Surrealism

Glossary

An art movement that emerged in twentieth-century France and aimed to express the creativity of the unconscious mind through the juxtaposition of unrelated images, producing a dream-like, irrational quality. It gradually expanded to become an intellectual and political movement that was influenced by the psychological theories of Sigmund Freud and the political ideas of Karl Marx.

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Surrealism%newline%An art movement that emerged in twentieth-century France and aimed to express the creativity of the unconscious mind through the juxtaposition of unrelated images, producing a dream-like, irrational quality. It gradually expanded to become an intellectual and political movement that was influenced by the psychological theories of Sigmund Freud and the political ideas of Karl Marx.

Chicago	MAP Academy Encyclopedia of Art. “Surrealism”. Accessed April 27, 2024. https://mapacademy.io/glossary/surrealism/
MLA	“Surrealism.” MAP Academy Encyclopedia of Art. https://mapacademy.io/glossary/surrealism/. Accessed 27, April, 2024.
Harvard	MAP Academy Encyclopedia of Art. (2022) Surrealism. [Online]. Available at: https://mapacademy.io/glossary/surrealism/. (Accessed: 27, April, 2024)