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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Which is the following is an example of juxtaposition?

• Knife and fork

• Lobster and telephone

• Television and remote control

• Burger and fries

Why did the surrealists put strange and unlikely objects together to make their sculptures?

• Because they were bored

• Because they couldn't afford traditional art materials like clay or marble

• Because they wanted to confuse people

• Because they wanted to spark people's imagination

Why did the artist choose these images?

• To show the effects of deforestation

• To show a giant axe

• To make the viewer think

• To show how you can cut down trees

What do you think Salvador Dali is trying to say here?

• Time waits for no one

• I have no idea!

• Global warming is real

• Do things at your own pace

Surrealism aim was to.......

• Reject a rational view on life and embrace the beauty of the unconventional?

• Show a real image of a subject?

• An artists impression of a subject?

• A movement influenced by the change in film and music?