I chose the picture called “The Hallucinogenic Toreador”. It is a painting by Salvador Dali. It is the most interesting piece of art work I have seen. I visited the Salvador Dali Museum in northern Florida during a middle school field trip. Out of all the museums I went to on my middle school art field trip I only liked the Salvador Dali Museum and have the fondest memory of only his museum. His surreal art work just stands out in my mind. It was made between the years of 1969 and 1970.
There are multiple reasons as to why I chose this piece of art work. First, I like this painting because I like the use of variety in colors in the art work. In addition, I like how there are a few pictures within the picture itself. There is more than just
one certain thing going on in the picture. The viewer can see different images throughout the painting while looking at the piece of art work from different perspectives. It looks like the lady in the picture is moving as the shadow becomes darker and the figure size increases.
I believe “The Hallucinogenic Toreador” would fit into chapter 33 in my art appreciation book. My reason for this belief is that the photographs in chapter 33 appear to have similar techniques which make the art work look a like. Some of the pieces of art work even have pictures within the pictures such as with Salvador Dali’s art work. All of his art work is surreal and gives him a certain feature which makes him stand out from some of the pieces of art that I h
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