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Surrealism is an art and cultural movement that developed in Europe in the aftermath of World War I in which artists aimed to allow the unconscious mind to express itself, often resulting in the depiction of illogical or dreamlike scenes and ideas. [1]
André Breton (by way of Guy Mangeot) hailed the method, saying that Dalí's paranoiac-critical method was an "instrument of primary importance" and that it "has immediately shown itself capable of being applied equally to painting, poetry, the cinema, the construction of typical Surrealist objects, fashion, sculpture, the history of art, and ...
André Masson.Automatic Drawing. (1924). Ink on paper, 9 1 ⁄ 4 × 8 1 ⁄ 8" (23.5 × 20.6 cm). Museum of Modern Art, New York. Surrealist automatism is a method of art-making in which the artist suppresses conscious control over the making process, allowing the unconscious mind to have great sway.
From a steam train shooting out of a fireplace to the nude back of a woman transformed into a violin, the style still has the power to intrigue.
Surrealism in art, poetry, and literature uses numerous techniques and games to provide inspiration. Many of these are said to free imagination by producing a creative process free of conscious control. The importance of the unconscious as a source of inspiration is central to the nature of surrealism.
Urban Surrealism is an art scene prominent in architecture, drawing and painting, literature, music and drama, where emphasizing the unorthodox, ...
Anything related to or characteristic of Surrealism, a movement in philosophy and art "Surreal" (song), a 2000 song by Ayumi Hamasaki "Surreal", a 2023 song by Luísa Sonza and Baco Exu do Blues; Surreal, an album by Man Raze; Surreal humour, a common aspect of humor; Surreal numbers, a superset of the real numbers in mathematics
Surrealism was the first literary and artistic movement to become seriously associated with cinema, [9] though it has also been a movement largely neglected by film critics and historians. [10] However, shortlived though its popularity was, it became known for its dream-like quality, juxtaposition of everyday people and objects in irrational ...