1. Surrealism in Portraits All of the images used in this presentation must be linked to online

2. Salvador Dali- “The Face of War” What does this portrait represent or symbolise? Click here to view portrait

3. Salvador Dali - “The Burning Giraffe” Did you notice the giraffe before reading the title? What does this picture make you feel? Click here to view portrait

4. Magritte - “The Son of Man” Why is there an apple on the gentleman’s face? Click here to view portrait

5. Magritte- “Mysteries of the Horizon” Is this the same person or three different people? What class of people do they represent? Click here to view portrait

6. “The Disquieting Muse”- De Chirico What time of day do you think it is? What makes you think that? How many figures can you see? Click here to view portrait

7. Magritte- “The Portrait” Is this a still life or a portrait? Click here to view portrait

8. Dali- “Dream caused by the flight of….” Look at this picture for 10 seconds. Try to remember all the things in the picture and describe them in as much detail as possible. Click here to view portrait

9. Dali- “The Madonna of Port Lligat” The figure appears to be floating. Do you think that she is in the air or sea? Click here to view portrait

10. The pictures you have just looked at are by Surrealist artists They belong to the art movement called Surrealism which began in the 1920’s Through their art they displayed their weird and wonderful imagination Ideas were heavily influenced by the subconscious mind- dreams and nightmares Many of the artists used photo’ realistic details They often used the juxtaposition of unrelated objects and backgrounds