First Visit to High Museum

I visited the High Museum of art today for the first time.  There were a number of exhibits on display, including Dali and European Design.  The exhibit I enjoyed most was that of Salvador Dali.  Dali was a spanish surrealist painter that used quite a bit of symbolism in his paintings.  To my knowledge, the collection currently at the museum is comprised mostly of his later works.  Possibly his most well known painting, "The Persistence of Memory", was not in this collection:


The Persistence of Memory

I found it very interesting that Dali employed a technique where he would paint a number of seemingly disconnected shapes, yet through further examination, it can be seen that these shapes were all part of a bigger picture:

This Painting is called "Fifty Abstract Paintings Which as Seen from Two Yards Change into Three Lenins Masquerading as Chinese and as Seen from Six Yards Appear as the Head of a Royal Bengal Tiger."  With a very descriptive title, this painting must be seen in person for the desired effect.  This piece is one of many that Dali made which requires a significant amount of time to see the desired effect.  All in all, my first visit to the High Museum was much better than I had initially anticipated,  I particularly enjoyed the surrealist art, and hope to see more art like it later on.

Definition of art

This is what I would call a clear definition of art.  This painting was done entirely with lipstick, not paint.  The use of lipstick is ironic because Angelina Jolie has coveted lips.  The main reason I would call this a definition of art is because it uses an unusual medium and technique, where traditional “technique” is irrelevant in the idea or emotion conveyed.  What better way to capture Angelina Jolie’s lips than to paint with lipstick?  The making of this piece can be seen at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r-dRZ3TJbok&feature=channel.