Surrealism Flashcards
When did Surrealism originate?
1910’s and early 1920’s
What was early Surrealism about?
Literary movement that experimented with a new mode of expression called automatic writing or automatism
What is Automatism?
Way of writing that seeks to release the unbridled imagination of the subconscious
Was there a manifesto and who wrote it?
Yes, “Manifesto of Surrealism” by poet and critic André Breton (1896-1966)
Who were some of the early Surrealists?
André Breton (1896-1966)
Louis Aragon (1897-1982)
Paul Éluard (1895-1952)
Phillippe Soupault (1897-1990)
Who were two major influences on Surrealism?
Sigmund Freud (1856-1939) and Karl Marx (1818-1883)
When was WWI?
July 28, 1914-November 11, 1918
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Haussmannization
La Belle Époque
Modernism
A rejection of the traditional forms and practices that had come to be seen as outdated and inappropriate to the newly emerging industrial society.
Modernism ecompassed both a celebratory enthusiasm and a critical doubt about the values of modernity.
Characterized by a deep probing into individual self-consciousness.
In art, led to experimentations with forms, processes, materials, resulting in abstractions that were challenging to understand
Modernity
The historical period that began during the Enlightenment (1650-1800) in Europe. Marks a transition from traditional and agrarian societies towards capitalism, industrialization, urbanization, secularization, rationalization and the rise of the modern nationstate and its institutions.
