An Overview of Surrealism - The Exquisite Art Form
A creative and an artistic movement that stirred the world in 1920s was the Surrealism. It had its forms that were in plenty like politics, music, film and literature. Surrealism was made as a philosophy and a statement that created a revolution. It was not just a simple art that appealed to our sensory. A response from the world’s involvement in the 1st world war was surrealism where people really had a dreadful experience on the whole.
Andre Breton was the one to lead Surrealism and some of the writers and artists who encouraged surrealism were Roger Vitrac, Louis Aragon, Simone Breton, Philippe Soupault, Gala luard, Paul luard, Max Ernst, Benjamin Pret, Man Ray, Ren Crevel, Hans Arp, Robert Desnos, Georges Malkine, Jacques Baron, Jacques Baron, Michel Leiris, Max Morise, Georges Limbour, Marcel Noll, Antonin Artaud, Pierre Naville, Joan Mir, Jacques Prvert, Andr Masson, Yves Tanguy, Raymond Queneau.
Surrealism was also apparent in film. Such surrealist films include Entr’acte from 1924, La Coquille et le clergyman from 1928, Un chien andalou from 1929, L’toile de mer from 1928, L’ge d’Or from 1930 and Le sang d’un pote form 1930.
In order to create an appeal that appears to be more fictional, Surrealism can be portrayed as an element that is more realistic in art. It stands in between the fantasy and reality. It helped in linking the abstract and the real things present in the world. It also plays with the human psyche. Artists who described this art were namely Grgoire Michonze, Valentine Hugo, Giorgio de Chirico, Salvador Dali, Alberto Giacomett, Mret Oppenheim, Luis Buuel, Enrico Donati and Toyen.
Surrealism and its political philosophy that was carried throughout its art spread from Europe to North America, the Caribbean, Central America, South America and parts of Asia. It was extremely popular throughout Latin America and it impacted Argentina the most with many great surrealist artists coming from the said country. Surrealism began in the 20s in Europe and apparent in the Americas until the late 60s. There have been major art exhibitions which highlighted surrealism and are very noteworthy.
In the 20s, La Peinture Surrealiste exhibition was in France in 1925 and also the Galerie Surraliste was held in 1926. During the 30s, the number of exhibitions that took place increased. They were the the London International Surrealist exhibition in London in 1936, , Dada and Surrealism in New York in 1936, Fantastic Art and the International Surrealist Exhibition in 1938 was in Paris. In the 40s, some of the exhibitions were the First Papers of Surrealism that took place in New York in 1943 and the International Surrealist Exhibition in 1949 was also held in Paris in 1959. The final exhibition was held in New York in the year 1960 which was named to be the Surrealist Intrusion in the Enchanters’ Domain.
Surrealism has had an impact on the world not just for its new style of art but for the hidden (or not so much) political messages of generally Marxism, socialism and communism that was portrayed in the artwork.