Tag Archives: Surrealism


 Saving Face

Salvador Dali's portrait of his dead brother incorporates -- guess who? -- himself
Posted on May 3, 2015 by Greer Barker (Blog Writer, SevenPonds)

Salvador Dali isn’t exactly known for his subtlety. His large ego was only surpassed — and certainly supported — by his wild creativity, which showed us a (very) different way(s) to look at the world. We can look to his paintings … Continue reading →

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Man Ray & Modigliani’s Death Mask

How Man Ray's "Death Mask" becomes not only an homage to a man's life but also to the interconnected nature of creation and death
Posted on December 28, 2014 by MaryFrances Knapp (Blog Writer, SevenPonds)

Man Ray (1890-1976) was the South Philadelphia-born artist who, after making a break for Europe, became one of the fathers of Dadaism in Paris’s creative hub. Meanwhile, the Italian Amedeo Clemente Modigliani (1884-1920) added to his oeuvre of modern paintings … Continue reading →

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A Woman’s War: The WWII Photography of Lee Miller

The model-muse turned journalist captured unparalleled, haunting images of death in WWII.
Posted on August 25, 2013 by MaryFrances Knapp (Blog Writer, SevenPonds)

For a long time, Lee Miller lived in history as the love and muse of Man Ray. The American artist helped shape her into the Dada-era darling we remember today – who could forget those lips? In recent years, however, … Continue reading →

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