{"product_id":"surrealism-9783836506731","title":"Surrealism","description":"\u003cp\u003eWith \u003cstrong\u003eSalvador Dal?\u003c\/strong\u003e as its figurehead, the great ship of Surrealism traversed the turbulent seas of the early 20th century with sails billowing with \u003cstrong\u003edreams and desires\u003c\/strong\u003e. Inspired by the psychoanalytical practice of Sigmund Freud, the Surrealists championed the \u003cstrong\u003eunconscious as the domain of truth, \u003c\/strong\u003euninhibited by the standards or expectations of society.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e With techniques ranging from \u003cstrong\u003ehypnotism\u003c\/strong\u003e to \u003cstrong\u003enocturnal walks\u003c\/strong\u003e to \u003cstrong\u003eautomatic writing\u003c\/strong\u003e, the likes of \u003cstrong\u003eAndr? Breton, Max Ernst, Brassa?, \u003c\/strong\u003eand\u003cstrong\u003e Meret Oppenheim\u003c\/strong\u003e produced paintings, drawings, texts, and films in which they sought to excavate their most intimate and primal instincts. The results abound with \u003cstrong\u003esexual fantasies, \u003c\/strong\u003e with \u003cstrong\u003emysterious, menacing creatures\u003c\/strong\u003e, and with the juxtaposition of seemingly contradictory objects or ideas.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e This book introduces the origins and the sensational legacy of the Surrealist movement, one of the most \u003cstrong\u003eprofound and enduring influences on film, theater, literature, art, and thought\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Featured artists: \u003cstrong\u003eHans Arp, Andr? Breton, Giorgio de Chirico, Salvador Dal?, Max Ernst, Alberto Giacometti, Paul Klee, Ren? Magritte, Andr? Masson, Matta, Joan Mir?, Pablo Picasso, Meret Oppenheim, Yves Tanguy\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eKlingsöhr-Leroy, Cathrin:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - Cathrin Klingsöhr-Leroy (b. 1958) studied art history, archaeology and German literature in Regensburg, Bonn and Paris. She wrote her doctoral thesis on \"The Artist Portrait in the French Grand Siècle\". Previously curator of the Fritz Winter Foundation at the Bayerische Staatsgemälde-samm-lungen in Munich, she is currently director of the Franz Marc Museum in Kochel am See. She has published works on Lyonel Feininger, Lovis Corinth, Franz Marc and the Blue Rider and in particular on Paul Klee.","brand":"Taschen","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50717210738962,"sku":"9783836506731","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_24d8f220-62de-4f60-960d-0e8e5c9969e2.jpg?v=1734612888","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/surrealism-9783836506731","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}