Works of Surrealism feature the element of surprise, unexpected juxtapositions and non sequitur.

Nov 27, 2025 · Surrealism was a movement in visual art and literature that flourished in Europe between World Wars I and II.

The Surrealist movement began as a literary group strongly allied to Dada, emerging in the wake of the collapse of Dada in Paris, when André Breton's eagerness to bring purpose to Dada …

Sep 13, 2017 · Surrealism is an artistic movement that has had a lasting impact on painting, sculpture, literature, photography and film.

Oct 1, 2004 · Surrealism originated in the late 1910s and early ’20s as a literary movement that experimented with a new mode of expression called automatic writing, or automatism, which …

Nov 14, 2025 · Surrealism is an art movement that sought to unlock the hidden depths of the human mind. Emerging in the early 1920s, it rejected rational thought and embraced the …

Drawing on the psychoanalytic theories of Sigmund Freud, the Surrealists sought to overthrow what they perceived as the oppressive rationalism of modern society by accessing the sur …