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Surrealism:

“A Revolutionary Movement”

What is surrealism?

• AculturalmovementNOTjustanartmovement

• Thoseinvolvedinthismovementwereinterestedinunlockingtheunconsciousmind viaart,theater,cinema,writing,etc.

• Beganintheearly1920s

• AndreBreton- Frenchwriter

• InspiredbySigmundFreudtheoriesofpsychoanalysis

Automatism & Dream Imagery

• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uPD6okhfGzs

• Surrealistartists(visualandwritten)focusedtheirartontwothings:• Dreamimagery- illustratingdreams(unconsciousmind)• Automatism- creatingwhateverpoppedintomindwithouthesitation

What inspired surrealists?

• SurrealistManifestos• Regularmeetingsincafes• Sleep/fooddeprivation• Games:

• “Bulletism”- shootinginkatpaperandcreatingimagesoutofinkblots• “Cubomania”- cutupandrearrangepicturesortext• ExquisiteCorpse

Dream Collage

• Collage:Anassemblageofimagesusingavarietyofartmedia.

• Surrealistswerefascinatedbydreamsandtheunconsciousmind.

Objective:

• Usingmagazinesandawidevarietyofartmedia(materials),createacollageillustratingadreamyouhaveexperienced.

• Canbeagooddreamoranightmare

• Yourcollageshouldbeabstract,notnon-objective

Criteria:

• Studentusedtimewiselyanddemonstratedaclearandfocusedidea.

• Studentdemonstratedcraftsmanship.Artworkispresentable.

• Studentfilledthespacecompletely.Noemptywhitespaces.

• Studentdemonstratedcreativity.Artworkisuniqueandstudentdidnotdirectlycopyanotherartist’sideas.