n a 20th century movement of artists and writers (developing out of dadaism) who used fantastic images and incongruous juxtapositions in order to represent unconscious thoughts and dreams
As a school, surrealism has all but died of its own painted agonies.
After surrealism, new channels for the creative mind There was a time, long past, when modern art was thought dangerous.
Because the witches, warlocks and whirligigs of surrealism fall emphatically into the category damned by numbskulled Nazis as "degenerate" art, most people thoughtif.
Henri Cartier-Bresson: Living and Looking In an intimate 1971 interview, Henri Cartier-Bresson spoke of surrealism, photojournalism and the loss of his friends Robert Capa and David "Chim" Seymour.
June 20, 2013 - New York Times
Three artists explore 20th century surrealism Bringing together three artists — a painter, a sculptor and draftsman, and a ceramic sculptor — for the first time, a Brentwood Arts Exchange exhibition explores the human imagination through contemporary forms that trace their roots back to 20th century surrealism.
June 19, 2013 - The Prince George's Sentinel
Ashlee Simpson in Billboard Asked to describe the video, Simpson tells Billboard.com, "One of my favorite artists is Salvador Dali. You'll see a little bit of that surrealism in it. There's a bit of 'Being John Malkovich' in there too. It's a little out there," she says...
Barbara Atkin in Toronto Star Surrealism is about looking at something in a new and different way,says Atkin. "And fashion is about fantasy. It's taking everyday things and twisting it up and bring it back in a new way. It's all about escape."
John Baldessari in International Herald Tribune Magritte makes Surrealism digestible for a broader audience, and he's had such a great influence on advertising that we don't even see it anymore,Baldessari said. "I saw it as a chance to do something I haven't done before."