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Surrealism

Surrealism

(Elephants, 1948 by Salvador Dali)


Time Zone- 1924-1966

5 important artists1. Salvador Dali


2. Max Ernst

3. Man Ray
4. Yves Tanguy
5. Marcel Duchamp

5 artistic elements1. juxtaposition (two contrasting things put together)


2. dream-like (unconscious mind)
3. repressed human emotions
4. perplexing (out of most peoples comfort zones)
5. surprising images
philosophy- Surrealism used uncomfortable situations as creative inspiration. They used violent
political disputes, along with common anxieties to express their edginess towards the current
events happening in the world.
citations- http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/hd/surr/hd_surr.htm
http://www.theartstory.org/movement-surrealism.htm
https://www.moma.org/learn/moma_learning/themes/surrealism

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