Surrealism

Question 1

What was the Manifesto of Surrealism?

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a text that included numerous examples of the applications of Surrealism to poetry and literature

Question 2

Who painted the image above?

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Salvador Dalí

Question 3

What is grattage?

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creating pattern by scraping off layers of paint from a canvas that is laid over a textured surface

Question 4

How did Salvador Dalí come up with his images?

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imagery from his nightmares

Question 5

Whose theory stated that the unconscious was the key to improving civilization?

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Sigmund Freud

Question 6

What was Sigmund Freud’s theory of the unconscious?

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He viewed the human mind as engaged in battle between the rational conscious mind and the irrational urges of the unconscious.

Question 7

Who is the artist of the piece above?

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Max Ernst

Question 8

Surrealists felt that it was important to emphasize the ____________________.

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subjectivity of art

Question 9

What does the image above reflect?

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the violence of World War I

Question 10

What is Automatism?

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a group of techniques designed to release art from conscious control

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