Surrealism

1920s focuses on the subconscious, the fantastic,

the interpretation of dreams, and the juxtaposition of unlikely elements.

Persistence of Memory• 1942 in oil. • This painting is how Dali sees

time. • Dali places images of himself in

most of his works.• Symbolism is an important part of

the paintings• Symbols

– Clock– Ants– Drift wood

“The only difference between myself and a madman is that I am not mad.”“Every morning when I awake, the greatest of joys is mine: that of being Salvador Dali”

The Temptation of Saint Anthony1946

Cannibalism in Autumn 1936-7

Old Stories, New Images

www.artknowledgenews.com/files2007a/SalvadorD...

Spain 1938

• Symbolism

• Documentation

• Commentary

http://www.virtualdali.com/38Spain.html

Surrealism in Photography

• Mann Ray

• Uses Film

A founder of Dada in New York, he is known for his photographs, paintings, sculpture, films, and later experiments with surrealism."

Surrealism in Photography

Artist Unknown

Surrealism in PhotographyOften used in Advertising and

PSAs

Surrealism in Photography

• Jerry Uselmann• Uses Film Only

Jerry Uselmann

Surrealism in Photography

Surrealism in Photography

Surrealism in Photography

• Darkroom And Digital Methods

• Image Combinations with seamless additions.

• Multiple layers and varying transparencies

• Selective or Imaginative Colors

• Images based on a them or specific concept

Surrealism and Representing Concepts

• Surrealism often depicts the subconscious mind and fantasy possibilities

• You Project’s Concept = Time

• What is “time” and how can it be conceptualized?

• What if Time could be altered?

Surrealism in Photography

Your Project•Collaboration with students from Georgia•Combining your images with theirs to make a Surrealistic composition based on the theme of “TIME”•Researching surrealistic images for inspiration.•Search terms to use – Surrealism, Surrealistic photography, Image transformations, Altered images, Manipulated photography, Dream Imagery

Creating a Photo MontageCombining photographs to create a new surreal image

The same image can communicate a different feeling by using the filters and color fills at various

intensities

The Process

• Use crop tool to set parameters to 8 X 10 and 300 resolution.

• Click and drag to capture the image.

• Use the check mark to crop.

• Go to ENHANCE – Levels – Brightness\contrast – move arrows of histogram to get the image to the value contrast you desire

• Save

Creating Surrealistic Spaces and Places

Multiple Layers