Art is the Solution

Robing of the Bride Source:  Guggenheim Museum Among Surrealists, it is perhaps German-born painter Max Ernst who lived one of the most eventful, dramatic, and eccentric lives (an extraordinary feat when you consider his competition). Married four times, holding citizenship in three different countries, and escaping twice from imprisonment during World War II before he managed to flee Europe, Ernst’s life was anything but boring. His art is equally varied, reflecting his intellectual development, shifting influences, and ever-shifting geographical location. However, one of his strangest and most interesting paintings is entitled Robing of the Bride . As the title suggests, the painting depicts a marriage ceremony. However, it is a stranger, more abstract, Surrealist interpretation of a traditional wedding. Here, we see the bride dressed in a strange feathered cape and a bird headdress, seemingly prepared for her wedding. Next to her, a bird-human hybrid figure guards the bride ...