Surrealism is a cultural art movement that came about in the early 1920's, and began transitioned from the Dada movement - the stage from Dada to Surrealism is often clouded. Surrealism is completely separate from Dada but embodies many of its themes. 'Surrealism is a movement separate from but parallel to Dada from the beginning'. Surrealists wanted to move away from traditional forms of art and instead wanted explore the physic dimensions of the human mind, through different types of media such as poetry. The movement was global, and was prominent in many countries especially Europe, USA, South America and Mexico. Iconic painters from this movement include Salvodor Dali, Sigmund Freud and Frida Kahlo.
A famous quote from John Lennon shows that surrealism is an art form we can all find inspirition from within ourselves:
"Surrealism had a great effect on me because then I realised that the imagery in my mind wasn't insanity. Surrealism to me is reality"
- John Lennon
In this assignment I will explore the diversity of surrealism by researching into a range of surrealist artists, fashion designers and illustrators that have all been highly influential in this time period. I hope to delve into the high variety of works, exploring there lives and famous works and also giving my own opinion on the artists themselves.
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