The Dadaism & Surrealism Movement A Historical View Seen Through Art

Dadaism & Surrealism “ P rovocative destruction, the path within and the exacerbation of the problem of a reconciliation of art and life.” -Surrealism and Dadaism Phaidon 20th-Century Art

Dadaism z Dz Dadaism was the product of the disillusionment, defeatism, and insane butchery of World War 1.

Surrealism zAzAn early 20th-century movement in art and literature that tried to represent the subconscious mind by creating fantastic imagery and juxtaposing elements that seem to contradict each other.

Dada and Surrealist Artists zSalvador Dali zRene Magritte zJoan Miro zMarc Chagall zMax Ernst zMarcel Duchamp zMan Ray zDorthea Tanning

Salvador Dali The Persistence of Memory

The Temptation of Saint Anthony Of all the surrealist artists, the self-proclaimed genius Salvador Dali became the most famous. Dali was not only involved in painting but also involved in surrealist films, and wrote books on his artistic theories.

Rene Magritte Magritte was the co- founder of the Belgian Surrealist Movement. He was one of the most accessible surrealist artists, he was also one of the most popular. The Human Condition 1927

Joan Miro Miro joined the Surrealists Movement in The Harlequin Carnival 1924

Marc Chagall In the Paris exhibits of 1911 and 1912, the Russian Marc Chagall anticipated the development of surrealism in his work. I and The Village

Pablo Picasso Picasso founded Cubism with Georges Braque then went on to pioneer Dada and Surrealism.He is best known for his painting Guernica, At once the most monumental and comprehensive statement of social realism against the brutality of war.

In Conclusion zThe surrealist movement continues with artists of today. Recording the activities of the subconscious in their art. Ben Fisher Absence of Freedom 2002