The Cyclops

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The Cyclops
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Odilon Redon (1840-1916) was an outstanding
French symbolism painter. From 1870 until he was
50 years old, he only used two colors (white and
black) for painting. His charcoal drawings and
flat paintings developed a very unique style
the paintings with strong fantastic colors
the body or a part of the human body was
blended together with the plant, animal or
something like
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that. The Cyclops was the work created during his
second artistic creation period (new Redon
period). The Cyclops in the Greek mythology was
climbing out from the ground. He used an eye
watching a naked woman that was buried deep in
the ground. The naked woman was the symbol of the
joyfulness, but she seemed to be sleeping. The
giant's savage fierce heart also still had
the requirement of desire and joy. Redon used
this giant image to symbolize the great power of
primitive desire.
What the painting showed was the Cyclops
grown from the earth. It gave people a
gentle and amiable feeling with no fear
although its image was bizarre. Some people
said that once the monster of the painting
appeared in the world, it seemed to coexist with
people. This suggested that the monster that
Redon created was the imagination in line with
humans. Redon had the natural feeling for music
and had studied biology because the influence of
the poet. Many aspects of self-cultivation
made his works have a poetic and elegant
atmosphere. Redon's art creation made a
great influence on the modern art, so he was
regarded as the founder of surrealism.
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