Surrealism Answers

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Surrealists felt that it was important to emphasize the ____________________.

sensual qualities of themselves

voice in their heads

subjectivity of art

concept of life as fleeting

What was Sigmund Freud’s theory of the unconscious?

He believed true art came only from the unconscious mind.

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

He viewed all human beings as products of their environment.

What is grattage?

creating pattern by using everyday materials and dried paint to create texture

creating pattern by laying metal underneath of the canvas

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

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

Salvador Dalí

Sigmund Freud

Joan Miro

Andre Breton

What is Automatism?

a group of techniques designed to release art from conscious control

a sculptural process

an artistic form that involves using dreams to create a piece

art that is created by a machine

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