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"Truth and reality in art do not arise until you no longer understand what you are doing and are capable of, but nevertheless sense a power that grows in proportion to your resistance." - Matisse

Yves Tanguy

"The Ribbon of Extremes"
The French artist, Yves Tanguy, was a surrealist artist of the 20th century. His medium is mostly oil on canvas and his subject mater is comprised primarily of abstracted shapes on a blended background. What I found most intriguing about Tanguy's work was his soft blurred backgrounds contrasted with the hard almost cartoon like figures in the foreground. His limited color pallet sets the mood of the piece, cool colors being a sadder more melancholy mood, and brighter, warmer colors being more vivid and lively.
Although I am very interested in Tanguy's work, I can't really find a way to incorporate his techniques and styles into my surrealist piece. His color limitation, however, is something I may experiment with.