SURREALIST

PAINTINGS (2)
Mayra Nassef
‘Departure of the Winged Ship’ by Vladimir
Kush

This painting reflects the time where butterflies

migrate to different countries (sometimes they
would be resting on some decks) and therefore
it portrays a great sense of marvel and beauty.
Butterflies here are in much larger size than
their normal size and therefore it creates that
highlight on those beautiful creatures. As a lot
of my music video will use overlaid images
(either hand-drawn or cut out) having an
object/animal being a bigger size than it
actually is could portray a surrealistic
atmosphere and create a generally more
beautiful shot.

‘The Face of War’ by Salvador Dalí
Dali painted this painting during his time in
California and it reflects the trauma induced by
war. Surrealism art itself was spurred especially
during war-stricken periods of time and
reflected a great need of escape. Here, is
probably the most grim painting I’ve ever seen;
are faces within the eyes and mouth which also
have faces within their eyes and mouth which
personally I think symbolically suggests the
trauma that is induced watching fatalities and
other people suffer in war. The shadow also
creates a sinister look created with the terrified
face expression that seems to be expressed on a
face and the dark tones of the painting. While
my music video does not look to emulate this
emotion at all, it is important to note the way
the feeling is represented and how one can use
colours, location and surrealistic elements
(especially with eyes) to create meaning.