Image of the Day : Max Ernst Une Semaine de Bonté 3

by Paulo Coelho on September 4, 2008

Previous post:

Next post:

{ 16 comments… read them below or add one }

mystery March 12, 2009 at 9:03 am

ernst claims that it was a dream fusion of his sister being born, with the death of his pet bird when he was a child. however, studies show that the timing wasnt accurate. ha, i reckon he did it just to get a bit more credibility. sneaky, sneaky!

Reply

Alexandra September 5, 2008 at 1:37 pm

Strange .I cant figure out what trend follows that painter?

Reply

Angeline September 5, 2008 at 12:28 pm

Showing what is a woman. It’s kinda dark though. The attention to detail and the intricate designs are really good.
-Angeline

Reply

SMITA September 5, 2008 at 8:51 am

this picture is very gloomy but shows reality of woman life. This woman in picture, it seems, is prisoned. Her real self is amputedand different ugly masks are imposed upon her.

I do not want to see this anymore

love
SMITA

Reply

Tania September 5, 2008 at 4:52 am

She looks like she is not going to give up -maybe she is hiding herself in a sense from shame or abuse ..but the more we unveil -the more we learn about selves …Blessings Tania

Reply

Agnieszka September 5, 2008 at 12:06 am

People wear many masks…when the most beautiful one is hidden inside..
I wander why?

love
Agnieszka

Reply

Emi September 4, 2008 at 11:39 pm

Shells, an octapus, grapes, shadow behind the figure (so there is a sun also), a headless woman body, a woman’s head with the health symbol underneath it…what I see is a headless warrior…in the sea..trying to go out in the light..the head searches for the body, and the body searches for the right head…The grapes may show the warrior is a queen..trying to win her king’s heart..

Reply

Monika September 4, 2008 at 11:08 pm

Unfortunately at the moment I can’t catch what it is.

It’s so difficult, because I am hanging with my claws headfirst on the ceiling,watching the display with my owl-eyes backwarts.
It is also not easy for me to write this comment, because of my tentaculated hands – they are very hard to coordinate!
And there are everywhere these little double-winged daemons with wolf-heads flying around me and try to annoy me – but they will not be able to impress me much!

But besides that, dear Paulo, I am alright and feeling wonderful!

Ihhhhh! What’s that? The room fills slowly up with water and snakelike ogres try to catch me!

Shit, my computer crashes now!

Good night, sleep well and have nice dreams…

Reply

THELMA September 4, 2008 at 6:47 pm

Interesting picture.I saw some of Max Ernst in the internet. Some I like very much, some..I do not understand. To be honest I do not understand ‘surrealistic’ art.
LOVE,
Thelma.

Reply

Katja Lobensteijn September 4, 2008 at 6:39 pm

The meaning of this dream could be archetypal, but the real meaning is probably hidden in his personal subconsious mind, so only he himself can unravel the deeper meaning.

Reply

Darien D. Mayfield September 14, 2010 at 4:15 pm

As for this artist…In the left corner, you can see the symbol for the Doctors logo..it also has some significance in the masons..The obvious “sensuality” is also a “trait” of the masons..at least in the 14th & 15th Century..It is deliberate … Will view it further, now I have to get to work..lol

Katja Lobensteijn September 4, 2008 at 6:34 pm

People always try to find a deeper meaning in a work of art. Perhaps this guy was in a certain state of mind because of drugs or alcohol. Or both for that matter.
In fact, it is possible to have dream immages like these without there being something wrong with your mind.

Reply

Laura September 4, 2008 at 6:11 pm

What about the shell and squid on her face? And is that an angel wing on her left side? I have to admit that I don’t understand. What is the artist trying to say?

Reply

Anneliese Flores Clar September 4, 2008 at 4:43 pm

another cone, see what seems grapes at the lower left too, under the sacred geometry drawing, cones and waves.

Reply

Anneliese Flores Clar September 4, 2008 at 4:40 pm

I think it’s got to do with sacred geometry. I see a lot of cone shapes. Probably he just wanted to draw people’s attention to the diferent ways cone shapes have been used through creation. I also notice waves, in the woman’s hair the sea animal, the hair in the little head on what seems a pencil on the lower left, a pencil, definetely sacred geometry.

Reply

Heart September 4, 2008 at 3:02 pm

What is it with this guys dreams! I have never ever had images like this in my dreams. Gloomy, gloomy, gloomy.

Reply

Leave a Comment

Previous post:

Next post: