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SurrealismHistorical ContextThe Surrealism movement was influenced by the ideas of Freud. It grew out of the Dadaism movement in many respects. Many artists were influenced by major events such as World War I and the Great Depression.Freudian CriticismFreud initiated the psychoanalytic critique of Surrealism that stated that he was more interested in the Surrealist conscious rather than the unconscious. In this view the Surrealists may have created great works but they were products of t
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SurrealismSurrealism
Historical ContextHistorical Context
The Surrealism movement The Surrealism movement was influenced by the ideas of was influenced by the ideas of Freud. Freud.
It grew out of the Dadaism It grew out of the Dadaism movement in many respects.movement in many respects.
Many artists were influenced Many artists were influenced by major events such as World by major events such as World War I and the Great War I and the Great Depression.Depression.
Freudian Criticism Freudian Criticism Freud initiated the psychoanalytic critique of Surrealism that stated that he was more interested in the Surrealist conscious rather than the unconscious. In this view the Surrealists may have created great works but they were products of theconscious, not the unconscious mind. The unconscious cannot express itself automatically, but can only be uncovered through the analysis of resistance andtransference in the psychoanalytic process.
Examples of automatic drawingsExamples of automatic drawings
Frottage Frottage
Isaac Bingham
Palm Tree Frottage
•Frottage- A pencil rubbing made by putting paper over a textured surface.
DecalcomaniaDecalcomania
Oscar Dominguez
Untitled
•Decalcomania- pressing textured material or objects into a wet, painted canvas.
AndréAndré BretonBreton, the founder of the , the founder of the movementmovement
Yves TanguyYves Tanguy Max ErnstMax Ernst Rene Rene MagritteMagritte
Giorgio de ChiricoGiorgio de Chirico Joan MiroJoan Miro
Yves Tanguy “Yves Tanguy “Promontory PalacePromontory Palace””
Salvador Dali “Persistence of Memory”Salvador Dali “Persistence of Memory”
AutomatistsAutomatists
believed that images should not be believed that images should not be burdened with meaning.burdened with meaning.saw the academic discipline of art as saw the academic discipline of art as intolerant of the free expression of feeling intolerant of the free expression of feeling and blamed it for itand blamed it for itbelieved abstractionism was the only way believed abstractionism was the only way to bring to life the images of the to bring to life the images of the subconscioussubconsciouswere more focused on feeling and less were more focused on feeling and less analytical.analytical.
Joan Miro, Carnival of Harlequin, 1924
Joan Miro The Hunter (Catalan Landscape) 1923-1924
Joan MiroJoan Miro
MaternityMaternity
19241924
Max Ernst Gray Forest 1927
Yves TanguyYves Tanguy
Yves TanguyIndefinite Divisibility1942
Yves TanguyExtinction of Useless Lights1927
Veristic SurrealistsVeristic Surrealists
tried to interpret the images of the tried to interpret the images of the subconscious through analysissubconscious through analysis
wanted to represent these images as wanted to represent these images as a link between:a link between:– The abstract spiritual realitiesThe abstract spiritual realities– The real forms of the material world.The real forms of the material world.
believed the object stood as a believed the object stood as a metaphor for an inner realitymetaphor for an inner reality
Rene MagritteRene Magritte
Rene MagritteRene Magritte
Rene Magritte The Lovers 1928
Salvador DaliSalvador Dali
Salvador Dali- Accommodations of Desire 1929
Salvador Dali Temptation of Anthony
NeosurrealismNeosurrealism
““Innocence of Courteous Intentions”Innocence of Courteous Intentions”
Josephine WallJosephine Wall
Jim WarrenJim Warren
Vladimir KushVladimir Kush
Vladimir KushVladimir Kush
