11. Surrealism
Nb Not on tutors list but some other movements don't make sense without it
Dates
Surrealist movement 1920-1930 but style continues until 1950s.
Characteristics.
1) Mix pf  Freud and Marx. Aimed to recapture the unconscious thought or dream.
2) Realistic  figurative style but used shocking juxtapositions - the lobster as a phone - to startle the viewer.
3) Started as a poetry movement. Other art forms esepcially film and photography at least as important as painting.