Digital Photography & Imaging: Week 09
WEEK 09 (18/10/2021)
Adena Tan Sue Lynn (0345769)
Bachelor of Design (Honours) in Creative Media
Digital Photography & Imaging
Lecture
Digital Surrealism
Realism VS Surrealism
Figure 1.1.1 Portrait that showcases Realism
Realism:
- Reality.
- Takes ordinary & common world subject matters.
- Almost always uses a non-exotic & non-extraordinary subject matter and theme.
- No need to think outside of box.
Figure 1.1.2 Portrait that showcases Surrealism
Surrealism:
- Twist on realism.
- Explores the subconscious mind.
- Uses dream-like images & distorts the ordinary of what we call reality.
- Defies logic.
Figure 1.1.3 Salvador Dali's work
- Fueled by teachings of Freud & the rebellious work of Dada artists.
- Surrealists (ex: Salvador Dali) promoted free association & dream imagery.
Figure 1.1.4 Dadaism
- Dadaism: An anti war art movement with satirical and nonsensical artworks.
Figure 1.1.5 Digital Surrealism
Digital Surrealism:
- One of the top digital art styles
- To start, dream-like scenes & symbolic images, unexpected, illogical juxtapositions, bizarre assemblages of ordinary objects.
Picture Credits
Figure 1.1.1 - Retrieved from https://www.pinterest.com/pin/633600241327463756/
Figure 1.1.2 - Retrieved from https://www.pinterest.com/pin/633600241326590533/
Figure 1.1.3 - Retrieved from https://www.britannica.com/art/Surrealism
Figure 1.1.4 - Retrieved from https://www.google.com/search?q=dadaism
Figure 1.1.5 - Retrieved from https://www.pinterest.com/pin/766667536571236134/
