By Gita Hudson
Surrealism | Painting | Oil on Canvas | 60 (w) x 36 (h) inches
"Surrealism is destructive, but it destroys only what it considers to be shackles limiting our vision." – Salvador Dali. Surrealism started off as an artistic trend, which aimed to defy what was considered normal and accepted by society. The main focus of surrealists was on dreams and the subconscious mind. They believed that ordinary things could be viewed with new eyes if approached from a creative perspective. Surreal paintings aims to revolutionise human experience. It balances a rational vision of life with one that asserts the power of the unconscious and dreams. The movement’s artists find magic and strange beauty in the unexpected and the uncanny, the disregarded and the unconventional. At the core of their work is the willingness to challenge imposed values and norms, and a search for freedom. Many surrealist artists have used automatic drawing or writing to unlock ideas and images from their unconsc... Read More "Surrealism is destructive, but it destroys only what it considers to be shackles limiting our vision." – Salvador Dali. Surrealism started off as an artistic trend, which aimed to defy what was considered normal and accepted by society. The main focus of surrealists was on dreams and the subconscious mind. They believed that ordinary things could be viewed with new eyes if approached from a creative perspective. Surreal paintings aims to revolutionise human experience. It balances a rational vision of life with one that asserts the power of the unconscious and dreams. The movement’s artists find magic and strange beauty in the unexpected and the uncanny, the disregarded and the unconventional. At the core of their work is the willingness to challenge imposed values and norms, and a search for freedom. Many surrealist artists have used automatic drawing or writing to unlock ideas and images from their unconscious minds. Others have wanted to depict dream worlds or hidden psychological tensions. Surrealist artists have also drawn inspiration from mysticism, ancient cultures and Indigenous art and knowledges as a way of imagining alternative realities. Surrealism's core ideas and themes have been adapted and deemed relevant to different historical, geographical, and cultural contexts, enabling it to be expressed through plural voices. You may also like to explore these different types of Art galleries Landscape Paintings, Seascape Paintings, Cityscape paintings, Landscape Paintings, Village Paintings, Surrealist Paintings.
By Gita Hudson
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