Surrealism - Famous Art Movement of XXth Century.

Today's art develops and experiences changes, reacting on all the events that take place in different areas of our life. Nowadays, as well as many years ago, talented painters appear to perceive the world and the environment deeply and create masterpieces in different styles. There are a lot of well-known painters these days that follow the styles popular in past centuries. There are contemporary artists that remain true followers of such styles as abstractionism, expressionism, surrealism, etc. Today also appear paintings which are created as well as surreal art painting of 1920 and 30s was created – when the unconscious and imagination is given liberation.

One of the most important art movements of XX th century– surreal art movement development is closely connected with the name of Andre Breton. The movement influenced not painting only but a lot of other spheres of life, such as literature, architecture, sculpture, such areas as philosophy, psychology and politics also had the features of surrealism. «Magic Fields» can be cited as an example when it goes about surrealism in literature. To identify surrealism painting among other artworks is possible due to the imaginative and surprising images. Surreal art is also closely connected with Dadaism and cubism, in fact, the movement began developing during the 1920's just when the above mentioned movements were experiencing decline. The epicentre of surreal art emerge was Paris, and soon the movement spread all over the globe. One of the main characteristic features of surrealism art movement is the expression of psychological aspects on canvas, that's why often surrealism is connected with Freudian theories. Such notion as «Freud surrealism» is also known.

The 1930's were the peak of Surrealism movement development, during this period of time the most notable and worldwide known artworks appeared. Surrealism masterpieces of Salvador Dali and other painters, the followers of surreal art, were created then. For the first time the painting representing surrealism art was exhibited in 1925 in Paris.

When it goes about surrealism the name of Salvador Dali, eccentric person and genius, cannot be omitted. Dali went down into history as a bright representative of surrealism art and as the author of such masterpieces as «The Persistence of Memory», «The Destruction of the Persistence of Memory», «The Elephants», and «Rose Meditative». The master is also well-known due to his bizarre behavior and it was hard to say whether Dali's odd actions were the result of his non-standard nature or madness. No wonder that a person with such strange conduct became the most well-known member, a significant part of the surrealist group, because the phrase «surreal art» itself means «above reality».

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