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Modern Surrealism Artwork
Surrealism is very distinct type of art, easily identified by the surprising elements and juxtapositions that frequently occur in the surrealist art pieces. Surrealism is based on allowing sub-conscious images to surface undisturbed by rational thought processes, and captured through art.
A Brief History of Surrealist Art
The surrealistic movement was born in Paris, during the onslaught of WWI. As a rejection of the brutality of the war, which was believed by the artists to be caused by too much rational thought, the artists began their anti-art, anti-rational movement.