Surrealism in Catalonia. The Artists of Empord脿 and Salvador Dal铆
From 29 October 2016, the State Hermitage is holding the exhibition Surrealism in Catalonia. The artists of Empord脿 and Salvador Dal铆 which presents 70 works by 29 different Catalan artists. The exhibits include not only paintings, but also works of sculpture and graphic art created by artists from this part of Spain in the period from the late 19th century to the late 20th. For the first time members of the Russian public have the opportunity to acquaint themselves with works by Spanish surrealists, to see and understand the genesis of one of the 20th century鈥檚 most attractive and intriguing artistic phenomena.
When people start talking about Spanish Surrealism, they speak about the Surrealism of Catalonia and first and foremost about the Surrealism of Empord脿. In the first half of the 20th century, it was the region of Empord脿 that became the chief centre for Surrealist experimentation in the brilliant flourishing of Catalan art.
This complex artistic phenomenon, which is being presented for the first time in an exhibition at the Hermitage, gives idiosyncratic 鈥渞efracted鈥� expression to the ancient culture of the area and its completely fabulous and sometimes unreal-looking landscape that awakens the creative imagination and imposes on the artists鈥� works that particular distinctiveness that makes it possible to speak of an 鈥淓mpord脿 school鈥� in the history of European Surrealism. The most important characteristic of this school became its loyalty to aesthetic values from the history of European art (walking around the display, it is possible to spot 鈥渜uotations鈥� from well-known works by artists of the past). Two main centres stand out: Cadaqu茅s and Figueres.
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From 29 October 2016, the State Hermitage is holding the exhibition Surrealism in Catalonia. The artists of Empord脿 and Salvador Dal铆 which presents 70 works by 29 different Catalan artists. The exhibits include not only paintings, but also works of sculpture and graphic art created by artists from this part of Spain in the period from the late 19th century to the late 20th. For the first time members of the Russian public have the opportunity to acquaint themselves with works by Spanish surrealists, to see and understand the genesis of one of the 20th century鈥檚 most attractive and intriguing artistic phenomena.
When people start talking about Spanish Surrealism, they speak about the Surrealism of Catalonia and first and foremost about the Surrealism of Empord脿. In the first half of the 20th century, it was the region of Empord脿 that became the chief centre for Surrealist experimentation in the brilliant flourishing of Catalan art.
This complex artistic phenomenon, which is being presented for the first time in an exhibition at the Hermitage, gives idiosyncratic 鈥渞efracted鈥� expression to the ancient culture of the area and its completely fabulous and sometimes unreal-looking landscape that awakens the creative imagination and imposes on the artists鈥� works that particular distinctiveness that makes it possible to speak of an 鈥淓mpord脿 school鈥� in the history of European Surrealism. The most important characteristic of this school became its loyalty to aesthetic values from the history of European art (walking around the display, it is possible to spot 鈥渜uotations鈥� from well-known works by artists of the past). Two main centres stand out: Cadaqu茅s and Figueres.
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