Surrealism Art

Who started the surrealist movement?

• An eccentric performance artist called ‘Sir Septimus Surreal’

• The artist Salvador Dalí (who had a great moustache)

• The poet André Breton (who had great hair!)

In which decade did surrealism begin?

• 1850s

• 1920s

• 1950s

• 1970s

Why was it called surrealism?

• Because the surrealists LOVED a bowl of 'surreal' for breakfast.

• Because the surrealists said 'Hah! Surreal!' every time they saw something weird.

• Because the surrealists were interested in ideas and images that were above or beyond real.

'Automatism' is a surrealist technique. What does it mean?

• Painting or drawing in a moving car

• Drawing with a bionic biro

• Drawing or painting without consciously thinking about what you are making

Which earlier art movement was the surrealists inspired by?

• Realism

• Impressionism

• Dada

True or False? Salvador Dali designed a lollypop logo

• Don't be ridiculous!

• True

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

• Because they were bored

• Because they wanted to confuse people

• Because they wanted to spark people's imagination

Surrealist artist Eileen Agar was inspired by sculptures she saw in the British Museum. Where were the sculptures from?

• Antarctica

• Africa

• America