What Is Surrealism?
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Salvator Dali |
When I was first taught about Surrealism, I was told it was about exploring a dream, and trying to create a dream like reality where many impossible things would happen. I knew that is was an artistic movement, focusing in the fine arts, but having branches in things like writing as well. But after some research, I have found that it was also a philosophy, and cultural movement. It was started by Andre Breton after WWI, and began with new ways of writing. It believed that imagination, dreams, and the unconscious were very important. This group included many Dadaist, and had some very talented artists among its ranks, such as Salvador Dali, Max Ernst, Man Ray, and Marcel Duchamp.
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