In My Gallery: Surrealism

In My Gallery: Surrealism — page 1 — WELCOME TO THE GALLERY Hi I'm Hema I work in this gallery and I am putting together an exhibition all about Surrealism Do you want to learn all about galleries and art I will need your help to get all these artworks finished in time for opening night Museums and Galleries Museums and galleries buy or are given artworks or artifacts that they take care of repair and show to the public Museums and galleries allow us to go to see art whether it was created hundreds of years ago or just yesterday Have you ever been to a museum or gallery y

In My Gallery: Surrealism — page 2 — TYPES OF ART Art can be made in lots of different ways Let's learn some more about the types of art we will see in this book Painting is when paint is put onto a surface There are many different types of paint including acrylic and watercolor Paint can be put onto a surface using tools such as brushes sponges or trowels Assemblage is when different objects are put together to create a piece of art that might look like an installation or sculpture Salvador Dalí was known for putting objects together to create assemblage art Photography is a type of art where a camera is used to take photos These photos can be of anything including people and landscapes Li Wei uses cameras to create his art 5

In My Gallery: Surrealism — page 3 — SURREALISM WING Here it is the Surrealism Wing Soon all these empty spaces will be filled with art created in the style of Surrealism artwork artwork Place Place Place sculpture here here on here on here Place Sculpture Often there are lots of different areas in a museum or gallery Each area might show art from a specific artist time period or movement This gallery has different wings for different movements

In My Gallery: Surrealism — page 4 — This wing is going to be one of the strangest and most dreamlike wings in the gallery We could have some extraordinary assemblages on those stands and some preposterous paintings and mind boggling photographs on this wall here Place here artwork Place here artwork Place here artwork Place here artwork Place here artwork Place here artwork Place here artwork Let's find out more about the Surrealism movement SURREALISM CAN MEAN BEYOND WHAT IS REAL FOR EXAMPLE IN SURREALISM THINGS MIGHT BE SHOWN TOGETHER THAT WOULDN'T NORMALLY BE SHOWN TOGETHER THIS MAKES THE ART SEEM AS THOUGH IT COULD BE STRAIGHT OUT OF THE WILDEST OF DREAMS 7

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