A Brief Note on Surrealism

Surrealism: a movement that rejected rationality, a movement that advocates the use of a free mind, a movement that recognized the limitations of human knowledge and experience and a movement that realized that to live within these limitations was to live in a constant state of social desrepair.



Surrealism is an ‘ongoing social revolution’ its advocation of imagination and free unreigned thought inspired many of the movements’ members to produce some great works of art, which has caused the term ‘surrealism’ to be mainly associated with the art world. But let us not be mistaken, surrealism is very much a socio political movement and a philosophy in itself.



It's artwork though, is quite beautiful and the Surrealist artists were a bunch who (like the movement did to existing socio political conventions) scorned commonly held beliefs and customs in the world of art. Their works represented the very essence of surrealism and is an aid to anyone attempting to understand the movement and a gateway to the cosmos of the imagination.



Here are a few (printed without permission), they are extremely erm, surreal im sure you will agree. I'l be glad to hear you thoughts on surrealism or anything else related to this post. i am still an early student of the movement and would love some input!

Ange du Foyeur by Max Ernst

Automatic Drawing by Andre Masson

The Persistence of Memory by Salvador Dali

The Red Tower by Giorgio de Chirico

"There is only one difference between a madman and me. I am not mad.” Salvador Dalí