giorgio de chirico

Giorgio de ChiricoGiorgio de Chirico

BY TOSHNI D GHATATE

“to became truly immortal a work

of art must escape all human limits:

logic and common sense will only interfere. But

once these barriers are

broken it will enter the regions

of childhood vision and dream.”

The founder of Metaphysical Art Movement.

Profoundly influenced the surrealists.

Famous for his enigmatic art works.

arrange to create "images of forlornness and emptiness"

Later worked in a neoclassical or neo baroque style.

Metaphysical : a reality

beyond what is perceptible

to senses.emphasizing

the hidden significance of ordinary places and

objects.

Neoclassical : something that is held to resemble

classical styles.

Ideology of workIdeology of work“I paint what I see with my eyes closed”

Draw the content of dream in the canvas. Mostly like the haunted, brooding dream.

New way of looking at classics and treating theme of tragedy.

Eerie mood and strange concepts.

Style Style Far from real and simple things

he preferred to work on supernatural and strange things.

Motifs used—empty arcades, towers, elongated shadows, mannequins, and trains among others; suggesting sorrow, disorientation, nostalgia.

Some Famous Art WorksSome Famous Art Works

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Neo classical influence

Elongated shadows

to traditional methods and iconography

ENIGMA OF AN AUTUMN ENIGMA OF AN AUTUMN AFTERNOONAFTERNOON

HauntingSadisticColours scheme : dull

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THE THE MYSTERY MYSTERY

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Cityscapes inspired

Way of looking at buildings

Bright day light composed with brooding mood

MetaphysiMetaphysical cal interior interior with with biscuitsbiscuitsUsing simple

and common things in an unusual manner.

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BY TOSHANI D GHATATE