Course 1: Introduction to Modern and Contemporary Art

Surrealism came out of the Dadaist movement and

was also heavily influenced by abstraction.
Surrealism is also influenced by Sigmund Freud’s
theories on dreams and the unconscious. Since its
emergence surrealism has never left the art world and
has since evolved into new sub categories such as
modern day pop surrealism.

Class 4 Surrealism
Vocabulary Well Known Surrealists
Salvador Dali , Frida Kahlo, Joan Miro, Pablo
Surrealism:
Picasso, Man Ray, Yves Tanguay, Richard
Surrealism is a cultural movement that began in the early Hamilton, Max Ernst
1920s, and is best known for its visual artworks and
writings. The best way to simply define it is as the random Fun Fact
or irrational juxtaposition of unlike things together.
The Magazine Juxtapoz is
Juxtaposition: a magazine of
contemporary
Juxtaposition is an act or instance of placing two elements pop-surrealistic Art. The
close together or side by side. This is often done in order to Pop Surrealist movement
compare/contrast the two, to show similarities or started on
differences. Hollywood
Boulevard at
Collage: the Gallery La
Luz De Jesus/
Collage comes from the French word Coller “to glue”, and is Soap Plant
the art of assemblage of forms that pre-exist to combine Wacko in Los
together into a new whole. Angeles
California.
LA Kids Class Pack Provides:
Scrap Images from National Geographic /
time magazine
Other collage materials PROJECT: Create your own surrealist
Pre-printed Salvidor Dali Clocks from the “ collage
Persistence of Memory” 1. Cut out images from magazine to assemble together to
1 sheet 8.5” x 11” card stock. make a new image.

Other materials found in teacher 2. Usiing a glues stick collage cut images onto cardstock
pack:
Scissors AFTER PROJECT DISCUSSION: Ask students to talk about what taking unrelated images and
Glue sticks putting them together does.