sur·re·al·ism (s -r  -l z m)n. 1. A 20th-century literary and artistic movement that attempts to express the workings of the subconscious and is characterized by fantastic imagery and incongruous juxtaposition of subject matter. 2. Literature or art produced in this style. [French surréalisme : sur-, beyond (from Old French; see sur-) + réalisme, realism (from réalité, realism, from Medieval Latin re  lits, from relis, real; see real1).]sur·re al·ist n. |
surrealism [səˈrɪəˌlɪzəm]
n
(Fine Arts & Visual Arts / Art Movements) (sometimes capital) a movement in art and literature in the 1920s, which developed esp from dada, characterized by the evocative juxtaposition of incongruous images in order to include unconscious and dream elements
[from French surréalisme, from sur-1 + réalisme realism]
surrealist n & adj
surrealistic adj
surrealistically adv
Surrealism, Superrealism
a controversial movement in art and literature between the two World Wars in which the artist attempted to portray, express, or interpret the workings of the subconscious mind; in painting it found expression in two techniques, the naturalistic (Dali) and the abstract (Miró). — Surrealist, n. — Surrealistic, adj.
See also: Art
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| Noun | 1. |  surrealism - a 20th century movement of artists and writers (developing out of dadaism) who used fantastic images and incongruous juxtapositions in order to represent unconscious thoughts and dreamsart movement, artistic movement - a group of artists who agree on general principles surrealist - an artist who is a member of the movement called surrealism |
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