Symphony Of Mystery And Dream

Giorgio de Chirico was a famous Italian artist in the 20th century. Learning from the Germany Symbolism, adding his thinking and understanding about philosophy and science, as well as the glorious tradition of Italy, Chirico created a unique art style, Metaphysical Painting. The mysterious and melancholic atmosphere in the Metaphysical Painting gives people a dreamlike feeling, which shows the feeling of people living around World War I, and the contradiction and melancholy in people's mind when they had to make a choice between the glorious tradition and modernism. Metaphysical Painting was significant in modern art for influenced Surrealism greatly, as well as being a bridge for Abstract art's coming into being.