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Freudian Impact on Art. Freud’s main theories. Superego, ego, id Human dreams Repressed desires. Impact on Art. Pursuit of unconscious Expressionism Metaphysical Art Dada Surrealism. Expressionism. Art that raises subjective feelings above objective
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Freud’s main theories • Superego, ego, id • Human dreams • Repressed desires
Impact on Art • Pursuit of unconscious • Expressionism • Metaphysical Art • Dada • Surrealism
Expressionism • Art that raises subjective feelings above objective • 1905 – several countries simultaneously
Die Brücke • “The Bridge” • First of two movements • Revival of graphic arts • Hostile & alienating world
Edvard Munch • 1863-1944 • Norway • Identified & laid bare emotions associated with dramatic human predicaments
METAPHYSCIAL ART & FANTASY • World beyond sensory experiences • Giorgio de Chirico & Carlo Carra • Semi-abstract figures with harsh light & oblique perspective
di Chirico, The Nostalgia of the Infinite, Metaphysical, 1914
Marc Chagall • 1887-1958 • Biography • “My art is an extravagant art…”
Dadaism • Breaks with tradition • 1916-1923 • No uniform characteristics • Café Voltaire • Improvisation • Nihilist • Tristian Tzara
Marcel DuChamp • 1887-1968 • Readymades
Surrealism • Coined by Apollinair in 1917 • Andre Breton, 1924 • Dreamlike, Psychic automatism, Spontaniety
Automatism • Do not judge images of subconscious • Saw as suppression of consciousness • Not burdened with “meaning”
Veristic Surrealists • Allow images to emerge to be analyzed • Link between spiritual realities & real world
Joan Miró • 1893-1983 • Style suggests child’s representation • Shapes have own life • Imagery
Paul Klee • 1879-1940 • Impact on Miró • Swiss • Define & analyze the primary visual elements • Style
Rene Magritte • 1898-1967 • Belgium • Poetic painting • Metamorphosis of images
Salvador Dali • 1904-1989 • Biography • 1929 – first one man show • Worked in all media
Frida Kalho • 1907-1954 • Biography • “I hope the leaving is joyful and I hope I never have to return.”
Meret Oppenheim • 1913-1985 • Many of objects & paintings have been lost • “Nobody gives you freedom, you have to take it!”
Oppenheim, Object (Le Dejeuner en fourrure), 1936, Surrealism
Hannah Höch • 1889-1979 • “It Girl” • Master practitioner of photomontage