SURREALISM 1917 TO 1950 ‘S BY CODY RUDD AND DUSTIN BELL

IMPORTANT EVENTS DURING THIS TIME World War 1 begin in 1917 and, The Great Depression begin in 1929 and lasted till late 1930s to the early 40s. Also World War 2 lasted 1939 to 1945 Freudian Psychology is popular

PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS Surrealist works feature the element of surprise, juxtapositions- is comparing two things that are seemingly unrelated Realism mixed with fantasy Subconscious drawings

ARTIST Salvador dali- he is without doubt, the most famous member of the surrealist artist. Dali was a skilled draftsman, best known for the striking and bizarre images in his surrealist work.. Salvador Dali most important work is the The Persistence of Memory. Rene Magritte- This Belgian artist's work was opposite to that of the weird and insane works of Dali. He lived a quiet and "normal" life, married only one woman, and was very much a middle- class working man. Max Ernst-was one of the founding members of surrealism, who had previously been linked to the dada movement. Born in Germany.draftsman surrealist

SALVADOR DALI-PERSISTANCE OF MEMORY CREATED IN 1931

RENE MAGRITTE-COLLECTIVE INVENTION CREATED IN 1934

MAX ERNST-TWO CHILDREN FRIGHTENED BY A NIGHTINGALE CREATED IN 1924

SUMMARIZATION Surrealism sought to release the creative potential of the unconscious mind. Surrealism was a revolutionary movement that was developed in Paris. After listing and viewing the information in this power point I hope you are more familiar to the surrealism art movement.