I've always liked Surrealism for some reason, some of the things are just so damn odd you cant help but like it.
This art form was origonally founded by the french poet Andre Breton from what I can gather, he published his first book Surreal Manifesto in 1942 - Paris. It basically is an art form that tries to represent ones unconcious thoughts.
I am personally impressed with one surreal artist known as Salvador Dali (1903 - 1989). I remember hearing that when he initially studied in a school of art he told the lecturers that they where not worthy to mark his work, Now thats what I call bold. I have to admit he was a genius.
The persistance of memory - by Salvador Dali
I am now impressed with the way that surrealism has made its way into the flash animation side of the internet. One person in particular that I think deserves credit is David Firth. His site is www.fat-pie.com
One of the characters that always makes me laugh is Salad fingers who is just one bizaar creature that you can not easily forget.
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Great to hear that you are enthusiastic about Surrealism. The surrealist works that I enjoy the most are the films made in the 1920's including:
Richter: Vormittagsspuk (Ghosts Before Breakfast), Entr Acte: re-purposed/juxtaposed space and Un Chien Andalou (1929).
I like surrealism because it makes my brain work in creative ways and inturpretation of the image gives me more control over its "message".
I also was intrigued by Dhali and had a poster of his work on my wall. I could spend ages reforming my thoughts and ideas about the work - good milage for a poster with entertainment value.
I did like the work for these reasons I would not say that I "liked" the pictures.
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