Teaching Artist: George Apotsos

This session of Hello Dali! Surrealist Class we’ll be focusing our attention on fashion model turned war correspondent Lee Miller. Miller was a fashion model in New York City in the 1920s before going to Paris and becoming a fashion and fine art photographer. During World War II she was a war correspondent for Vogue magazine covering events such as the London Blitz, the liberation of Paris and the concentration camps at Buchenwald and Dachau. While in Paris she immersed herself with the Surrealist, especially photographer Man Ray where she became his muse, lover, and collaborator. Using Lee Miller photography as inspiration the class will learn how to train their eye to see their daily lives through a surrealistic lens and identify and photograph settings during their day that can be used for a painting. The following painting assignment will focus on composition where the students will be asked to arrange an environment or set-up a still life that has the characteristics that define surrealist art. The class promises to awaken your curiosity and approach to art making and how it relates to everyday life. This is primarily an acrylic painting class but oil painters are welcomed. Improving mixing and painting techniques will be demonstrated. The majority of art supplies are the responsibility of the student. Materials will be discussed in class and a list will be provided.

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