Surrealism arose at the beginning of the 20th century. It is a kind of reincarnation of symbolism. The word "surrealism" comes from the French surrealite, which translates as "art of the supernatural."
Features of Surrealism
Even before Dada, the features of surrealism appeared in the works of Giorgio De Chirico and Marc Chagall.
Art historians call the forerunners of surrealism Jerome Bosch and Francisco Goya with their strange and bizarre images. A large role in the emergence of this trend was also played by Dada (from the French dada, which translates as "a wooden horse for children"). Representatives of this artistic movement rejected the regularity and integrity of the composition. They built their works with the help of random objects.
Surreal compositions also lack order. Everything is random there. The emergence of surrealism is associated with the medical theory that existed at the beginning of the 20th century about the presence of dark forces in the human subconscious, trying to subordinate consciousness to themselves. Surrealist artists were very passionate about this theory, which was reflected in their paintings. By their painting, they sought to prove to the public that an unknown force, hidden in the depths of the brain, takes part in the creation of their works.
Figures of people and animals, various objects are displayed on the canvases of the surrealists as something unusual, resembling strange visions or terrible dreams. Such often frightening images can occur in the brain of a person under hypnosis or in a trance.
