Surrealism
Surrealism
was founded in Paris, 1924, by a group of artists and writers who were
influenced by Sigmund Freud, and written by André Breton. Surrealism is a
sandbox of the human subconscious mind. The word ‘Surrealism’ was coined by writer Guillaume Apollinaire in 1917.
Surrealism, according to Apollinaire, is ‘truth beyond realism’. In 1924, Andre
Breton adopted the word in his work ‘The Manifesto of Surrealism’.
After the World War
I, artists and intellectuals were looking for an escape against the harshness of reality. They wanted to reform the world their own way, and Freud has
provided them a strong influence; by tapping into the unconscious aspect of our
brain
Artists were very interested with the
subconscious; with dreams, hallucinations and trances, as described in Sigmund
Freud’s works. The group, along with Andre Breton, made artworks, poetry and
sketches under hypnosis and automatic writing. Often they produce surreal,
dream-like and unconscious works. In the words of Salvador Dali, Surrealism is
said to be the symbolic language of the subconscious; truly a universal
language, it doesn’t depend on education, culture or intelligence.
The Surrealism art
movement had a great impact in art, literature, culture and even extending to
politics. Surrealism is a creative act of effort towards liberating the
imagination. It is as energetic as it is subtle; Surrealism is still alive and
growing until today. Many artists around the world are influenced by Surrealism
styles, ideas and techniques.
Surrealism taught the
world to see art not merely visually and literally; but to appreciate it in a
subconscious level as well. Today, surrealism is a familiar form of art that
continues to grow globally. It’s easy for artists to show their creativity
through Surrealism, because the style provides them more freedom to convey
their feelings and thoughts through the canvas. Surreal art can be dreamy
or gritty; or it can be optimistic or depressing.
Surrealism has taught the world
not only to see things literally and visually but it also helps one to
appreciate it in a subconscious level. The style, surrealism, provides an
artist with the freedom to express them in feeling thought through the canvas
or substrate.
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