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Surrealism (What is Surrealism? ((Concepts, -It is important to explore…
Surrealism
How did it start?
1916
-Dada Art Movement Started
-Sigmund Freud's book
Five Lectures on Psychoanalysis
was published
1922
-Max Ernst brought Freud's ideas of psychoanalysis into his artwork
1924
-Andre Breton wrote the
Surrealist Manifesto
1920s/1930s
-Many surrealist artists joined the movement
-Artists explored automatism and Freudian theories in their work
-The movement tried to encourage other people to understand their subconscious
Who were the artists or founders
?
Salvador Dali
Persistence of Memory
1931
Swans Reflecting Elephants
1937
-Born May 11, 1904
-Well known for his optical allusions in his artwork
-Explored mediums such as paint, sculpture, printmaking, and film
Rene Magritte
Treachery of Images
"This is not a pipe"
1929
-Born November 21, 1898
-Included many self portraits in his work
-He incorporated his political beliefs in his work
Son of Man
1946
Andre Breton
-Born February 11, 1896
-Known as the Father of Surrealism
-Focused on surrealism writing instead of artwork
Surrealism Manifesto
"I believe in the future resolution of these two states, dream and reality, which are seemingly so contradictory, into a kind of absolute reality, a Surreality if one may so speak."
-Andre Breton
What is Surrealism?
An art movement that focused on the subconscious instead of reality
Started after the Dada Art Movement
Inspired by Karl Marx and Sigmund Freud
Began in Paris in the 1920s
Concepts
-It is important to explore the subconscious
-Rational mind is repressive
-Art should have meaning behind it
-Everyday life has many contradictions
-There needs to be a revolution away from rational thinking
