Surrealism: “A Revolutionary...
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Surrealism:
“A Revolutionary Movement”
What is surrealism?
• AculturalmovementNOTjustanartmovement
• Thoseinvolvedinthismovementwereinterestedinunlockingtheunconsciousmind viaart,theater,cinema,writing,etc.
• Beganintheearly1920s
• AndreBreton- Frenchwriter
• InspiredbySigmundFreudtheoriesofpsychoanalysis
Automatism & Dream Imagery
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uPD6okhfGzs
• Surrealistartists(visualandwritten)focusedtheirartontwothings:• Dreamimagery- illustratingdreams(unconsciousmind)• Automatism- creatingwhateverpoppedintomindwithouthesitation
What inspired surrealists?
• SurrealistManifestos• Regularmeetingsincafes• Sleep/fooddeprivation• Games:
• “Bulletism”- shootinginkatpaperandcreatingimagesoutofinkblots• “Cubomania”- cutupandrearrangepicturesortext• ExquisiteCorpse
Dream Collage
• Collage:Anassemblageofimagesusingavarietyofartmedia.
• Surrealistswerefascinatedbydreamsandtheunconsciousmind.
Objective:
• Usingmagazinesandawidevarietyofartmedia(materials),createacollageillustratingadreamyouhaveexperienced.
• Canbeagooddreamoranightmare
• Yourcollageshouldbeabstract,notnon-objective
Criteria:
• Studentusedtimewiselyanddemonstratedaclearandfocusedidea.
• Studentdemonstratedcraftsmanship.Artworkispresentable.
• Studentfilledthespacecompletely.Noemptywhitespaces.
• Studentdemonstratedcreativity.Artworkisuniqueandstudentdidnotdirectlycopyanotherartist’sideas.