Gallery Rebels
Writing by Year 5
Salvador Dali
Within the 19th and 20th centuries there were many famous artists. Each
of these artists were known for their individual style of paintings .
Salvador Dali was a famous surrealist artist that lived in the 20th
century. He is best known for his paintings of melting clocks.
Personal Life
Salvador Dali was born in Spain on the 11th May 1904 and died on
January 23rd 1989. It has been said that young Salvador was a
precocious and intelligent child who was prone to fits of anger
against his parents and school mates. Consequently, Dali was subject
to acts of cruelty by more dominant students.
By Ellie B
Artwork by Wassily Kandinsky
Kandinsky is a world famous expressionist painter who loved art and painted
pictures nearly all his life. Kandinsky was born in 1866 and sadly died in 1944.
My Favourite Painting
My favourite painting by Kandinsky is colourful and looks like lots if guitars. In fact
there are many colours in this picture and also swirls of paint. I think the painting
looks a bit like a ghost party.
Story Behind the Painting
I personally think that the story behind the colourful painting is a ghost party.
There are so many swirls in it that it looks like the king ghost is playing the guitar.
Attention Grabbing
I like the painting because I love colour and music and this painting has both. I
also think this painting is interesting because nobody actually knows what is
going on inside it. The swirls around the page really grabbed by attention.
So you see, Kandinsky art really makes you think, but Kandinsky didn’t just paint
one painting, he painted lots of great famous pictures and that’s what made him
a very famous painter.
By Ben D
Pablo Picasso
There were many famous artists in the 19th and 20th century, all
of which are famous for their own style of painting. Pablo
Picasso is famous for his cubist paintings.
Personal Information
Pablo Picasso was born in the 19th century and lived between
1881 and 1973. He lived in Malaga, Spain with his lovely family.
Education
Picasso attended the Royal Academy of San Fernando in
Barcelona until the age of 16, when he set off into the world on
his own for the first time.
Pablo Picasso has 16 names that make up his full name.
By Matthew C
I like this painting because I thought it was
interesting and I also liked it because I
thought it was very fashionable. The colours
are amazing and they grab your attention.
The background interests me because it goes
with the picture. I think the hands belong to
a mummy and that it looks like there are
mummies fighting in the background.
By Lilly-Jane F
Salvador Dali
Salvador Dali is a famous artist that lived in the 20th century. His most
famous painting is ‘The Persistence of Memory.’ Dali is well known
for his surrealist paintings.
Personal Information
Salvador Dali was born on May 11th 1904 and died on 23rd January 1989.
He was born in Spain and after 85 years he also died in Spain from
heart failure.
Education
Dali studied at the Academia de San Fernando. He got expelled from
the academy after leading a student protest and later moved to
America for a few years.
Family
Salvador had an older brother, born only 9 months before him, who
was also called Salvador. Dali also had a younger sister called Ana
Maria who was born in 1908.
Dali spent most of his time in Spain, but he also visited France and met
Pablo Picasso.
By Joshua W
Wassily Kandinsky
Wassily Kandinsky is a world famous artist who loved from 1866 – 1944. He is
very well known artist that painted thousands of paintings. He mainly studied
and painted expressionist art.
My Favourite Artwork
My favourite piece of art by Kandinsky is of a fish because it reminds me of
my first fishing trip. There are images surrounding the painting, like a glass of
water and roses in a bottle. I obviously picked this painting because it makes
me think of Kandinsky’s young life. I think it explains where he went, what he
liked to eat and reminds him of his childhood.
The Story Behind the Painting
This remarkable painting, I believe, was painted because of his dinner. I picture
it as a lovely day out on a warm, sunny afternoon in a fancy farmhouse
restaurant. Kandinsky had fish, which I presume was mackerel, and really
enjoyed it. He then took a cup filled with water and took a sip. Many years
later he remembered that day and painted this picture.
This extraordianry painting is now placed in a Museum of Art , Kandinsky also
painted the well known image ‘The Comet.’
By Ethan D