Surrealism grew out of a group of Dada artists in Paris. The importance of chance, accidental combinations e.g (frottage). Surrealism is a cultural movement that began in the early 1920s and is best known for its visual artworks and writings. Surrealism was influenced by child art, outsider art and the art of insane.
De Chirico - Piazza d'italia 1913
This painting was a big influence on surrealist painters, the odd city views based on Turin. Colonnnades, statues, steam trains dominate the painting. The heavy shadows are very dominating in the painting too.
Max Ernst - Oedipus Rex 1922
This painting is possibly the most versatile painting. The painting is very different, it uses different styles and techniques and it also includes frottage and grattage. There's also an unexpected and awkward positioning of things. Also the painting is very thought provoking.
Joan Miro - Figures at Night Guided by the Phosphorescent Tracks of Snails 1940
The painting is characterised by fluid linear marks and patches of solid colour, usually primary colours are used. The painting is full of symbols and some are instantly understandable, others are more personal to the artist. The figures that bear a resemblance to drawings by children. The painting is also full of movement and life.
Rene Magritte - The lovers 1928
Rene Magritte's work is typically difficult to decipher but there are frequently references to the concept of hiding and disguising things. Frustrated desires are a particular theme in Magritte's work, represented by enshrouded faces.
Salvador Dali -The Roses Bleed 1932
This painting you can see an obvious debt to de Chirico with strange perspective and odd shadows. The illusionistic painting style creates impossible but believable images. The painting is symbolic especially with the use of roses and colour. The painting is also frequent references to sex and bodily functions.
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