Surrealism

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Surrealism
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Whats Surrealism?

• Surrealism was/is an art movement based on
  dreams.
• It began in the early 1900s.

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Surrealism

• The Surrealists were greatly inspired by the
  psychological studies of Sigmund Freud.
• Freud thought that by analyzing dreams, you could
  figure out certain psychoses and mental disorders.

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What are some qualities of Surrealist art?

• Surrealist art usually has unrealistic and
  fantastic scenery.

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It also typically has distorted or incorrect
sizes of objects.
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Many (but not all) Surrealist art is set in wide
open space and have long shadows, as well.
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Three Surrealist Masters

• Salvador Dali is the most famous Surrealist, and
  his fame was greater than just being an artist.
  He directed a dream sequence in an Alfred
  Hitchcock movie and had a line of perfume.

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Joan Miro

• Miro was a more abstract surrealist, whose art
  frequently involved cartoony, amoeba-like
  creatures.

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Rene Magritte

• Magrittes surrealism frequently combined
  realistic objects in impossible situations.

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Salvador Dali
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Joan Miro
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Mark Ryden

• Surrealist art is still a popular type of art
  today.
• Mark Ryden is a modern day Surrealist who uses
  pop culture icons in his paintings.
• He makes a lot of money.

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Mark Ryden