Did you know there are many different types of cultural art movements such as Expressionism, impressionism, and Renaissance? This year is the celebration of the 100th anniversary of surrealism. Have you ever heard about Surrealism? Well, it is a type of art. Imagine art and literature had a baby. Surrealism is a style of art inspired by dreams and hidden thoughts. It combines images and objects mixed in strange ways like a dream. Why is this important? Surrealism has been around as early as 1917. Surrealism has changed art. It doesn’t take a lot of work to do, it’s just what comes out of your head. Surrealism has changed our way of thinking and seeing. Surrealists loved to challenge people’s thoughts; they would use things that people have and change them in a way that was not seen as normal. They wanted to make a fair reality through their art.
You may think who are some people who have created surrealism? Some surrealists include Frida Khalo, Salvidor Dali, Joan Miro, and Lee Miller. Each of these people has made surrealism in one way or another but it shows that there are so many ways and types of surrealism styles. For example, surrealism is not only about paintings it can also be photographed.
Lee Miller was a photographer who specialized in celebrity portraits. Lee Miller is a very talented photographer; she was a photographer in 1939 at the outbreak of the war. Miller Lee took pictures of the concentration camps in France after their liberation. She is a very strong and important figure in the world of art.
Frida Khalo specialized in magic art She loved to use herself in many of her paintings she also used very vibrant colors. Her first surrealist painting was called Fulang-Chang and she created this in 1937. She was a very strong and talented surrealist, during this time surrealism was mostly dominated by men but, as we can see, women had a very strong impact on the world of art. Frida Kahlo combined realism, surrealism, and fantasy with character and different parts of her Mexican culture to create magical art. We can see her art today and we can tell how talented and different her art is from others.
Salvador Dali specialized in Surrealism and he was also a printmaker. Many surrealists have combined different types of art to create the type of style they like, for example, Dali combined realism and fantasy to create his style. Dali is a very good example of what surrealism is. His art is typically what would be found in a dream. Dali joined the surrealist movement in 1929 he has not only impacted the world of art he has also impacted the world with his work. His modern art and pop culture can be seen in films, music, and even fashion. Dali made a big difference in art because he tried to improve many different styles of art. Dali loved to use ants in his art; it symbolized decay and the inevitability of death. We can see in his art that he did a very different form of art than this other surrealist which makes him special.
Joan Miro specialized in abstract art and surrealist fantasy. Joan focused on unconscious imagery and thoughts. All of these artists showcase different types of art and show that there is no wrong or right way to do art. Joan Miro contributed to Surrealism because Miro invented a new kind of illustrated space in which carefully reduced objects issued strictly from the artist’s imagined imagination. He gave people a whole different point of view when it came to his art. Joan Miro did surrealist modern art and Dada mostly combined all three to make these beautiful pieces of art.
Who created surrealism and its history? Andre Breton was the founder of surrealism; he was born on February 18, 1896, in Tinchebray, France. Andre Breton was a French writer and poet. You may be thinking what is so different between surrealism and other forms of art. that surrealism is dream-like imagery? For surrealism, there is nothing too strange or crazy. surrealism is a type of art where there are no limits you can draw or capture anything you can think of. Surrealism is also good at making the viewer question the world around them through their art pieces. Surrealists wanted to do mark-making without thinking to eliminate the mark of order and meaning.
Now you know a good amount about surrealism. You know that surrealists liked to make automatic drawings and try to make them into pictures to get distracted by all the things that were going on in the world. Surrealists are like you and me. They like to get distracted and do things so that they can get away from the world. Surrealists love to take creative risks. They liked to show people that there was no wrong or right way to do art. Surrealism wanted to show us that the world could be different from what we experience day to day and that it’s okay to be different and that is what makes everyone unique.
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