Surrealism

The Art of Self Discovery

The Birth of Surrealism

Surrealism evolved from the Dada movement shortly after WWI. Andre Breton, a French Doctor who served in WWI, led the movement (although he was a writer, not a painter). Surrealist artists were interested in the writings of psychoanalysts like Sigmund Freud and Carl Jung. Surrealists used the subconscious mind and dreams as the inspiration for a new type of art.

What is Surrealism?
The

word surreal means bizarre or dreamlike. Realism describes art that is depicted as true to natural life as possible: realistic

Surrealism = realistic objects in a bizarre

or dreamlike setting

Giorgio de Chirico 1888-1978

Greek-Italian protosurrealist painter Studied art at the Academy of Fine Arts in Munich, Germany Often painted the piazzas and archways of the city of Turin, Italy during his Metaphysical phase Influenced the Surrealist artists Max Ernst, Salvador Dal, and Ren Magritte

The Enigma of a Day 1914

The Song of Love 1914

The Evil Genius of a King 1915

The Seer 1915

Salvador Dali 1904-1989

Very famous and influential Spanish Surrealist Admired Pablo Picasso and did his early paintings in a cubist style Dali was very eccentric and was kicked out of school for his behavior. He was often at odds with other Surrealists because of his political views.

The Persistence of Memory - 1931

Sleep - 1937

Car Clothing - 1941

Madonna with a Mystical Rose - 1963

Galas Castle at Pubol - 1973

Ren Magritte 1898-1967

Belgian Surrealist Worked as a poster and advertisement designer until he was able to be a full time painter. His first painting was ridiculed, so he moved to Paris where he met Andre Breton and became involved with the Surrealists. Later returned to Brussels and remained there during WWII Often painted ordinary objects in unusual juxtapositions

The Portrait 1935

The Treachery of Images - 1928

The Human Condition - 1933

La Dure Poignarde 1938

The Son of Man - 1964

Golconde - 1953

Other Surrealist Artists

Francis Picabia 1879-1953 French Painter Jean Arp 1886-1966 German/French Painter/Sculptor Marcel Duchamp 18871968 French/American Conceptual Artist Paul Nash 1889-1946 English Painter Man Ray 1890-1976 American Photographer/Painter Max Ernst 1891-1976 German/French Painter Alberto Savinio 1891-1952 Greek/Italian Painter Joan Miro 1893-1983 Spanish Painter/Sculptor Claude Cahun 1894-1954 French Photographer Andre Breton 1896-1966 French Writer/Artist Andre Masson 1896-1987 French Painter Paul Delvaux 1897-1994 Belgian Painter Kay Sage 1898-1963 American Painter Pavel Tchelitchew 1898-1957 Russian Painter Eileen Agar 1899-1991 British Painter Yves Tanguy 1900-1955 French/American Painter

Alberto

Giacometti 1901-1966 Swiss Painter/Sculptor Stanley William Hayter 1901-1988 British Painter Hans Bellmer 1902-1975 German/French Boris Margo 1902-1995 Ukrainian/American Painter/Printmaker Victor Brauner 1903-1966 Romanian Painter Oscar Dominguez 1906-1957 Spanish Painter Remedios Varo 1908-1963 Spanish/Mexican Painter Enrico Donati Born 1909 American Painter Wilhelm Freddie 1909-1995 Danish Dorothea Tanning Born 1910 American Painter/Sculptor Roberto Matta 1912-2002 Chilean/French Painter Meret Oppenheim 1913-1985 German/Swiss Sven Dalsgaard 1914-1999 Danish Painter James Gleeson Born 1915 Australian Painter Leonora Carrington Born 1917 British/Mexican Painter/Writer Arnulf Rainer Born 1929 Austrian Rodolfo Opazo Bernales Born 1935 Chilean Painter