Winter's Art 200X Blog

Dream Caused by the Flight of a Bee One of the most immediately striking paintings I've seen, by far, is  Dream Caused by the Flight of a Bee Around a Pomegranate a Second Before Awakening . This is a surrealist painting made by famous artist  Salvador Dalí in 1944, while he was living with his wife in America and painting very little. It is now at the  Museo Nacional Thyssen-Bornemisza in Madrid, Spain.  The painting depicts multiple different  storylines as they are unfolding: a fish coming out of a pomegranate, tigers coming out of the mouth of the fish, those tigers flying towards a posed nude woman, and a long-legged elephant with a sail on its back in the background. The nude woman is Dal í's wife, Gala, and the painting is of a is of a dream she had.  This is a busy painting, but each different scene evokes thoughts and elicits feelings using an array of differ...

The Love Affair Between Fashion and Art   This in-depth study of the relationship between art and fashion was really interesting to me as someone who loves fashion. One of my favorite fashion designers is Alexander McQueen (Rest In Peace.) He often said he wanted people to be scared of the women who wore his clothes so they could have one moment where they didn't feel like prey. I believe his clothes and the clothes of many other designers definitely qualify as art! 

 

 My relationship to art is long and ever-changing. My mom is a kindergarten teacher and has been dedicated to implementing art and expression into her lesson plans since she began her career. My aunt is a very accomplished abstract artist and sent me a book about Georgia O'Keefe when I was six that I was absolutely obsessed with. I have been encouraged to experiment with different mediums as an outlet for emotional and artistic expression from a very young age. I have found a lot of passion for music and writing. I have also dabbled in sculpting, painting, collaging and jewelry making. Art is very cathartic for me and I continue to use each medium as it presents inspiration to me, as well as taking every opportunity to learn about art in school and otherwise. 

Hi! My name is Winter Grasso. I'm 20 years old and studying film at the University of Alaska Fairbanks. I was born in Alaska and traveled through the U.S. with my family, eventually returning back in 2011. I live in a little dry cabin outside of town and spend a lot of time trying to create a perfect clutter-core interior. I love to read, write, play guitar, bike, listen to music and experiment with all different artistic mediums.