Imagination and the Subconscious Fantasy Dada Surrealism Fantasy

Imagination and the Subconscious: Fantasy / Dada / Surrealism

Fantasy Art n n n Fantasy art evolved out of imagery borrowed from Greek mythology, medieval monsters, and the imaginary world of early artists. This type of artwork attempts to visualize the fantasy world of the human imagination. Precursor to Dada and Surrealism.

17. Marc Chagall. Paris Through My Window. (1913) Oil on canvas.

Other Fantasy Art… Klee De Chirico

Dada n Began as a protest during World War I in Zurich – protesting the degradation of European society and the mass destruction of the war – the first dadaists made random nonsense poetry out of words cut from pages and dropped on a table. n The term Dada comes from their nonsense attitude toward conventional language. n The Dada message: all European culture was decadent and devoid of meaning. n n The Dada movement made some artistic discoveries in their desire to be controversial including: phonetic poetry, photomontage, and assemblage. Their goal: to shock and to awaken the imagination

18. Marcel Duchamp. Fountain. (1917) Ready made.

Duchamp with his Fountain in a gallery…

Dada artworks of Jean Arp…

Surrealism n Surrealism, as an artistic style, developed out of fantasy art and the Dada movement. n Grew out of Freudian free-association and dream analysis n “Surrealism” literally means “beneath the realistic surface of n n life” or a dream world of unreality. Some Surrealists create art in a dreamlike induced state (similar to being unconscious), like Joan Miro. Other Surrealists, such as Dali and Magritte, use logical or recognizable subject matter in very illogical situations creating weird associations.