1. Surrealism A visual surprise
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2. What is unusual about these Images?
The Lovers- René Magritte, 1928

3. Rene Magritte
The scenes you see look ordinary except for the one element in each that is out of place.
The Son of Man René Magritte, 1928

4. Rene magritte
These images were painted by 20th century Surrealist Rene Magritte long before computer alterations were developed.
René Magritte, 1928

5. What is surrealism?
Surrealism is an artistic movement that is based on memories, feelings, dreams and the subconscious.
Surreal artists took everyday objects or scenes and added an element of surprise, an unexpected twist to reality.
In Europe during the 1920’s artists and writers who had lived through WWI were rebelling against conventional values They were trying to find a way to escape the dreary environment they lived in at the time. They turned inward, basing their art on memories, feelings, dreams and nightmares.
The surrealist movement starting in the 1920's with artist such as Salvador Dali trying to portray his thoughts into works of art. The surrealist movement created works which would confuse or shock an audience and allowed them to take there own meaning from the work making it unique to each individual
The False Mirror René Magritte, 1928

6. Salvador Dali
Another well known surrealist is Dali, known for his nightmarish landscapes and fantasy worlds.
The Persistance of Memory Salvadore Dali, 1931

7. Surreal Devices
To create visual twists or surprises, surreal artists used specific surreal devices:
Scale Change
Levitation
Metamorphosis
Juxtaposition
Dislocation
Most of the surrealists worked with psychology and fantastic visual techniques. Rene Magritte painted in a realistic style, and his subject matter were objects he saw every day. His visions are so powerful because his images are so familiar to us.
Time Transfixed René Magritte, 1938

8. Scale Change
Changing an object’s scale or relative size, was a favorite Surreal technique. An enormous apple is as big as the enclosed room in “The Listening Room” by Magritte.
The Listening Room Salvadore Dali, 1952

9. levitation
Levitation is when an artist makes an object float or fly that should not or cannot levitate for the surprise visual effect.
This rose floating in the sky by Dali is an example of levitation.
The Meditative Rose Salvadore Dali, 1958

10. levitation
Levitation is when an artist makes an object float or fly that should not or cannot levitate for the surprise visual effect.
This rose floating in the sky by Dali is an example of levitation.
The Castle of the Pyrenees René Magritte, 1959

11. Metamorphosis
Metamorphosis is a technique that changes the object right before our eyes; for example the men who are turned into stone by Magritte.

12. Juxtaposition
Juxtaposition in another surreal device that joins together two images in impossible combinations.
The elephant and the instrument by Dali is an example of juxtaposition.
The Castle of the Pyrenees René Magritte, 1959

13. Dislocation
Dislocation is a device in which an artist takes an object and places it in a place it doesn’t belong.
In this piece titled “Homesickness” by Magritte what is dislocated?
Personal Values René Magritte, 1951

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Personal Values René Magritte, 1951

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Personal Values - René Magritte, 1953

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