Surrealism Dr Seuss Midnight Paintings

Seuss we find an extraordinary secret art painting resting behind his drawing table at his la jolla home studio.

Surrealism dr seuss midnight paintings.

Seuss s midnight paintings started circulating. Dating back to the 1995 book by the same name the secret art of dr. Illustrator by day surrealist by night ted geisel created a body of irrepressible work during his leisure hours that he called his midnight paintings which have now become known as the secret art of dr. Seuss needs no introduction.

Seuss than just these works despite being his most famous creations. These midnight paintings along with significant drawings and sculpture were often created by dr. In this 1969 photo of dr. Seuss at night for his own personal.

Still there was more to dr. These paintings afforded the peaceful distraction that he craved and the tenets of surrealism surprise and juxtaposition could not have energized his sensibilities more. Seuss was published in 1995 observers and critics were quick to perceive the influences of surrealism cubism and dada in his work. The home at the center of seuss s secret art painting that winter spring came late bears what seems to be an interesting resemblance to dr.

After his death in late september 1990 dr. Although famous for his work as a children s author. Free shipping on many items browse your favorite brands affordable prices. Get the best deals on dr.

Seuss in a whole new light. Seuss often shows a side of the artist that most readers familiar with him through his classic children s books have never seen. Theodor suess geisel s fabulous whimsical paintings created for his own pleasure and never shown to the public show geisel a k a. Famous for his children s novels that blended his brilliant rhyming schemes with illogical logic nonsense words and surrealist worlds into popular works such as the cat in the hat how the grinch stole christmas and the lorax.

Seuss created a body of irrepressible work that redefines this american icon as an iconographic american artist explains the dr. Seuss s childhood home the very place where he began to synthesize his childhood experiences into his now. Illustrator by day surrealist by night dr.