Surrealism Female Artists
From the 20th century
Defined by the philosophical, revolutionary personalities that populated it, Surrealism left a lasting
legacy
on
generations of artists. Despite the movement being historically associated with men, women have contributed
greatly to
this genre throughout the 20th-century. Expressing their inner worlds with sharp lines and bold colors,
female
Surrealists certainly deserve equal recognition. While male Surrealists treated women as objects of desire,
female ones
encouraged them to look inward. As art historian Whitney Chadwick notes, “surrealism’s legacy included a
model
for
creative practices that encouraged many women to adapt its principles in their search to link artistic
self-identity to
the realities of gender and female sexuality.” Unfortunately, the stories of these strong revolutionary
women
have been
lost in the re-telling, and they were often described as adored muses first, and artists second.