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Surrealism Introduced in 1924

Surrealism, a groundbreaking art form introduced in 1924, sought to unlock the depths of the unconscious mind through techniques like automatic writing and drawing. This movement transformed recognizable objects into dreamlike, distorted entities, with artists like Max Ernst, Salvador Dali, Joan Miró, Pablo Picasso, and René Magritte pioneering this genre. Surrealism embraced the strange and disturbing, blurring the line between reality and imagination. Explore the whimsical and thought-provoking world of surreal art.

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Surrealism Introduced in 1924

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  1. Surrealism Introduced in 1924

  2. Declared as an art form by student of psychiatry André Breton Surrealism was not to offer a new or easier means of expression, but to be an unlocking of the unconscious mind. Breton himself adopted the process of automatic writing putting down the first thing that came to mind and ignoring the censorship of the conscious mind. Artists adopted similar tactics by doing automatic drawing and some even did there artwork in semi-darkness.

  3. By 1930, the surrealists began painting pictures of recognisable objects, though some of these were distorted and put in unusual situations. Fascinated by the world of dreams and the unconscious, surrealists made the real unreal, and the everyday disturbing and strange.

  4. Some of the most famous surreal artists include: • Max Ernst • (1891-1976) • German Forest and Dove

  5. Salvador Dali • (1904-1989) • Spanish The Persistence of Memory The Lobster Phone

  6. Joan Miró • (1893-1983) • Spanish Women, Bird by Moonlight

  7. Pablo Picasso • (1881-1973) • Spanish The Weeping Woman

  8. René Magritte • (1898-1967) • Belgian The Son of Man

  9. Recognisable images, but placed in unusual situations Time Transfixed It’s Raining Men

  10. Recognisable images put together to create distorted images Collective Invention Le Modele Rouge

  11. Recognisable images where the size and scale is altered Personal Values The Listening Room

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