Surrealist Photography Exhibition: Centre Pompidou, Paris September 2009 - January 2010
Surreal “marked by the intense irrational reality of a dream” “unbelievable, fantastic” http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/surreal Surrealism Cultural movement centred in Paris, developed in 1920s Known for visual art + writings
Manifesto: to “resolve the previously contradictory conditions of dream and reality” Political: was at various points aligned with communism and anarchy
Famous surrealists: André Breton, Salvador Dalí, Rene Magritte, Joan Miró
Man Ray Born: Philadelphia, 1890 Died: Paris, 1976
Lesson Plan Directly teach elements of surrealism through examples of surrealist art: the element of surprise unexpected juxtapositions http://www.buzzfeed.com/awesomer/photos-you-really-need-to-look-at-to-understand
Lesson Plan Playing with surrealist photography allows students to discover photographic principles: Draws attention to the constructed/fake nature of photography Highlights framing and composition of the image
Resources: http://www. manraytrust. com/ http://en. wikipedia