Surrealism

Question 1

What is Automatism?

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a group of techniques designed to release art from conscious control

Question 2

Surrealists attacked the emphasis placed on _________________.

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rationalism in current culture

Question 3

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 4

What does the image above reflect?

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the violence of World War I

Question 5

Surrealists felt that it was important to emphasize the ____________________.

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subjectivity of art

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

How did the artist of the above image create his paintings?

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He doodled on canvas and turned these abstractions into whatever figure he felt they resembled.

Question 8

What is the name of the piece above?

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The Persistence of Memory

Question 9

Who is the artist of the piece above?

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Max Ernst

Question 10

How did Salvador Dalí come up with his images?

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imagery from his nightmares

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