SURREALISM

An art movement focused expressing the subconscious. Discovered subconscious

through the study of dreams and hypnosis.

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Two types

~ Automatist

~ Veristic

Sigmund Freud (1856-1939)

⁃ Psychologist 1856-1939⁃ every action motivated by unconsciousness⁃ tendency for humans to repress, repression of

impulses released through dreams

⁃ Id⁃ Ego⁃ Superego

Andre Breton (1896-1966)

Leader of Surrealist movement; writer/poet

⁃ Surrealist Manifesto 1924

"Pure psychic automatism by which it is intended to express, either verbally or in writing, the true function of thought. Thought dictated in the absence of all control exerted by reason, and outside all aesthetic or moral preoccupations."

"If the depths of our minds conceal strange forces capable of augmenting or conquering those on the surface, it is in our greatest interest to capture them."

AUTOMATIST

~ No meaning to images

~ Images are pure expression of subconscious

~ Done without interpretation

~ Focused on feelings

V E R I S T I C

~Direct and uncensored for analyzing

~ Images had meaning

~ Images are how you understand the subconscious

~ Thought of images as metaphors

Rene Magritte (1898-1967)

- Wanted to show objects in a foreign way

-He used his literary and art work to develop a “new” way of looking at things.

- Tried to use simplicity in his works

- Focused on how we interpret images into meaning

The Listening Room 1958

The Raw Nerve 1960

The Treason of Pictures (this is not a pipe) 1928/29

The Blank Cheque 1965

The Lovers (1928)

The Red Model 1937

Hegel's Holiday 1958

Salvador Dali (1904-1989)

⁃ Spanish artist who was well-trained from his early stages in life; grew up around art.

⁃ used and Old Master manner that demonstrated his advanced pairing skill, whole painting subject matter people did not commonly understand

The Persistence of Memory (1931)

The Disintegration of the Persistence of Memory (1934)

The First Days of Spring (1929)

Lobster Telephone (1936)

Surrealist Movie

Un chien andalou

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Giorgio de Chirico (1888-1978)

• Founder of Metaphysical Art movement

• A lot of repetition in his paintings

• Many artists looked up to Giorgio de Chirico

• Most famous for the eerie mood in his paintings

The Song of Love 1914The song of love

ETTORE E ANDROMACA1966

1912

La matinée angoissante 1912

Yves Tanguy (1900-1955)

⁃ Born in France

⁃ Prior to being an artist, Tanguy served in the French Navy

⁃ Self-trained artist. His paintings consisted of things like organic, odd shapes as well as structured, organic shapes

Indefinite Divisibility (1942)

The Rapidity of Sleep (1945)

The Look of Amber (1929)

Slowly Towards the North (1942)

Dehors (1929)

Joan Miro (1893-1983)

-In his early years of painting was influenced by Fauvism and Cubism, with their structure and bright colors

- Later he experiments with different mediums

-Used surrealist techniques, never joined

- Planned pictures along with automatism

This is the Color of my Dreams (1925)

Dog Barking at the Moon (1926)

Study for the Portrait of Mistress Mills in 1750 (1929)

Study for the Portrait of Mistress Mills in 1750 (1929)

Cartoon for the Portrait of Mistress Mills in 1750

(1929)

Portrait of Mistress Mills in 1750

(1929)

The Birth of the World (1925)

Max Ernst (1891-1976)

• Born on April 2, 1891

• Philosophy student at the University of Bonn

• Dropped philosophy to paint

The Birdman, Artist in Disguise

• Birds or humans?

• Loplop

• Death of his pet bird

The Birdman- Max Ernst 1967

The Elephant Celebes- 1921

Temptation of St. Anthony 1945

Techniques

• Grattage

• Frottage

• Textured surfaces

Europe after the Rain II- 1945

Barbarians Leaving Forest (1937)

The Antipope- 1941