Analysis Of Dali's Basket Of Bread By Dali

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Dali’s Basket of Bread is and oil painting on panel. Oil painting is created by the process of painting with pigments that are bound with a medium of drying oil. Most used drying oils are linseed oil, poppy seed oil, walnut oil, and safflower oil. Oil may be boiled with pine resin to create varnish. A panel painting is a painting made on a flat panel made of wood, either a single piece, or a number of pieces joined together. Panel was used until canvas became popular in the 16th century. This simple composition of bread in a straw basket on cloth is set dramatically against a dark background. Dali followed in the Spanish still-life tradition, where a domestic scene represents spiritual reflection. He spent four months painting Basket of Bread. By placing the objects in such a mysterious light, he transformed the composition into an object of deep contemplation. The painting shows bread in a basket, sitting near the edge of a table. Dalí's use of bread in his paintings is much more than a staple of one's diet. In this case, to understand Dalí's message, one must look at the political ...

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