Post-Impressionism  Metaphysical Art  Surrealism & de Chirico Timeline Post-Impressionism  Metaphysical Art  Surrealism

Starry Night Vincent van Gogh Post-Impressionism: 1886-1905: Mainly in France Reaction to / rejection of Impressionist naturalistic style of depicting light and color Focus more on abstract qualities and symbolic content Other Artists: Cezanne, Seurat, Gaugin Following Movements: Fauvism, Cubism, Surrealism

Pittura Metafisica: Metaphysical Art Giorgio de Chirico 1888-1978 Pittura Metafisica: Metaphysical Art

Pittura Metafisica: Metaphysical Art Before and during World War I Recognizable Iconography Depiction of fictive space: Illusionistic 1-Point Perspective Inspired Surrealism

Uncomfortable Style: Spaces claustrophobic or disturbingly vast Steeply rising floors Little or no human presence Juxtaposition of strange combinations of objects

The Melancholy of a Beautiful Day Giorgio de Chirico 1913

Based on Sigmund Freud’s studies: Dreams, the Unconscious Surrealism: 1920’s Based on Sigmund Freud’s studies: Dreams, the Unconscious Salvador Dali The Persistence of Memory 1931 Surrealism

6-Word Memoir Ernest Hemingway (1899 – 1961) Challenge: Write a story in 6 words. “For sale: baby shoes, never worn.”

“Born in the desert, still thirsty.” “Told to quiet down, spoke louder.” “Unsure, but you would never know.” “Living in existential vacuum; it sucks.”