SCIENCE & THE ATOMIC AGE INFLUENCE ON DALI'S ART LECTURE
After the atomic bombs were dropped on August 6th and 9th of 1945 on the Japanese cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, Dalí took his work in a new direction based on the principle that the modern age had to be assimilated into art if art was to be truly contemporary.
Salvador Dalí was a man of many interests and one of them was the world of science. In his library were hundreds of books about various aspects of science (physics, quantum mechanics, the origins of life, evolution, mathematics,etc), with notes and observations on the margins. There were also many scientific journals, which he would read to stay updated of developments in science and to which he was subscribed until his death.
Towards the end of his life he was highly interested in the work developed by Stephen Hawking, A History of Time, and in the catastrophe theory of the mathematician René Thom, with whom he was great friends.
Dali's artwork after 1945 is a historical tour of the scientific events of the 21st century, or at least of those that struck him most. Influences include the the atomic bomb, physics, quantum mechanics, the origins of life, evolution, mathematics, geometry, time travel, catastrophe theory and more!
FREUD'S INFLUENCE ON DALI'S SURREAL STYLE
Freud by Dali |
This lecture and slideshow will explore Freud’s Influence on Dali’s Surreal style with special insights into...
- the concepts "Free Association"
- and of course “Dream” Painting
- and all the funny stories and fabulous art that goes with Dali's experiments into Freud's theories of the subconscious!
LECTURE AT PARADOR JAVEA ON VELAZQUEZ
Excellent gathering of Anglo-Spanish Society members to be enlightened by the brilliant artworks of the Spanish Master artist - Diego Velazquez.
Thank you to Keith Hyde for arranging this event and for hiring me to lecture. I am always delighted to share my knowledge and my love of these works of art.
There were approximately 60 fine folks at the lecture and a few of my "fans" hung around for this lovely group shot.
Discover the Art & Philosophy of Velázquez the Most Important Painter of the Golden Age
MONDAY, 7th MARCH - 2016
11:00
Velázquez
(1599 - 1660)
Discover How the Art & Philosophy of Velázquez
Shaped the Outlook of Spain and the World
Velázquez
(1599 - 1660)
Discover How the Art & Philosophy of Velázquez
Shaped the Outlook of Spain and the World
Hailed as Spain's "Greatest Baroque Artist and the Most Important Painter of the Golden Age"
Diego Rodríguez de Silva y Velázquez was born in Seville on June 6, 1599, the oldest of six children; both his parents were from the minor nobility.
As a student of art, Velázquez absorbed and blended the most popular contemporaneous styles of painting, derived, in part, from both Flemish and Italian realism.
As a master painter, Velázquez became an innovator of perspective, the rounded form, lighting and realism.
He also became the curator of the Prado Museum in Madrid and we can today thank this genius for his knowledge of great art and his purchases he made on behalf of the museum and King Philip 1V.
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EL GRECO * THE FILM
DATE: FRIDAY, 26 FEBRUARY 2016
Film Type - Historical / Biography / Drama
REGISTER - CLICK HERE
An epic tale of an uncompromising artist and fighter for freedom, Domenicos Theotokopoulos, known to the world as «El Greco».
This historical story takes place in the 16th century, where El Greco's search for freedom, and love, ranges from the courts of Crete and Venice to Toledo in Spain.
In Medieval Spain - he is confronted by his greatest adversary - the Holy Inquisition."
Soundtrack
Film Type - Historical / Biography / Drama
REGISTER - CLICK HERE
An epic tale of an uncompromising artist and fighter for freedom, Domenicos Theotokopoulos, known to the world as «El Greco».
This historical story takes place in the 16th century, where El Greco's search for freedom, and love, ranges from the courts of Crete and Venice to Toledo in Spain.
In Medieval Spain - he is confronted by his greatest adversary - the Holy Inquisition."
Soundtrack
Main article: El Greco Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
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