Performance Art: from Futurism to the Present: pages 75-94

Surrealism- is a 20th century avant-garde movement that focused on the unconsciousness mind and postions of irrational behavior.

     This image summarizes the surrealist style of art and design.surrealism was a small art movement founded in Paris that revolved around the state of non being or unconscious rational into a physical image. the works of surrealism was highly influenced by Sigmund freud

     Surrealism has a focus on the imagination and the repressed aspiration. many early works were used to spur the message of contradicting views and revolutionary ties to each piece. surrealism has also been coined abstract expressionism in the way and media in which it is created. many great artist such as Salvidor Dahli with his famous canvas titles clocks. as revolutionary as this movement was the performing arts was highly influenced by

     Andre Breton- with his ground breaking work of Le manifesto de surrealism.

By: Robert Lopez