1. Surrealism is a cultural movement that began in the early 1920s, and is best known for the visual artworks and writings of the group members. Surrealist works feature the element of surprise, unexpected juxtapositions of unrelated objects. Leader André Breton was explicit in his assertion that Surrealism was above all a revolutionary movement.André Breton

2. Surrealism developed out of the Dada activities of World War I and the most important center of the movement was Paris.Dada World War IParis

3. From the 1920s onward, the movement spread around the globe, eventually affecting the visual arts, literature, film and music of many countries and languages, as well as political thought and practice, philosophy and social theory. visual artsliteraturefilm musicpolitical philosophysocial theory

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8. We would like to give special thanks to the talented artists who created these monstrous illustrations: Glen Angus, Daren Bader, Tom Baxa, Matt Cavotta, Dennis Cramer, David Day, Brian Despain, Tony DiTerlizzi, Michael Dutton, Jeff Easley, Emily Fiegenschuh, Donato Giancola, Lars Grant-West, Rebecca Guay Mitchell, Quinton Hoover, Jeremy Jarvis, Alton Lawson, Todd Lockwood, Raven Mimura, Matt Mitchell, Vinod Rams, Wayne Reynolds, David Roach, Scott Roller, Richard Sardinha, Marc Sasso, Brian Snoddy, Anthony Waters, and Sam Wood. Sincere thanks also to art director Dawn Murin.