6 styles in Manchester- Surrealism

Surrealism:

Philippe Halsman, “Dali Skull”, 1951 (photography) in “20th CENTURY PHOTOGRAPHY”

I think this photograph is an example of Surrealism. It was made by American portrait photographer Philippe Halsman. It represents surrealist artist Salvador Dali and a skull created from seven naked female bodies. This photograph characterised super-reality and optical illusion. It is dream-like image. It evokes death and sex which appeared very often in surrealist artworks. I think it is a superb surrealist photograph. I am impressed by this photograph despite it not being in my style. It is a fantastic photograph.





Object on the wall in Manchester, Northern Quarter



I found this sculpture-object on the wall in the Northern Quarter, in Manchester. It is in my opinion an example of Surrealism in Manchester. It presents cow’s legs in a skirt, dancing the french dance the ‘can can’. It is a dream-like object, it looks like the rest of cow’s body is in the wall. Different parts of this sculpture are made from different materials (montage). In this artwork we can find some typical surrealist features like the absurd of what this object represents or super-reality in some parts of the skirt. It makes ordinary extraordinary and has got some symbolic meanings. Despite the fact that I am not a big fan of surrealism, I think it is a good and funny example of surrealistic design in Manchester.