Surrealism

(noun)

An artistic movement and an aesthetic philosophy, pre-dating abstract expressionism, that aims for the liberation of the mind by emphasizing the critical and imaginative powers of the subconscious.

Related Terms

  • automatism
  • Salvador Dalí
  • primitivism
  • neo-colonial
  • GI Bill
  • precursors
  • Cubism
  • existentialism
  • abstract expressionism
  • Sigmund Freud
  • New Deal
  • fascism
  • Treaty of San Francisco

(noun)

An artistic movement and an aesthetic philosophy that aims for the liberation of the mind by emphasizing the critical and imaginative powers of the subconscious.

Related Terms

  • automatism
  • Salvador Dalí
  • primitivism
  • neo-colonial
  • GI Bill
  • precursors
  • Cubism
  • existentialism
  • abstract expressionism
  • Sigmund Freud
  • New Deal
  • fascism
  • Treaty of San Francisco

Examples of Surrealism in the following topics:

  • Dada and Surrealism

    • By 1924, artists had gone on to other ideas and movements including surrealism and social realism.
    • Surrealism was a cultural movement beginning in the 1920s that sprang directly out of Dadism and overlapped in many senses.
    • Leader André Breton was explicit in his assertion that Surrealism was above all a revolutionary movement.
    • Surrealism developed out of the Dada activities during World War I and the most important center of the movement was Paris.
    • Breton proclaimed that the true aim of Surrealism was "long live the social revolution, and it alone!
  • Surrealism

    • Surrealism is a cultural movement that began in the early 1920s, and is best known for writing and visual art.
    • Leader André Breton was explicit in his assertion that Surrealism was above all a revolutionary movement.
    • Surrealism developed out of the Dada activities during World War I and the most important center of the movement was Paris.
    • Breton proclaimed that the true aim of Surrealism was "long live the social revolution, and it alone!
    • Express the ideas behind Surrealism and those most influential in its development
  • Art Movements of the 1920s

    • Arising from Dada activities during World War I and centered in Paris, Surrealism was a cultural movement that began in the early 1920s.
    • Surrealism spread around the globe and impacted the visual arts, literature, theater and film, and music.
    • The movement's leader, French anarchist and anti-fascist writer André Breton, emphasized that Surrealism was, above all, a revolutionary movement.
    • Spanish painter Salvador Dali, best known for his 1931 work, The Persistence of Memory, was one of the most famous practitioners of Surrealism.
    • Salvador Dali's 1931 painting, The Persistence of Memory, is one of the most well known examples of Surrealism.
  • Chance, Improvisation, and Spontaneity

    • Dadaism, Surrealism, and the Fluxus movement all relied on the elements of chance, improvisation, and spontaneity as tools for making art works.
    • "Surrealism, n.
    • Describe how Dadaism, Surrealism, and the Fluxus movement relied on chance, improvisation, and spontaneity
  • Sculpture

    • Modernist sculpture movements include Cubism, Geometric abstraction, De Stijl, Suprematism, Constructivism, Dadaism, Surrealism, Futurism, Formalism Abstract expressionism, Pop-Art, Minimalism, Land art, and Installation art.
    • The advent of Surrealism led to objects being described as "sculpture" that would not have been so previously, like "coulage" and other forms of "involuntary sculpture. " In later years, Picasso became a prolific potter, leading a revival in ceramic art with other notables including George E.
  • Experiments in Latin America

    • Beginning with Surrealism and Muralism after World War I, artistic styles evolved toward abstract expressionism, geometric designs, and social commentary through artwork.
    • Surrealism, an artistic movement originating in post-World War I Europe, strongly impacted the art of Latin America, where the the legacy of European rule over indigenous peoples embodied the central Surrealist value of contradiction.
    • The widely-known Mexican painter Frida Kahlo painted self-portraits and depictions of traditional Mexican culture in a style combining Realism, Symbolism and Surrealism.
    • Discuss how Surrealism, abstraction, and the use of social commentary influenced the art and artists of Latin America.
  • Abstract Sculpture

    • Modern abstract sculpture developed alongside other avant-garde movements of the early 20th century like Cubism and Surrealism.
    • The advent of Surrealism led to objects being described as "sculpture" that would not have been termed as such previously.
    • Discuss the evolution of abstract sculpture through the periods of Cubism and Surrealism, naming the important works of Rodin, Picasso, Duchamp, and Brâncuşi.
  • New York

    • The poets, painters, composers, dancers, and musicians often drew inspiration from Surrealism and the contemporary avant-garde art movements, in particular: action painting, abstract expressionism, Jazz, improvisational theater, experimental music, and the New York art world's vanguard circle.
  • The New York School

    • The artists of the New York School drew inspiration from surrealism and other contemporary avant-garde art movements, in particular action painting, abstract expressionism, Jazz, improvisational theatre, experimental music, and the interaction of friends in the New York City art world's vanguard circle.
    • Poets drew on inspiration from Surrealism and the contemporary avant-garde art movements, in particular the Action painting of their friends in the New York City art world like Jackson Pollock and Willem de Kooning.
  • Brazil

    • The Week not only introduced experimental tendencies derived from European Expressionism, Cubism, and Surrealism to a wider public audience, but also made the use of national folklore as a basis for an art more relevant to the Brazilian reality, with an enhanced social awareness.
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