Surrealism

Surrealism is a cultural movement and artistic style that was founded in 1924 by André Breton. Surrealism style uses visual imagery from the subconscious mind to create art without the intention of logical plainess. The movement started in Europe, centered in Paris, and attracted many of the members of the Dada community. Influenced by the psychoanalytical work of Freud and Jung, there are similarities between the Surrealist movement and the Symbolist movement of the late 19th century.

Breton argued that rational thought was at fault for the world’s problems and that change could only come about through the subconscious mind. He eventually wrote three Surrealist Manifestos and based the movement on the idea that ordinary things, such as objects, symbols, and images could have important meaning when created and viewed with the subconscious.

Salvador Dali was a Spanish painter that understood how the media worked and used it to its full potential. Dali is associated with the Surrealist art movement. Dali was a prolific artist, he created more than 1500 paintings during his life time.



This very famous painting by salvidor Dali is called The Persistence of Memory. it is an amazing piece which symbolises many things. what i understand is that he is trying to depict time and how it can be twisted, slowed down and how prehaps time is intepreted different to everyone. i love this painting.