Topic: The late 19th and early 20th century in Europe was extremely productive time in terms of artistic production and innovation. Most of us are very familiar with Spanish painters like Salvador Dalí and Pablo Picasso. Indeed, the Surrealist and Cubist movements were groundbreaking and had an impact on art all over the world. Still, there were also other artists that were doing extraordinary things in Spain at the time, not only in painting, but also in film, architecture, and literature. What I am asking you to do for this assignment is to create a brief overview of two of the most renowned Spanish artists/painters/architects/writers of this time period. For each, please provide some basic biographic information as well as a description of the type of art they created (basically, you will state what they are famous for). Finally, I want you to do a search online and examine the artistic production of each of them and state whether or not their work is appealing to you and why (or why not). The paintings and other artwork can be found by simply doing a Google image search for each artist, but I included links to mini biographies for the painters. I also included a few links below to help with the other three artists (Gaudí, García Lorca and Buñuel). PART 1: THE MASTER PAINTERS: Please choose 2. (1) Salvador Dalí (painter) Mini Biography: https://www.biography.com/video/salvador-dali-mini-bio-2163358126 (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site. Artist Superstar: https://www.biography.com/video/salvador-dali-artist-superstar-20873795617 (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site. (2) Joan Miró (painter) Biography: Joan Miró - Short biography (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site. Joan Miró - Short biography (3) Pablo Picasso (painter) Biography: https://www.biography.com/video/pablo-picasso-mini-biography-2189594028 (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site. HOW TO FORMAT YOUR ANSWERS FOR PART 1: Here is a format you may use to complete the assignment. You do not need a list of works cited, but you are expected to watch the biographies (see links above) and add a comment related to them. Please follow this format for each of the painters: Artist: __ Time Period (when he was actively creating art): . Movement and Style (this artist is famous for and/or best known for …): _. 4a. What I admire most about this artist’s work overall is _. OR… 4b. I do not care for this artist’s work because . FROM THE VIDEOS: The aspect of this artist’s life and/or work that I find to be most interesting, fascinating, or compelling is . Please include a picture of the work that you like best by each painter (Dalí, Miró, Picasso). _________________ PART 2: FILMMAKERS, POETS, ARCHITECTS: Please choose ONE of the following: (1) Antoni Gaudí (architect) Suggested Link for Biography: http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/320 (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site. Suggested Link for #5a below: http://www.globotreks.com/destinations/10-gaudi-buildings-barcelona/ (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site. (2) Federico García Lorca (poet/playwright) Suggested link for his biography: https://www.poets.org/poetsorg/poet/federico-garc%C3%ADa-lorca (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site. Suggested poem for #5b below: https://www.poets.org/poetsorg/poem/romance-sonambulo (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site. (3) Luis Buñuel (filmmaker) Suggested link for his biography: http://sensesofcinema.com/2005/great-directors/bunuel/ (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site. Suggested link for #5c below: http://www.tasteofcinema.com/2014/20-masterpieces-of-luis-bunuel-every-film-fan-should-see/ (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site. HOW TO FORMAT YOUR ANSWERS FOR PART 2: Here is a format you may use to complete the assignment. You should have one mini entry for part 2 and this will include the following information. You do not need a list of works cited. Artist: Time Period (when he was actively creating art): . Movement and Style (this artist is famous for and/or best known for …): _. 4a. What I admire most about this artist’s work overall is _. OR… 4b. I do not care for this artist’s work because ________. 5a. For Gaudí, please include a picture of the building that you would like to visit and state why this is appealing to you. 5b. For García Lorca, please state which book, play, or poem you would most like to read and why this work is most appealing to you. (See links above for a suggestion.) 5c. For Buñuel, please state which of his film(s) you would most like to see and why that one/those is/are most appealing to you.

The Most Prolific Spanish Artists of 19^th And 20^th Centuries

Part 1

Salvador Dali

Dali was one of the famous representatives of the surrealist movement. Salvador was born in Figueres, Spain in 1904. He enrolled in the school of fine arts in 1922. Dali began his career as a painter at a young age. Salvador's pivotal moment in his painting occupation was in 1931 when he did his work better known as persistence of memory. His artistry portrayed images of melting clocks. Salvador's political views got him in trouble in 1934 as he got expelled from the surrealist race. Later in 1936, Salvador made two paintings; the lobster telephone, and lip sofa. The two paintings made a huge impact in the surrealist movement as they were quite iconic. Dali is also known for his extravagant lifestyle. Although he earned millions from his paintings, he spent millions maintaining the spendthrift lifestyle. In 1974, Dali finished the establishment of a museum in Spain. Dali later died of heart failure in 1989 at the age of 84.