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“ Dreams are a conversation with oneself, a dialogue of symbols and images that takes place between the
unconscious and conscious levels of the mind.”
David Fontana
Dreams
Many cultures believed that dreams came from an outside source like gods or spirits.Egyptian
Dreams carried messages from good or bad spirits
Dreams were opposites-happy dreams=disaster and nightmares=better times to come
When a person was having troubles in their life and wanted help from god, they would sleep in a temple, the next morning a priest, the Master of the Secret Things, interpret the dreams
History
Built special shrines to dream spiritsDreams were the result of outside
forces, such as the gods.Morpheus passed on warnings and
prophecies to people in their dreamsHypnos was the god of sleepAristotle-
dreams are a recollection of the day’s events
dreams reflect a person's bodily health.
Greek
dreams were supernaturalover seven hundred mentions of
dreams in the Bible many beilieved that God revealed
himself through dreamsMartin Luther- dreams are the work
of the Devil
Christian
looked to dreams for their next course of action.
Consciousness(soul) leaves the body during sleep and travels in other worldly realms
If suddenly awakened, their soul may fail to return to the body. For this reason, some Chinese are wary of alarm clocks.
Chinese
Share the concept of a distinct dream dimension
Believed ancestors lived in their dreams and take on non-human forms like plants.
visiting and having contact with their ancestors.
helped to point their mission or role in life
Some Native American tribes and Mexican civilizations
Psychologists believe that dreams express the hidden workings of the mind.
Some believe that dreams are a way of dealing with conflict in life.Sigmund Freud-dreams are wish fulfillments or
expressions of repressed desires.Carl Jung-the mind contains symbolism drawn
on by all cultures in their dreams. “The Collective Unconscious”
Jung-dreams remind us of our wishes, realize the things we unconsciously yearn for, and help us to fulfill our wishes
Modern Ideas
Surrealists were fascinated with the unconscious.
Believed that Freud's theories on dreams, ego, superego and the id opened doors to the authentic self and a truer reality (the "surreal").
They liked the possibilities of chance and spontaneity.
ElementsDeep space-endlessAtmosphere-fog, mist, steam, smokeBizarre size relationshipsCombining elements that don’t belong together
Surrealism
AssignmentPhoto Composite
Create a digital composite image*All images must be your own!
It should tell a story or have a theme
Steps for photo compositeStep 1: Collect images
Background Landscape, interior
Focal point People, animals, objects
Use old photos or negatives and scanScan objects
Step 2: Design composition with the images you haveFocal pointFormat
Vertical or horizontal (background will decide if vertical or horizontal)
Horizon line Goes above or below center
Unity- repetition of art elements (repetition= 3)
Step 3: In Photoshop, create new document
10.5 X 8 (horizontal)8 X 10.5 (vertical)
Step 4: All images must have same resolution
Unclick resampleAfter changing resolution, re-click resample and three boxes
Change size in inches
Step 5: Select the background and paste on new documentStep 6: Select objects
To Change the size of an objectTransformMove tool, check transform controls
or Edit transform scale
Hold shift and drag from cornerStep 7: Move objects around to get best compositionStep 8: Add filters/change blend modes/adjust layer opacity/add texture