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Human Relationships with Food in Surrealist ARt
Human Relationships with Food in Surrealist ARt
Comparing Salvador Dali's The Crawfish of Paracelsus with Remedios Varo's Vampiros Vegetarianos [Vegetarian Vampires]
Comparing Salvador Dali's The Crawfish of Paracelsus with Remedios Varo's Vampiros Vegetarianos [Vegetarian Vampires]
Similarities
Similarities
Both paintings have to do with food and consumption
Use of red/orange hues to evoke a sense of strangeness and peculiarity
Human-like figures at the center of each painting; symmetrically balanced
Oil paintings that are in a realistic style but with some unrealistic features
Contrasts
Contrasts
The Crawfish of Paracelsus, Dalí
The Crawfish of Paracelsus, Dalí
Dark and busy / chaotic
People eating animals and food for pleasure and enjoyment, but too much of it becomes harmful, leading to death
Overconsumption of lavish food
Expressions of discomfort, nausea, bleeding, passing out, dying
Taking too much pleasure in food leads to disease and death
Vampiros Vegetarianos, Varo
Vampiros Vegetarianos, Varo
Brighter and lighter in mood and color
Vegetarian vampires who are mindful of what they eat, but it doesn't fully energize/satisfy them
Slender and bony bodies
Serious / monotonous expressions
Food only for sustenance can lead to a lack of energy and excitement
A Further Analysis
A Further Analysis
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