July, 1999: Spotlight on SurrealismThe Surrealist movement has its roots in the early 20th century Dada movement, and quite a few central figures participated in both - e.g. Jean Arp, Marcel Duchamp, Francis Picabia, Max Ernst, and André Breton. But while Dada was largely an exercise in using non sequiturs to create absurdities which defied all attempts at interpretation, Surrealist art frequently has significant thematic content. Perhaps a more similar intellectual approach is that of Symbolists such as Odilon Redon, Gustave Moreau, and George Watts. The main difference is that in many cases the Symbolists anticipated Jung, while much Surrealist art has a distinctly dreamlike feel and seems to be influenced by him.
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June, 1999 |
Sculpture Artist: Audrey Flack Museum: Carol Gerten's Fine Art Exhibit: Michael Lucero: Sculpture 1976-1995 Book: Anish Kapoor Print: Cupid And Psyche, by Antonio Canova | |
May, 1999 |
Women in the Arts Artist: Georgia O'Keeffe Museum: National Museum of Women in the Arts, Washington D.C. Exhibit: Jenny Holzer: Please Change Beliefs Book: Cindy Sherman: Retrospective Print: Self-Portrait with Monkeys, by Frida Kahlo | |
April, 1999 |
The Golden Age of Illustration Artist: Maxfield Parrish Museum: Fine Arts Museums Of San Francisco Exhibit: Treasure Island and Robinson Crusoe online Books: Treasure Island and Robinson Crusoe Print: Cinderella (Enchantment), by Maxfield Parrish | |
March, 1999 |
Vincent van Gogh Artist: Vincent van Gogh Museum: Van Gogh Museum, Amsterdam Exhibit: The Vincent van Gogh Information Gallery Book: Van Gogh's Van Goghs Print: Terrasse de Cafe | |
February, 1999 |
Great Art Artist: Leonardo da Vinci Museum: The State Hermitage Museum, St. Petersburg, Russia Exhibit: John Singleton Copley: Watson and the Shark Book: The Sistine Chapel: A Glorious Restoration Print: L'Astronomia, by Raphael |