A Piece of Art

I can’t say I’m a big art fan, I just like what I like. However, I was lucky enough to attend the BIGGEST EVER DALI EXHIBITION IN THE ENTIRE UNIVERSE which took place at the Tate Gallery London in 1980. I hadn’t really seen much art up until that point and I didn’t have a favourite artist. This changed as soon as I saw Dali’s work up close. I knew a few of his famous paintings but at the exhibition I also got to see things like the Lobster Telephone and Mae West Lips Sofa. The painting I liked most was” Dream Caused by the Flight of a Bee around a Pomegranate a Second Before Awakening”. Actually, I think I was just as impressed by the name of the painting as I was by the painting. The painting demonstrates Dali’s vivid imagination as well as his eye for detail and painting ability. I’m also a big fan of tigers so maybe that’s another reason for me liking this painting. Additionally, I liked the elephant with long legs and the fact that the colours are so loud. I’m a terrible artist and the fact that Dali paints in such detail is another reason for liking his work.
I went to the exhibition with a friend called Anne. We hitch-hiked from Chester to London went to the exhibition and then hitch-hiked back to Chester all in the same day which is a round trip of 700 kms. It was a very memorable day.

Write about a piece of art you like (a painting, sculpture, CD cover, etc):
Say:
Who it’s by and what it’s called,
When you saw it for the first time
Why you like it,
What makes it better than other art work.
Mention anything else you think is important. Write at least 200 words and comments on your teacher’s blog and the blogs of 3 classmates.

Here's a picture of me at the exhibition.