Surrealism
How Dorothea Tanning’s ‘Birthday’ painting challenged male-dominated surrealism
How Dorothea Tanning’s ‘Birthday’ painting challenged male-dominated surrealism Dorothea Tanning’s “Birthday” painting (1942) marked her arrival into the surrealist movement, challenging male-dominated art and literature. The painting features a dreamlike scene with an endless series of doorways, which can be interpreted as representing infinite ways out or domestic entrapment, leaving room for multiple interpretations. “Birthday” […]
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