As one of the most famous art movements of the Modernist era, thanks mainly to the indelible work, The Persistence of Memory (1931) by Salvador Dalí. Surrealism has come to be remembered for its production of instinctive, eye-grabbing and aesthetic images. André Breton, a well-known poet and critic of his time, published “The Surrealist Manifesto” in 1924, in which he declared the group’s intention to unite consciousness with unconsciousness so that the realms of dream and fancy could merge with everyday reality in an “absolute reality, a surreality.” Although they were best-remembered for the work of their painters such as Jean Arp, Max Ernst, and André Masson. Surrealists worked with a variety of mediums, including poetry, literature, sculpture, and the then-new medium of film. Because Breton was militant in the adherence to his manifesto by the members of the movement, many members splintered off into new art forms, though still incorporating techniques and motives of Surrealism.
The reason why i like surrealistic artworks is that it is not precise and not perfect in that artists can really get loose and could use any subject in any way they want, not caring about what other people think. The ideas you can have are endless and usually mind-blowing. We especially like the historical aspect of surrealism. After world war II, there was a lot of pessimism expressed in art, and people saw death as an unavoidable part of life which inspired the surrealistic artists who decided to create their own imaginary worlds, essentially to escape what was going on at the time. Surrealism art expressed meaningful messages reflecting on those "big" life questions, combining the culture influenced around the war time, we think it produced great art and literature that could even change our daily lives.
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| The Persistence of Memory (1931) by Salvador Dali |
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