surrealism

/sə'riəlizm/ Cách viết khác : (superrealism) /,sju:pə'riəlizm/

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Definition

Noun: 1. A 20th-century avant-garde movement in art and literature: Surrealism is a cultural movement that began in the early 1920s. It sought to release the creative potential of the unconscious mind, for example by juxtaposing irrational, dreamlike images in unexpected ways. 2. The principles, ideals, or practice of producing fantastic or incongruous imagery: It refers to the techniques and style used to express subconscious thoughts and dreams, often creating a strange, unsettling, or illogical reality.

Usage

• Surrealism is used as an uncountable noun to describe the movement, its philosophy, or its characteristic style.
• It is often discussed in the context of visual arts, literature, film, and thought.

Examples

• As a movement or style:
  • Salvador Dalí is one of the most famous artists associated with Surrealism.
  • The film uses elements of surrealism to depict the character's fractured mental state.
• Describing a quality:
  • There was a touch of surrealism in the way the ordinary objects were arranged in the exhibition.

Advanced Usage

• Surrealist (adj): Having the qualities of surrealism; bizarre, dreamlike.
  • The painter's surrealist landscapes combine clocks with barren deserts.
• Surrealist (n): An artist or writer who practices surrealism.
  • André Breton was a leading surrealist and writer of the movement's manifesto.

Variants and Related Words

• Surreal (adj): Having the disorienting, hallucinatory quality of a dream; unreal, bizarre.
  • The experience was completely surreal.
• Surrealistic (adj): Another term for ; pertaining to surrealism.
  • The play had a surrealistic set design.

Synonyms

• Fantasticism: Emphasis on the fantastical or imaginary.
• Dream imagery: Visuals reminiscent of dreams.

Related Phrases and Concepts

• Automatism: A surrealist technique of creating art without conscious control, intended to express the unconscious.
• Juxtaposition: The surrealist practice of placing contrasting ideas, images, or objects side by side to create a shocking or poetic effect.

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Noun

1. a 20th century movement of artists and writers (developing out of dadaism) who used fantastic images and incongruous juxtapositions in order to represent unconscious thoughts and dreams