Surrealism

Surrealism explores...

• the unknown

• the abstract

• the unconscious mind

• the rights and wrongs we do

Putting two or more objects side by side that don't normally belong together

• Transformation

• Dislocation

• Juxtaposition

• Scale

Changing the size of something to create a new meaning

• Scale

• Juxtaposition

• Dislocation

• Transformation

What is Surrealism?

• Art that looks real

• Art that uses dreamlike or bizarre situations that are meant to shock or surprise the viewer

• Art that explores how light reflects off of objects

• Art that shows one image from several viewpoints

Which of the following is a surrealist artwork?

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This famous surreal piece is called...

• "The Persistence of Memory" by Salvador Dali

• "The Persistence of Time by" by Salvador Dali

• "The Persistence of Aging" by Salvador Dali

• "The Memory of You" by Salvador Dali

Which of the following is NOT a surreal piece by Salvador Dali?

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Who is considered the founder of the Surrealist movement?

• Salvador Dali

• Andre Breton

• Joan Miro

• Yves Tanguy

• Marcel Duchamp

Which Artist created this artwork?

• Rene Magritte

• Salvador dali

• Auguste Renoir

• Andy Warhol

Salvador Dali was born in 1904 in Figueres, Spain which is near the seaside town of Cadaques. Surrounded by this landscape as he was growing up, Dali often included in his future artworks ...

• the unusual rock formations that he saw as a boy.

• the hotel his family used to stay in.

• people swimming at the beach.

• clocks that tell the time.