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Surrealism

Surrealism. Art History Ms. Blaylock. Kay Sage. What is an “ism”?. An “ism” is a suffix at the end of many English words. It comes from Greek “ ismos ” and Latin “ ismus ”. You have seen it at the end of words like optimism, Buddhism, racism, favoritism, and terrorism. A few art “isms”

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Surrealism

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  1. Surrealism Art History Ms. Blaylock Kay Sage

  2. What is an “ism”? An “ism” is a suffix at the end of many English words. It comes from Greek “ismos” and Latin “ismus”. You have seen it at the end of words like optimism, Buddhism, racism, favoritism, and terrorism. A few art “isms” Impressionism Cubism Pointillism Realism Surrealism It signifies a belief, practice, idea, or movement. In art, there are many movements that end in ism.

  3. Surrealism Surrealism was started in the 1920s. Surrealism represents unreal situations, depicted realistically. “The situations are impossible, but if they were to happen, that’s what it would look like.”

  4. Surrealism Surrealist artists focus on things found in the imagination or fantasy. You might find every day objects as the subject in surrealism… However, they aren’t doing every day things. The Son of Man by Rene Magritte

  5. Exquisite Corpse Artists pass around a single drawing, working from each others previous drawings. Surrealist would play this game with each other to help generate ideas for their art. André Breton, Valentine Hugo, Greta Knutson, Tristan Tzara Exquisite Corpse ca. 1930 ink on paper 9 1/4 x 12 1/4 in.

  6. Giorgio De Chirico The Melancholy and Mystery of a Street 1914 oil on canvas 34 1/4 x 28 1/4 in.

  7. Giorgio De Chirico The Great Metaphysician 1917 oil on canvas 41 1/8 x 27 1/2 in.

  8. Rene Magritte Belgian artist, Rene Magritte selected many objects in and around his home for subjects in his work. Some of these objects can still be viewed in his home, now a museum in Brussels. René Magritte Time Transfixed 1938 oil on canvas 57 1/2 x 38 1/2 in.

  9. Golconde

  10. Red Model

  11. Clairvoyance

  12. René Magritte The False Mirror 1928 oil on canvas 21 1/4 x 21 7/8 in.

  13. Kay Sage (1898-1963) Kay Sage is an American Surrealist artist and poet. She worked in the United States and around Europe. Le Passage by Kay Sage, 1956 Danger, Construction Ahead by Kay Sage, 1940

  14. Margin of Silence by Kay Sage, 1942. Tomorrow is Never by Kay Sage, 1955.

  15. Salvador Dali Spanish artist, Salvador Dali is a very well known surrealist. He created a lot of art in his lifetime and was very successful. His moustache is as famous as his art.

  16. Salvador Dali The Metamorphosis of Narcissus 1937 oil on canvas 51.2 x 78.5 cm

  17. Self Portrait by Salvador Dali

  18. Max Ernst with Katchinaby Dorothea Tanning

  19. Max Ernst La Joie de Vivre 1936 oil on canvas 28 3/4 x 36 1/4 in.

  20. Max Ernst Europe After the Rain 1940-42 oil on canvas 21 1/2 x 58 1/8 in.

  21. Dorothea Tanning (1910-2012) Dorothea Tanning was an American painter, sculptor, printmaker, and writer. She also worked with preforming artists, creating set designs and costumes for ballet and theatre.

  22. A little night music, 1946 Dorothea Tanning

  23. Maternity, 1946 Dorothea Tanning

  24. So, what is surrealism? To put it simply, it is a realistic depiction of an unreal situation. Why do you think surreal art become popular? Maybe, because was something new and the art world had never seen anything so different.

  25. Sometimes surrealist artist appear to be just sticking different images together, that don’t really belong together, but somehow it fits… Some artist will literally collage pictures together without any traditional art supplies.

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