Surrealism

by Fiona Bradley

• ISBN13: 9780521627566
• ISBN10: 0521627567
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1997-07-13
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Summary

Surrealism was one of the most interesting and influential art movements of the twentieth century. A collective adventure begun by a small group of intellectuals in Paris in the early 1920s, among them Max Ernst, René Magritte and Salvador Dalí, its influence was felt through the rest of continental Europe and in Britain, the Americas, Mexico and Japan. This introduction offers new insights into the complexities of the Surrealist imagination. It documents how the artists met, the relationship of Surrealism to Dada, and the influences that formed the movement, particularly the work of Sigmund Freud. The position of women, as Surrealist subject-matter as well as artists in their own right, and Surrealism in the cinema and theater are all examined. There is close analysis of individual works, many of them from the Tate Gallery collection.

Table of Contents

INTRODUCTION	6	(6)
1 `Like two waves overtaking one another in turn' SURREALISM AND DADA	12	(8)
2 `Surrealism, n., pure psychic automatism' SURREALIST AUTOMATIC IMAGERY	20	(12)
3 `Images of concrete irrationality' SURREALIST DREAM IMAGERY	32	(14)
4 `Je ne vois pas la femme' WOMEN IN SURREALISM	46	(8)
5 `What then is this Surrealist activity or Surrealism?' SURREALISM IN ENGLAND AND AMERICA	54	(12)
6 `A collision exacted on the eyes' SURREALIST PERFORMANCE, THEATRE AND CINEMA	66	(7)
A LEGACY OF SURREALISM	73	(3)
Select Bibliography	76	(2)
Index	78