Surrealism

Surrealism gave dreams, desire and the unconscious a central place in modern art. Cathrin Klingsohr-Leroy’s introduction traces the movement’s origins and influence, showing how unexpected combinations could make familiar objects and settings feel profoundly strange.

The book considers Surrealist experiments across painting, drawing, writing and film, with artists including Salvador Dalí, Max Ernst, René Magritte, Giorgio de Chirico, Meret Oppenheim and Yves Tanguy. Looking across these different practices helps explain why Surrealism is more than a recognisable type of dream painting: it is also an approach to imagination, association and the disruption of ordinary expectations.

Part of TASCHEN’s Basic Art series, this 96-page hardback provides a concise illustrated route into a complex movement. It is well suited to readers building their knowledge of twentieth-century art, or wanting context for the uncanny landscapes and ambiguous encounters they already enjoy. A compact starting point for further reading on individual Surrealist artists.

Book Details

• Author / contributors: Cathrin Klingsohr-Leroy
• Publisher: TASCHEN
• Format: Hardback
• Pages: 96
• ISBN: 9783836506731

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