Surrealism ppt_blog

Surrealism:Surrealism:

What is Surrealism Art?What is Surrealism Art?• Art that explores the inner mind Art that explores the inner mind

and your dreamsand your dreams

• Art that very imaginativeArt that very imaginative

• Art that is kinda different!!Art that is kinda different!!

Let’s look at some examples …Let’s look at some examples …

As you can see …As you can see …

Surrealism can be many different thingsSurrealism can be many different things

Surrealism can be …Surrealism can be …

•A piece of art that A piece of art that shocks you because it shocks you because it looks so different than looks so different than what we are used towhat we are used to

Surrealism can be …Surrealism can be …

•Everyday objects like Everyday objects like people can have a people can have a strange size, color, or strange size, color, or shapeshape

Surrealism can be …Surrealism can be …

•Anything your Anything your imagination can imagination can dream up!dream up!

Surrealism can be …Surrealism can be …

•Very detailed Very detailed and very colorfuland very colorful

How did Surrealism happen?How did Surrealism happen?

•Artists were Artists were responding effects of responding effects of industrialization/urbanindustrialization/urbanization and to the ization and to the horror of World War Ihorror of World War I

How did Surrealism happen?How did Surrealism happen?

•They were an They were an expression of the expression of the chaos and destruction chaos and destruction of modernity and war of modernity and war and tired of all the and tired of all the fighting and killingfighting and killing

How did Surrealism happen?How did Surrealism happen?

•SurrealistSurrealist artists artists were members of the were members of the avant-garde & they avant-garde & they believedbelieved ARTART could be could be a force for social and a force for social and political change.political change.

How did Surrealism happen?How did Surrealism happen?

Surrealism started as Surrealism started as a movement in the a movement in the early 1920s: early 1920s:

Manifesto of Surrealism, Manifesto of Surrealism, by by Andre BretonAndre Breton--Paris 1924.Paris 1924.

How did Surrealism happen?How did Surrealism happen?

Surrealism is Surrealism is not not contemporary art contemporary art movement, movement, however, Some artists however, Some artists still create surrealistic-still create surrealistic-like artwork, and its like artwork, and its impact on all art is still impact on all art is still clear today.clear today.

If you want to be a surrealist artist …If you want to be a surrealist artist …

•Really Really exploreexplore and think and think about your dreams. about your dreams.

Even the weird dreams Even the weird dreams that don’t make any sense. that don’t make any sense.

Then turn those Then turn those dreamsdreams intointo art art!!

If you want to be a surrealist artist …If you want to be a surrealist artist …

•Be Be differentdifferent. .

Try writing a story where Try writing a story where you write the first words you write the first words that come into your head that come into your head even if they don’t make even if they don’t make sense.sense.

If you want to be a surrealist artist …If you want to be a surrealist artist …

•Try Try drawingdrawing or or paintingpainting without looking at your without looking at your paper. paper.

• Whatever your picture Whatever your picture looks like it will be creative, looks like it will be creative, right?right?

If you want to be a surrealist artist …If you want to be a surrealist artist …

See the world in a See the world in a new way … mix new way … mix everything up!everything up!

Salvador DaliSalvador Dali

A Spanish surrealist artistA Spanish surrealist artist

Look at these Dali paintingsLook at these Dali paintings

What did you think?What did you think?

Now look at this one …Now look at this one …

•What What dodoyou see see here?here?

Salvador Dali:Salvador Dali:““The Persistence of Memory”The Persistence of Memory”

What would it be like in this place?

Salvador Dali:Salvador Dali:

“The Persistence of MemoryThe Persistence of Memory”

Notice the Notice the clocks.. What is What is unusual unusual about them?about them?

Salvador Dali:Salvador Dali:““The Persistence of Memory”The Persistence of Memory”

Why are Why are the clocks the clocks soft? soft? How would youyou explain this mystery??

Salvador Dali:Salvador Dali:““The Persistence of Memory”The Persistence of Memory”

Take a look Take a look at the at the large object on on the the ground. ground.

What could What could it be? be??

Salvador Dali:Salvador Dali:““The Persistence of Memory”The Persistence of Memory”

Find a tree. Find a tree.

What is What is strangestrange about it?about it??

Salvador Dali:Salvador Dali:““The Persistence of Memory”The Persistence of Memory”

What What would thewould the weatherbe like in be like in this place?this place??

Salvador Dali:Salvador Dali:““The Persistence of Memory”The Persistence of Memory”

What about What about this this place is place is like a like a dream??

Salvador Dali:Salvador Dali:““The Persistence of Memory”The Persistence of Memory”

Would Would you want to be want to be in this in this picture? picture?

Why or Why or Why not?Why not??

Salvador Dali:Salvador Dali:““The Persistence of Memory”The Persistence of Memory”

CREATECREATEYour own Dali masterpieceYour own Dali masterpiece

Follow the directions on the following slides!Follow the directions on the following slides!

Directions for your surrealism art project

• Make the placeMake the place..

• Paste a magazine picture on Paste a magazine picture on construction paper. Then cut so the construction paper. Then cut so the picture is the same size on the sides. picture is the same size on the sides. Leave extra space at the top!Leave extra space at the top!

Directions for your surrealism art project

• Trick the eyeTrick the eye..

• Cut out magazine pictures of things that Cut out magazine pictures of things that can stand in for something else. For can stand in for something else. For example, wheels might be made of chili example, wheels might be made of chili cans.cans.

Directions for your surrealism art project

• ArrangeArrange

• your pictures to create an imaginary your pictures to create an imaginary place.place.

Directions for your surrealism art project

..

• WriteWrite

• a short story about your picture.a short story about your picture.

Directions for your surrealism art project• Make the place. Paste a magazine

picture on construction paper. Then cut so the picture is the same size on the sides. Leave extra space at the top!

• Trick the eye. Cut out magazine pictures of things that can stand in for something else. For example, wheels might be made of chili cans.

• Arrange your pictures to create an imaginary place.

• Write a short story about your picture.

HAVE FUN!!!HAVE FUN!!!