History
During this time, art reflected the reality, it was very serious and often restrictive.
What is the beginning of Word War I?
The "Pope of Surrealism"
Who is André Breton?
Is when one element changes into another.
What is Metamorphosis?
André Breton developed this activity to release the subconscious mind through drawing.
What is Automatic Drawing?
We use this element to convey different expressive qualities, it can be drawn freehand, Continuous, Broken, Thick, Thin and there are different types like: Curved, Horizontal, Vertical or Jagged
What are lines?
They questioned traditional viewpoints and made unorthodox choices towards the end of the war.
Who are Philosophers, Politicians, artists and musicians?
They wanted their brains to speak
directly to their hands, not worrying over color,
composition, or even subject matter.
What is Automatist Surrealism?
An example of this would be Lobster Phone by Salvador Dalí.
What is Juxtaposition?
Dali stared intensely at an object until he saw a different image, just as we sometimes look at clouds and see recognisable forms.
What is Critical-paranoia?
Is a flat area surrounded by edges or an outline.
What is Shape?
During this time two styles of art emerged whose simple goal were to ignore reality
What is Dadaism and Surrealism?
These artists based their work around
metaphor and dreams; they would often hide secret
messages in their imagery.
What is Veristic Surrealism?
is often represented by making one or
more elements in an artwork drastically larger or
smaller than it should be.
What is Scale?
He often took one element and repeat it to an impossible degree.
Who is René Magritte?
This color scheme have all the colors of a single hue.
What is Monochromatic ?
This art style, while still having humor and whimsy characteristics, was also political and aggressive.
What is Dada?
there is no deeper meaning; they
simply are what they are.
What are the automatist artworks?
Surrealism often challenges what we
consider “normal” ,
For example,
a man who was able to take his face off.
What is an impossible action?
Austrian Neurologist who believed that when we are unconscious, our minds travel down pathways that are often overlooked.
Who is Sigmund Freud?
The absence of uniformity or monotony.
Was an escape from reality, an exploration of deeper meanings, like our true desires, emotions and fears.
What is surrealism?
In this painting;
Salvador Dalí associated
crawling ants with approaching death.
What is The persistence of Memory?
Characteristic used by artists like René Magritte, in his painting Golconda, which features a landscape of falling men.
What is repetition?
By being brave enough to explore what cannot be seen, this group brought attention to the idea of the subconscious mind having meaning.
Who are the Surrealists?
Special Importance, value or prominence given to something.
What is Emphasis?