There is also a picturesque sky in
the background with some large fluffy clouds, and a statue on top of the aforementioned hill. An
obelisk-like rock is in the shadow of the hill, but in front of its cleanly cut face. The first thing I
noticed when I saw the painting was the clock. It stands out to me as it is just off centre, white on
green and in the light, unlike the statue which is in the shadow. The outstanding principle is balance.
I would call this kind of balance asymmetrical, due to the high concentration of objects in the lower
half, and the lack of in the top half. Yet the painting is still visually pleasing. The space might be a
worthwhile addition to my landscape, so that it doesn’t seem too crowded.

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