In the aftermath, new forms of expression came into being. Enter Surrealist art, with its emphasis on positive expression. The proponents of Surrealism saw the art form as a rejection of ...
This year marks the centenary of the Surrealist Manifesto, a pivotal text authored by the French writer and poet André Breton that kickstarted one of the 20th century’s most radical art movements.
Surrealist artists are known for their experimental and spontaneous attitude towards art. By freeing themselves of self-censorship and the rational mind, they employed and invented game-like ...
True, French-born Texans Dominique and John de Menil scooped up plenty of the Surrealist's gems during Magritte's lifetime. Yet Hannah Klemm, the Blanton's curator of Modern & Contemporary Art, ...
Austinite Lars Frazer's late father, not usually into the arts, owned a tiny Surrealist painting, which ended up in Frazer's hands. It is now on display at the Blanton Museum of Art. And there is ...