Surrealism

Surrealism Surrealism started as a revolt against the intellect of Cubism, Formalist art, imposture for Arts sake ( dad) and abstraction. It is an attitude to disembodied spirit and hostel rather than a zeal of art. It was a painting style that confine the dream into physical existence. Individualism and closing off was a core value of the movement. They investigated the nous for artistic inspiration.Origins of Surrealism Andre Breton Was dissatisfied with DADA wanted a more organized and pragmatic He explored automatic righting and discussed the incoherent and the inadvertent Hough process in painting He published a manifesto in 1924 (statement of humors about the movement) Was based on Freud the idea of the conscious mind struggling against the irrational and the unconscious Implemented the idea that the individualist is free to express their personal desires comment of Surrealism Thought is expressed with the absence of reason, esthetical (visual), moral concerns.Sur realism emphasizes words more than the delineation and was dominated by the written plant and ideas. The influence of Sigmund Freud Worked with Psychoanalysis, and how hypnosis allows an individual to remember motional experiences that have been forgotten. The importance of memories and experiences in the unconscious is core to Surrealism Hypnosis liberates the imagination Through the dream, universe is solved.Political situation of the time Breton was a communist The surrealists were anarchists like the Dadaists of WWW Surrealist thought that non-government was better(irrational vs. the rational) Russian revolution Tribal art Dada chance, irrational, disgustedogical Art of children and the mentally ill Freud and Jung (importance of dreams and the symbols used to understand dreams) Sub ThemesThe humanity condition Surrealism deals with the subconscious, dreams and irrational thought becharm of technology- Meaning in media Surrealism involves symbolism, meaning with the use of paint Reflection of society comment on anti warfare etc Two Schools of Surrealism Bibliographic Surrealism Ray, Dali,Yves, Migrate enlarge Automatic Organic surrealism Mirror, Manson Recognizable objects in different contexts Images of the mind Precise reproductive memory Juxtaposition (placing next to each other) change by reversal (placed over) Displaced(put out of place) Mutated (altered) Visual pun/ threefold meaning Hidden Meaning witness Close to abstract