Surrealism - What we can See

What we can See

Materials:  Pencil and pencil crayon on cartridge paper

Surrealists focused on capturing their recurring thoughts or dreams in their art.  They also looked at capturing imagery found in nature, throughout their artwork, such as birds or insects.  

To capture surrealism in my art piece, I drew a picture of an eye with the world in the center.  Using various shades of pencils, consisting of 2B, 4B, and 6B, I drew and shaded the eye, and using pencil crayons, I coloured and shaded the world in the center of the eye. 

I placed an image of the world in the center of an eye because I wanted my image to give the message that everyone sees the world differently. My world may be different from someone elses world. This goes along with the quote "beauty is in the eye of the beholder."  What one person may see beautiful, another person may not see as beautiful.

I was inspired to create this drawing as I saw this image of an eye crying in an ocean.  I thought that the eye in the image was very captivating and I wanted to include it in my drawing.  I also feel as though the eyes are the windows to the soul.  As one person looks into someone elses eyes, they can see a lot.  For example, as a person may look into someones eyes, they can tell if a person is lying or telling the truth.  Also, when a person shows strong emotions such as happiness or sadness, they may start to cry.  

I believe that this drawing can captivate an audience and make them think of the deeper meaning behind it, which is that everyone sees the world differently.  

"Behind the most beautiful eyes, lay secrets deeper and darker than the mysterious seas."  - yld

- Yours Truly 

http://www.theartstory.org/movement-surrealism.htm

https://www.pinterest.com/seaskywind/surreal/

http://quotesgram.com/behind-these-eyes-quotes/