The surrealists, too, made randomness a cornerstone of their artistic practice. Manifestations of the marvelous In 1928, the artist Otto Umbehr, known simply as Umbo, snapped a picture from his ...
Armed with tubs of Play-Doh, a scalpel and an empty wine bottle in place of a rolling pin, Macnair reimagines portraits as colourful 3D creations. Her new photo show, Surrealists Rendered in Play-Doh, ...
The advent of Surrealism is being celebrated by several major exhibitions in Europe and the U.S., including "Imagine! 100 Years of Surrealism,” "Long Live Surrealism! 1924–Today” and "Forbidden ...
Looking at disjoined, discordant, juxtaposed images on our screens - does it mean we’re all Surrealists now? The concept of Surrealism was dreamt up 100 years ago, after the First World War ...
Surrealists believed that human beings should be free from the usual thoughts and rules of life. They would often play made-up games to help them feel more creative. The Surrealists had games and ...
Here’s hoping that his disturbing images are more successful this time around than in the 1950s, when he was hailed, first by the Jean Dubuffet and then by the Surrealists, as a major Art Brut find. .