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    Lexi Hurst

    Humanities

    This project was an absolute delight, the first thing I noticed when we initially drove up to the
    museum was the architecture. It was beautifully odd, it looked like a Frank Gehry masterpiece
    and when I entered it was no different, abstract and kooky, but I did recognize that all the
    materials used were associated with the Bauhaus movement. Avant-Garde architecture meeting
    international style materials such as concrete, glass and steel which were turned into domes and
    spiral staircases, a lovely mesh of styles. The building itself was like a handshake between
    modern and postmodern styles, but I would deem it postmodern personally due to the dedication
    to difference. Experiencing this architecture in person was like walking inside of the artwork
    itself, visually and metaphysically since the clash of styles is so evident. Avant-Garde may be
    one of the best ways to describe Salvador Dali, everything he did artistically and just he himself,
    as a person, was very out there and innovative, always bringing to life new ideas and attempting
    works of art never even previously conceived. When I was considering what makes Salvador
    Dali an avant-garde artist, I thought of his lobster phone creation, and his insane interpretation of
    why he created it, “I do not understand why, when I ask for a grilled lobster in a restaurant, I am
    never served a cooked telephone.” Listening to the audios for works like these, personally
    unexplainable pieces he created, was insanely helpful. For some it was decently easy to make the
    connections, such as the egg yolk hanging from the string representing the umbilical cord.
    However, others were immensely dense and so surreal it was nearly impossible to join him inside
    his head in order to understand the piece as I would have liked to. Sadly, when my sister and I
    went to the Dali museum, the Rene Magritte exhibit wasn’t available but the few pieces of
    Magritte’s work that we were able to see were also very surreal and after doing some research on
    the exhibit, I’m very disappointed we missed it. I definitely noticed the constant repetition of
    Gala in so many flattering roles, such as The Ecumenical Council, a massive masterpiece in
    which Gala is extending a cross to Dali as he addresses a blank canvas with a paint brush and
    looks directly at us, into us, through us. It seems as though he is almost trying to communicate
    that this divine woman bestows him with all of his skill and inspiration. One thing that really
    impacted me unexpectedly was how religious a lot of the content he painted was, I was expecting
    the surrealism and avant-garde style of art, but so much religious content through me off. The
    most impactful piece however, is a very tough question. I can narrow it down to two, both for
    different reasons. This may be basic, but my favorite just based off of visual appeal would be,
    and I believe the short version of the title is, Gala Contemplating The Mediterranean Sea. For
    obvious reason this optical illusion is a fan favorite, but when I think about which piece of
    artwork resonated with me on a deeper level and pushed me to think and see things from a fresh
    perspective, Galacidalacidesoxyribonucleicacid is a hands down winner. It was the first piece I
    saw and the closer I got, the more I noticed. The DNA strand made from a marching army, and
    all those men locked into molecules with guns, just spoke so deeply of the aggressive nature of
    human kind. This class has been one of the most educational and beneficially influential of my
    entire life, I cannot thank you enough for exposing us to such meaningful content and giving us
    the space and encouragement to come to conclusions on our own and think for ourselves,
    creating a sense of understanding and respect for artwork of all time frames.
    Lexi Hurst
    Humanities

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