GROUPING THE DREAM-LIKE CHAOS TOGETHER…. FANTASY, SURREALISM AND DADA
OVERVIEW Evolved from earlier traditions: Greek mythology, demons of middle ages, imagination of Bosch, nightmares of Goya, symbolism of Munch etc Attempts to visualize fantasy world of imagination Surrealism- beneath the realistic surface of life Recognizable subject matter- illogical situations Developed around fairly personal styles that didn’t always have explanation Post Freudian desire to paint and explore imagination
PAUL KLEE Fantasy, Der Blaue Reiter Personal wit, childlike vision of life Paul Klee, Twittering Machine (Die Zwitscher-Maschine), 1922, 25 1/4 x 19" watercolor, ink, and gouache on paper (MoMA)
MARC CHAGALL Loose Cubist, personal/ fantasy Marc Chagall, I and the Village, 1911, Oil on canvas 75 ½ x 59 ½ MoMA
GIORGIO DE CHIRICO Avant- Garde Giorgio de Chirico, The Mystery and Melancholy of a Street, 1914, Oil on canvas, MoMA
MAX ERNST Dada Max Ernst, The Hat Makes the Man, Gouache and pencil on cut-and- pasted printed paper on board with ink inscriptions, 14 x 18
SALVADOR DALI Surrealism! Google “Sacrament of the Last Supper” Salvador Dalí, Metamorphosis of Narcissus, 1937, oil on canvas, 51.1 x 78.1 cm (Tate Modern, London)
RENE MAGRITTE Surrealism Google: The Treachery of Images The Son of Man Rene Magritte, The Human Condition, 1933, Oil on canvas, 100 cm x 81 cm, Nat Gal DC
MERET OPPENHEIM Meret Oppenheim. Object, Fur-covered cup, saucer, and spoon, cup 4-3/8 inches in diameter; saucer 9-3/8 inches in diameter; spoon 8 inches long, overall height 2-7/8" (The Museum of Modern Art) Surrealism
MAN RAY Surrealism Man Ray, Gift, c (replica of 1921 original), painted flatiron and tacks, 15.3 x 9 x 11.4 cm (The Museum of Modern Art)