Surrealism and Surrealist Artists

Which artistic movement attempted to express the workings of the subconscious through fantastic imagery and the juxtaposition of subject matter?

• Impressionism

• Cubism

• Surrealism

• Realism

Who was a Belgian surrealist painter known for his realistic style and use of ordinary objects in fantastic compositions?

• Pablo Picasso

• Salvador Dali

• Rene Magritte

• Vincent van Gogh

Which surrealist artist was expelled from the Surrealist Movement in 1934 and is famous for his painting 'Persistence of Memory'?

• Rene Magritte

• Salvador Dali

• Pablo Picasso

• Vincent van Gogh

Which surrealistic technique involves changing an object's relative size?

• Levitation

• Juxtaposition

• Dislocation

• Scale

What is the term used to describe the joining of two images together in impossible combinations?

• Transparency

• Transformation

• Juxtaposition

• Dislocation

Which surrealistic technique involves taking an object from its usual environment and placing it in an unfamiliar one?

• Dislocation

• Levitation

• Scale

• Transparency

What is the term used to describe making objects transparent that are not usually transparent?

• Transformation

• Transparency

• Juxtaposition

• Dislocation

Which surrealist artist was deeply interested in the process of thought and wanted to raise the awareness of the viewer to their own thought processes?

• Pablo Picasso

• Salvador Dali

• Rene Magritte

• Vincent van Gogh

Which surrealist artist often chose ordinary things to construct his works and wanted to be understood via these ordinary things?

• Rene Magritte

• Salvador Dali

• Pablo Picasso

• Vincent van Gogh

Which surrealist artist is famous for his painting 'Persistence of Memory' featuring melting clocks?

• Rene Magritte

• Salvador Dali

• Pablo Picasso

• Vincent van Gogh