Perspectives I Art - Milito Dreams & Surrealism Perspectives I Art - Milito
What is SURREALISM? Means beyond reality A cultural movement that began in the early 1920s, and is best known for its visual artworks and writings
State of Mind It allowed the sub/unconscious to be expressed Aimed to “resolve the previously contradictory conditions of dreams and reality into an absolute reality, a super-reality”- Breton
Beginnings Officially consecrated in Paris 1924 in the Manifesto of Surrealism by Andre Breton Post WWI, it sprang out of the Dada art movement A humorous approach to art that pushed the boundaries of art Surrealist continued to push the boundaries of reality “Lobster Telephone” by Salvador Dali 1936 “Fountain” by Marcel Duchamp 1917 (urinal)
“The Treachery of Images” by Rene Magritte 1928 Influences “The Treachery of Images” by Rene Magritte 1928 Influenced by the psychological theories of Sigmund Freud centered on the unconscious mind Artists often incorporated automatism (automatic writing /painting / etc. ) Used dreams as inspiration & experimented with hypnosis
Striking Features Tricks the eye & forces the viewer to further visually investigate Hallucinatory content Unnerving & surprising content & composition
Key Aspects Illogical & unnatural scenes Bizarre subject mater Photographic precision & technical skills
Subject Matter Surrealism captured a very wide spectrum of subject matter but often included… Juxtaposition Combining of unrelated, opposite, or unlikely objects or elements “The Persistence of Memory” by Salvador Dali “Object” (Fur Tea Set) by Meret Oppenheim 1936
Commonalities Strange creatures / contorted figures An unimaginable & distorted reality / dream world “Breach” by Vladimir Kush
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