Surrealism, the Secession, and Creating Compositions

SecessionLate 19th Century; France and Vienna, AustriaWithdraw from traditionExploringDecorativeSpirit of the turn of the century; art nouveau

Gustav KlimtEgon Sheile Max KlingerKoloman Moser

Early Spring, Kolomon Moser

ExamplesThe Kiss, Klimt

Portrait of Adele Bloch-Bauer,Klimt

Hygeia (Detail from “Medicine”), Klimt

SurrealismParis in 1920sExploring dreamsUnconsciousnessFreudian influence

Salvador DaliRene MagritteMan RayMax ErnstJoan Miro

Golconda,Rene Magritte

ExamplesThe Meditation, Dali

Persistence of Memory, Dali

CompositionsRule of Thirds

Dividing space horizontally and verticallyFocal points at intersectionsPleasing composition

Things to remember

BalanceOrganized

Guide the viewer:ColorFigure’s postureMovementLine

Collage

Realism + Patterns

Combined