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Synopsis
With Salvador Dali as its figurehead, Surrealism's mysterious, dream-like imagery made sensational waves in the art world. This work highlights the movement's style and influence on 20th-century culture.
Synopsis
Dreamlike, fantastic imagery With
Salvador Dal as its figurehead, the great ship of
Surrealism traversed the wild and turbulent sea of
the Roaring Twenties, its sails full of winds blown by
Sigmund Freud and
Andr Breton. With their
mysterious, dreamlike, fantastic imagery, the Surrealists made sensational waves in the art world. The influence of artists such as
Dal , Bu uel, Ernst, and Magritte on 20th century film, theatre, literature, art theory--even advertising--is inestimable. This book traces their legacy back to its origins.
Featured artists:
Hans Arp, Andr Breton, Brassa , Giorgio de Chirico, Salvador Dal , Max Ernst, Alberto Giacometti, Paul Klee, Ren Magritte, Andr Masson, Matta, Joan Mir , Pablo Picasso, Meret Oppenheim, Yves Tanguy About the Series: Each book in TASCHEN's Basic Genre Series features:
- a detailed illustrated introduction plus a timeline of the most important political, cultural and social events that took place during that period
- a selection of the most important works of the epoch, each of which is presented on a 2-page spread with a full-page image and with an interpretation of the respective work, plus a portrait and brief biography of the artist
- approximately 100 colour illustrations with explanatory captions