Surrealism

What is Surrealism?

• a form of communication

• the extension of our visual language

• 20th century literary, philosophical and artistic movement

• an act of expressing feelings, thoughts, and observations

Where did Surrealism emerge from?

• Paris

• Guam

• Africa

• America

What does Surrealist mean?

Two types of Surrealism:

• music

• figurative

• abstract

• impressionism

Surrealists sought to channel the unconscious as a means to unlock the power of the ___________________.

Artist & Title

• Salvador Dali

• Clocks

• Dada

• Persistence of Memory

Artist & Year it was created

• 1972

• Joan Miro

• 1962

• Salvador Dali

Artist & Medium

• Paint

• Acrylic

• Oil

• Rene Magritte

Title & Year created

• 1936

• 2006

• Crustacean Phone

• Lobster Phone

Surrealism’s goal was to liberate __________, language, and human experience from the oppressive boundaries of rationalism.