What does The Hunter (Catalan Landscape) Joan Miró painting mean?
– An unconscious pastel landscape of earth, sea and sky
– Earthy manliness on the left
– Sardine seascape on the right
What makes Joan Miro’s painting Bleu II so groundbreaking in the art history canon?
– Miro breaks the Bourgeoisie’s guitar
– A red slash stops abstract traffic
– The vast, cobalt sky highlights our insignificance on Earth
What inspired Salvador Dali to paint The Elephants in 1948?
– An Egyptian obelisk and Italian elephant
– The nature and limits of power
– Freudian dreams in oil paint
What’s the meaning behind Hieronymus Bosch’s triptych The Garden of Earthly Delights?
– Christianity, the Middle Ages, and terror
– Proud cherries
– God’s glorious shutter
What makes Man Ray’s sculpture Cadeau (The Gift) so special?
– Mass production, war, and Dada
– Poking at prevalent perspective
– Multiple copies of a stolen masterpiece make its point
Why is The Jungle by Wifredo Lam considered a Cubist masterpiece?
Hybrid creatures – animal, human & plant
A totem-tall woman with shears takes the blame
Surrealism and Abstract Expressionism in the back seat