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Michael Bridges is a self-taught artist, who at an early age showed a talent for art. From elementary through junior high school, he drew comic books and comic book characters. In senior high school, Michael was introduced to the art of Salvadore Dali, it was then he decided to become a fine arts painter. Michael's main interest as a painter is in surrealism. He has won several awards and a mention in "The Artist Magazine" a national magazine.
Michael's interest in the arts does not stop at painting, he is also a self-taught musician who has played in bands and who has wrote and performed his own songs. In 1997, Michael went back to his comic book roots, by publishing his own comic book. Michael also has plans to publish a comic book on CD rom which will include some 3D animation, which he plans to do himself.
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My biggest influence as a surrealist is Salvador Dali, as he is for many surrealist and on surrealism in general. If it weren't for Dali, I would probably not be painting now. Other influences are Rene Magritte and presently a French surrealist, Roland Heyder.
I think art should say something, it should make you wonder not just repeat what you can already see, surrealism does that. That is why I call it unreal realism.
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