The idea behind Surrealism
Joan Miró, Harlequin's Carnival, 1924-1925
Salvador Dali
Frida Kahlo
André Breton
James Gleeson, The arrival of implacable gifts, 1985
The beginning of Surrealism
Sigmund Freud
Meret Oppenheim
James Gleeson
Surrealism
Salvador Dali, Lobster Telephone, 1936
“Surrealism is said to be the symbolic language of the subconscious; truly a universal language, it doesn’t depend on education, culture or intelligence.” Which Surrealist artist said this?
1920s (specifically from 1924 through to World War II)
Rene Magritte, The False Mirror, 1928
Which artist covered a cup and saucer in fur?
A movement in visual art and literature during the 20th Century.
"They thought I was a Surrealist, but I wasn't. I never painted dreams. I painted my own reality." Which artist said this?
An Austrian neurologist interested in people’s dreams and memories, as well as their random thoughts and ideas. The Surrealists used some of these ideas as concepts in their artmaking.
Salvador Dali, The Persistence of Memory, 1931
Which of these Surrealist artists is Australian?
Leader of a new grouping of poets and artists in Paris, and the founder of Surrealism.
Ideas and images from their unconscious minds (or subconscious), depiction of dream worlds or hidden psychological tensions.
