Works of Surrealism feature the element of surprise, unexpected juxtapositions and non sequitur.

Jan 5, 2026 · Surrealism was a movement in visual art and literature that flourished in Europe between World Wars I and II.

The Surrealist movement began as a literary group strongly allied to Dada, emerging in the wake of the collapse of Dada in Paris, when André Breton's eagerness to bring purpose to Dada …

Sep 13, 2017 · Surrealists—inspired by Sigmund Freud’s theories of dreams and the unconscious—believed insanity was the breaking of the chains of logic, and they represented …

Nov 14, 2025 · Surrealism is an art movement that sought to unlock the hidden depths of the human mind. Emerging in the early 1920s, it rejected rational thought and embraced the …

Surrealism which used dreams and the unconscious as inspiration, became an international movement that lasted for decades. Surrealism took shape in 1920s Paris championed by …

An artistic and literary movement led by French poet and writer André Breton from 1924 through World War II. Drawing on the psychoanalytic theories of Sigmund Freud, the Surrealists …