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The Essential Surrealism

W. John Campbell

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For readers who are short on time, long on curiosity, and turned off by art-world jargon, Abrams presents a series of hip, entertaining books on artists and pop culture.* A fascinating account of the artist's life and work

* Fresh anecdotes, both professional and personal

* Concise sidebars on major players and cultural and social movements that shaped the artist's work

* Superb, full-color reproductions

Welcome to the world of Surrealism, the Freud-influenced artistic movement of the 1920s and 1930s. The author shows how the daring Surrealists -- Dali, Ernst, Magritte, Man Ray, and others -- harnessed the forces of the unconscious through the use of fantasy imagery and an unprecedented juxtaposition of subject matter.

Language: English

Pages: 112

Format: Hardcover

Release: April 01, 2002

ISBN 13: 9780810958326

The Essential Surrealism

W. John Campbell

0/5 ( ratings)

For readers who are short on time, long on curiosity, and turned off by art-world jargon, Abrams presents a series of hip, entertaining books on artists and pop culture.* A fascinating account of the artist's life and work

* Fresh anecdotes, both professional and personal

* Concise sidebars on major players and cultural and social movements that shaped the artist's work

* Superb, full-color reproductions

Welcome to the world of Surrealism, the Freud-influenced artistic movement of the 1920s and 1930s. The author shows how the daring Surrealists -- Dali, Ernst, Magritte, Man Ray, and others -- harnessed the forces of the unconscious through the use of fantasy imagery and an unprecedented juxtaposition of subject matter.

Language: English

Pages: 112

Format: Hardcover

Release: April 01, 2002

ISBN 13: 9780810958326

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