Artist Review

Leonora Carrington

            Carrington was born in England on April 6, 1917. She is a surrealist painter and a novelist. She was educated by governesses, tutors and nuns because she was expelled from two schools due to her unruly behavior. She was later sent to Mrs. Penose’s Academy of Art. Then she returned to London where she attended the Chelsea School of Art. She married max Ernst, another artist. After spending time in New York in the 1960’s she moved to Mexico City where she later died on May 25, 2011.

Ben Goossens

Goossens is a native of Belgium and is a surrealism photographer. He only started doing surrealism photography after he retired from his job as an ad agency art director. He has received many awards for his photography such as the gold and silver medals at the Trierenberg Super Circuit. He has also had his work published in the March 2007 edition of Photo Art International.

Artist Review

Artist’s Name: Leonora Carrington

Title of Artwork: Horses of Lord Candlestick Date of Work: 1938

Description: Horses of Lord Candlestick is a painting of about eight horses that appear to be disfigured. One is “climbing” a tree with only half of a body. The main focus of a picture is a reddish horse slightly to the left of the picture. This horse looks quite startled.

Analysis: The setting of this painting is outside at night. The horses are painted in brighter colors and stand out against the background. Most of the horses are near the bottom of the picture and closer to the middle.

Interpretation:           I believe that this piece is trying to convey how people (or animals) react to darkness. Each horse looks lost or startled and one is trying to climb a tree.

Judgment:      I believe that this was a very successful piece because it can be interpreted in many different ways. I may see one thing but someone else may look at it a different way. To me, that is what makes magical realism successful. By letting other people imagine what you are trying to say.

Artist Review

Artist’s Name: Ben Goossens

Title of Artwork: 12h12… time to take control over your life

Description:   This piece of photography shows a man standing in the middle of a sundial. He is in a suit with an umbrella. This man’s head is portrayed as a clock.

Analysis:         This piece uses faded backgrounds to make the center of the image pop out. It appears that the artist used a drawing or a painting to use as a back drop.

Interpretation:           To me, this piece means that many people are run by the clock. They have a very set schedule and stick to it. This piece is trying to get people to relax their schedule and not let time control them.

Judgment:      This is an extremely successful piece. It conveys a message that is very important to the world.