Modern Surrealism Art. Surrealism Painters Today

Surrealism art originated almost over a century ago, in 1924 by André Breton. Among the most well-known artists of the movement were Max Ernst, René Magritte, Salvador Dali, and Joan Miró. The roots of the movement can be traced back to French poets (Arthur Rimbaud, Charles Baudelaire, Lautreamont). Surrealism appeared to express the imagination as revealed in dreams, free of the conscious control of reason and convention. Modern surrealism art was also influenced by Dada anti-rationalist sensibility and Freud's model of the subconscious. Contemporary and modern surrealism art keeps on flourishing these days, in advertising mostly.

Surrealism drawings contain the objects that are intended to surprise the viewer, there is a lot of very much unexpected juxtapositions. The followers of the movement considered that their works represented certain philosophical beliefs. Surrealism was a literary and art revolutionary movement with it's own philosophy, psychology and politics.

Started in Paris Surrealism slowly spread to various parts of the globe. Surrealism drawings depict an underlying psychological and philosophical issue. That is why the style is linked to the styles of Situationists and Freudians. The first Surrealism gallery exhibition took place in 1925 at Gallerie Pierre. The first Surrealism gallery included the works by Man Ray, Masson, Miro and other.

To the undeniable masterpieces of the movement ‘The Persistence of Memory’ by Salvador Dali during 1931 and “L'Ange du Foyeur ou le Triomphe du Surréalisme” by Max Ernst in 1937 are referred. Widely recognizable pieces of surrealism art are kept in various museums and galleries. The influence of surrealism was so great that the movement gave impetus to the development of the style in the sequel. There are Surrealism painters today and despite of the fact that the golden age of the movement is over the works created by contemporary artists are highly considered and well sold.

Surrealism today can be found not in painting only, but also in such spheres as films, theater, poetry and others. Klinkov.com website features the works of contemporary painter V. Klinkov whose paintings can be classified as abstract, expressionist and surreal. Those who want to get acquainted with contemporary painting, today's surrealism drawings, will find a lot of entertaining by browsing the online gallery. All the works exhibited on the site are available for sale.