Surrealism is a revolutionary cultural and artistic movement that seeks to bridge the gap between dreams and reality, aiming to create a "super-reality" or surreality. Founded in Paris in the early 1920s by poet , it encourages the uninhibited expression of the subconscious mind. The Core Philosophy of Surrealism
: Artists sought to find beauty in the bizarre, the illogical, and the "uncanny"—everyday objects made strange. Two Major Styles ART SURREALISM
: Heavily influenced by Sigmund Freud's theories of psychoanalysis, Surrealists viewed the unconscious as the wellspring of imagination. Surrealism is a revolutionary cultural and artistic movement
: Artists like Salvador Dalí and René Magritte painted dreamlike, impossible scenes with "photographic precision". By depicting the irrational in a realistic way, they forced viewers to question their perception of reality. Two Major Styles : Heavily influenced by Sigmund
The movement emerged as a reaction to the trauma of World War I and the perceived failure of "rational" thought that led to such destruction.
