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Salvador Dalí, born in Spain in 1904, is one of the most representative surrealist artists of the 20th century. He is known for his outstanding technical skills, delicate drawing style, and fantastic and eye-catching images. Dalí's art shows his rich imagination and outstanding creativity through the language of surrealism, becoming one of the most watched representatives of the surrealist movement.

Dalí is known for his extraordinary talent and endless imagination. His artistic creation spans many fields, including painting, sculpture, film, graphic art, animation, fashion and photography, showing his outstanding ability in various art forms. His works are deeply influenced by Renaissance masters, while combining the expressive techniques of avant-garde art movements to present a unique artistic style. Dalí is not only good at visual arts, but also dabbles in literary creation, creating novels, poems, autobiographies, essays and reviews, showing his multifaceted artistic talents.

Dalí's artistic themes are extremely diverse, covering dreams, subconsciousness, sex, religion, science and intimate relationships in his personal life. He is good at expressing these themes in a grotesque and symbolic way, using a unique artistic style to show the deep world of human subconsciousness. His works are full of metaphors and fantastic images, depicting a strange world between reality and illusion. These works not only challenge the audience's perception, but also make them think deeply about what is real and what is unreal.

Dali's life and creation have profoundly influenced other surrealist artists, pop art, popular culture, and contemporary artists including Jeff Koons and Damien Hirst.

Janet Sobel (May 31, 1893 – November 11, 1968), born in Ukraine and later immigrating to the United States, became a pioneering figure in Abstract Expressionism. Sobel began her artistic career at the age of 45 (in 1938) and gained recognition for her innovative drip painting technique, which directly influenced renowned painter Jackson Pollock. Art critic Clement Greenberg noted that she was the first artist to exhibit all-over painting.

Although her work is often categorized within the realms of Surrealism and Primitivism, Sobel remains a significant forerunner of Abstract Expressionism. However, due to gender and identity biases, many critics labeled her as a "primitive" artist, which limited her artistic recognition to some extent. As a professional artist, Sobel transcended the role of a housewife, becoming a symbol of the tension between women's domestic roles and their creative potential. Her art not only reflects personal expression but also had a lasting impact on the development of American art.

Graduated from Shandong Institute of Arts and Crafts in 1985, taught at Berlin University of the Arts and the Central Academy of Fine Arts, founded the Beijing Museum of Contemporary Art in 1993, founded the Qin and Han Contemporary Art Institute in 2020, and is currently a researcher of contemporary art at Harvard University.

Qin Feng has won dozens of domestic and international art awards including the International Art Contribution Award and the National Art Contribution Award. He has participated in dozens of domestic and international events such as Sotheby's and Christie's, as well as hundreds of domestic and international joint exhibitions such as the Venice Biennale, the Asian Art Exhibition of the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, the British Museum Collection Exhibition, and the Boston Museum Joint Exhibition.

His works are collected by dozens of museums including the British Museum (London), the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, and the Boston Museum. Nearly 100 works have been donated to projects such as art education, war disasters, and orphan relief.

Shen Shaomin was born in Heilongjiang, China, and currently works and lives in Beijing, Shenzhen, and Sydney, Australia. He is a multi-disciplinary artist active in the international contemporary art scene, engaging with various creative media such as installation, video, documentary, conceptual painting, poetry, and public art. Additionally, Shen Shaomin is also a documentary filmmaker and poet. He currently serves as the Director of the Public Art Institute at the Original Design Research Center of Shenzhen University, as well as the Art Director of the Science + Art Joint Laboratory at the Shenzhen Institute of Artificial Intelligence and Robotics.

Shen Shaomin's artistic creations have strong cross-media characteristics, often exploring the relationship between humans and nature, technology and humanity, through diverse forms of expression. The themes of his works span multiple dimensions, including the ecological environment, technological development, and human society, prompting deep reflection on these issues from the audience. His notable solo exhibitions include "Mimi - Contemporary Art and Rice," "Controlled Nature," "A Group of Zebras Crossing the Road," "Shen Shaomin's Brief History of Science," and "Chinese Carp."

His works have been featured in prominent international art exhibitions such as the Biennale of Sydney, Liverpool Biennale, Busan Biennale, Shanghai Biennale, Guangzhou Triennial, and Shenzhen-Hong Kong Bi-City Biennale of Urbanism\Architecture (UABB), receiving widespread acclaim. His creations not only demonstrate profound artistic depth but also gain high recognition within the international art community. As a versatile artist, Shen Shaomin has also made significant achievements in curating. His curated exhibition "Problem Interpretation" was highly praised, and the "Cloud Art Museum" he designed won the highest honor, "Best of Best," in the Exhibition Space category at the 2022 AMP American Masters of Architecture Award. It also garnered the 2022 French Paris DNA Design Award, the Taiwan Golden Pin Design Award, and several other international accolades.

His work "Summit" was named one of the ten most-watched pieces at the 2017 Art Basel exhibition. Shen Shaomin's artworks are held in the collections of numerous internationally renowned art museums, galleries, and foundations, including the Art Gallery of New South Wales in Sydney, Australia, Today Art Museum in Beijing, M+ in Hong Kong, the Museum of Arts and Design in New York, The Red Mansion Foundation in London, and the Saatchi Gallery.