Surrealism

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 LET’S THINK

With a learning
buddy, look at the
artwork and respond
to the following [Teaching Note: Insert here
questions: “Persistence of Memory,” 1931 by
Salvador Dali.]

1. What's happening in
this image?

2. What do you see that

makes you say that?

3. What more can you see?

 TODAY, WE'RE
GOING TO:
1. Learn about the history of
Surrealism

2. Identify Surrealist themes

and techniques

3. Analyse Surrealist artworks

SURREALISM:
A BRIEF HISTORY

Surrealism was an art movement

started in the 1920s by French
writer André Breton.

Surrealist art is based on fantasy

and dreams. It's playful, illogical,
and sometimes strange.
 SURREALIST THEMES

The key themes in Surrealist art are:

dreams the unconscious transformation

Surrealist art celebrated irrational and

spontaneous thought and depicted change and growth.
SURREALIST
TECHNIQUES
Collage [Teaching Note: Insert here
“Collage” 1966 by Rene Magritte
Different media
as an example of collage].
assembled in one work.

THINK AND SHARE.

How has the artist used collage
to create meaning in this work?
SURREALIST
TECHNIQUES
[Teaching Note: Insert here
“Lobster Telephone," 1938 by
Edward James and Dali as an
example of juxtaposition].

Juxtaposition
THINK AND SHARE.
Unexpected objects What's strange about this artwork?
placed together. How does it make you feel?
SURREALIST
TECHNIQUES
Symbolism [Teaching Note: Insert here
Symbols used to represent “Aroundfish,” 1922 by Paul Klee
as an example of symbolism.]
different ideas.

THINK AND SHARE.

Let’s think. What symbols has the artist
used? What might they represent?
 LET’S TAKE A CLOSER LOOK

Using the See-Think-

Wonder discussion
technique, carefully look [Teaching Note: Insert an

at this Surrealist artwork. image of “The Elephants,”

1948, by Salvador Dali.]

What do you see? Think? Wonder?

And what Surrealist techniques and
themes can you identify?
 LET’S TRY IT AGAIN

Carefully look at this

Surrealist artwork.
What do you see? Think? Wonder? [Teaching Note: Insert “Son of Man,”
And which Surrealist techniques 1964 by Rene Magritte.]

and themes can you identify?

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