Surrealism and Art in the 20th century: An Exploration of its effects on the art
Since the 20th century was mostly dominated by enormous wars, such as the most popular First World War and Second World War and the outbreak of several civils wars, it is nothing but a normal aspect of the effects of war to have major reformations in several aspects of society. Influenced by the powerful Sigmund Freud, several artists and scholars at the time began to use their unconsciousness and imagination to create pieces of art that we describe as Surrealism.
The war of the 20th century had destroyed many things. Enormous amounts of casualties, houses ruined, and people were facing famine, poverty and unemployment. The first world war had reshaped the countries and source of powers. Although France was a winner at the end of war, it had indeed lost many and there was no amount of repercussions that could bring all the lives lost in the war.
Surrealism in its basic definition is a literary and artistic movement that changed the way people of the art's views. It is described by having art of pure imagination and a mere work of the subconscious. This approach to art had changed …show more content…
In the area of graphic design, surrealism has done wonders. For one of the main characteristics is to always search for the "marvelous", surrealism affecting graphic design has created pieces of work that are out of this world. Since most graphic design material has to follow a certain grid or outlined structured, surrealist effect on graphic design created an outbreak of the rules and the creation of images that cross the limit of "bureaucratic restrictions" (catillest.com,2011). This movement was able to prove that even the rule bounded graphic design is able to break free and have a strange peculiar marvelous side to it where it rediscovers our lost sense of mystery" (catillest.com,
Since the 20th century was mostly dominated by enormous wars, such as the most popular First World War and Second World War and the outbreak of several civils wars, it is nothing but a normal aspect of the effects of war to have major reformations in several aspects of society. Influenced by the powerful Sigmund Freud, several artists and scholars at the time began to use their unconsciousness and imagination to create pieces of art that we describe as Surrealism.
The war of the 20th century had destroyed many things. Enormous amounts of casualties, houses ruined, and people were facing famine, poverty and unemployment. The first world war had reshaped the countries and source of powers. Although France was a winner at the end of war, it had indeed lost many and there was no amount of repercussions that could bring all the lives lost in the war.
Surrealism in its basic definition is a literary and artistic movement that changed the way people of the art's views. It is described by having art of pure imagination and a mere work of the subconscious. This approach to art had changed …show more content…
In the area of graphic design, surrealism has done wonders. For one of the main characteristics is to always search for the "marvelous", surrealism affecting graphic design has created pieces of work that are out of this world. Since most graphic design material has to follow a certain grid or outlined structured, surrealist effect on graphic design created an outbreak of the rules and the creation of images that cross the limit of "bureaucratic restrictions" (catillest.com,2011). This movement was able to prove that even the rule bounded graphic design is able to break free and have a strange peculiar marvelous side to it where it rediscovers our lost sense of mystery" (catillest.com,