Though Surrealism spread to many fields, it is best known for the works of its visual artists. Major figures responsible for creating the golden age of the movement were Spanish artists Joan Miro andSalvador Dali; German artist Max Ernst, and Belgian artist René Magritte. In visual arts, Surrealism found a hugely popular method; that of captivating the viewer with compelling images that exposed the psychological truth or stripped ordinary objects from the meaning associated with them. Among other things, Surrealist artists painted unnerving, illogical scenes with photographic precision; and created strange creatures from everyday objects. Salvador Dali and Rene Magritte are the most famous figures of the movement. Dali’s painting The Persistence of Memory and Magritte’s The Treachery of Images are the most famous works of Surrealism.
For myself, I feel as though even the very definition itself is up for
debate, as it can mean a multitude, for anything out of the ordinary
deemed as strange, wonderful, awe-inspiring and even
disturbing.
What does
"surreal"
mean?