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Surrealism : Surrealism means super realism. Surrealism literary means ‘above and beyond reality’. Surrealism sought to free the imaginative human mind & reveal the unconscious encouraging and rejection to logic & reasoning.
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Surrealism :

Surrealism means super realism. Surrealism literary means ‘above

and beyond reality’. Surrealism sought to free the

imaginative human mind & reveal the unconscious encouraging and rejection to logic & reasoning.

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Surrealism

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Historical background :Surrealism was an artistic and literary movement that emerged in reaction to the horrors of World War I. Artists responded to the horrors of war by challenging the prevalent norms of society and its values. With a spirit of idealism, artist and writers shared a belief that they could change the world by freeing the unconscious mind from rational thought.

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Surrealism term :

This term was coined by ‘Guillaume Apollinaire’ in 1917 to describe his

own play The Mammaries.

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In 1924, the French poet André Breton founded the first official Surrealist group in Paris. It was comprised of gifted writers and poets; later visual artists joined the movement.

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They practiced automatic techniques — writing, speaking, or making art without thinking about what they were creating, allowing images and ideas to flow freely from their imagination. Often they then worked back into a painting to “pull out” fantastic imagery

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Freudian Influence :

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Freud had significant influence on the beliefs and practices of the Surrealists. He believed that our subconscious thoughts are symbolically represented in our dreams and fully understand ourselves, we need to tap into these dreams and messages. Artists, writers and poets were inspired to explore the conscious and subconscious mind.

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Forms of Surrealism :• Automatism • Veristic surrealism

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Veristic Surrealism :

• Portray the dream world with rich detail.• Allow the subconscious to surface in order to

interpret meaning.• Closer to reality.• Hold some truth.

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Andre Breton

• Created The Surrealist Manifesto based on the “pure psychic automatism”