Surrealism Flashcards
(5 cards)
1
Q
What is surrealism?
A
An early 1920s cultural movement. Not about artwork. Art was the expression of a philosophical movement against Bourgeois (middle class/ society)
2
Q
What did Andre Breton do?
A
Used Freud’s analysis methods on shell shocked soldiers. This included automatic writing, drawing and dream analysis
3
Q
Name and describe an art piece that matches Andre Breton’s idea:
A
Andre Masson- automatic drawing: looks like a bunch of scribbles
4
Q
Name and describe an art piece that is Frottage art:
A
Max Ernst - escape: looks like a big fish or blimp with a big eye and small fin
5
Q
Name and describe an art piece that is Magic surrealism art:
A
Rene Magritte - the treachery of images: a big smoke pipe with French written under
