Surrealism erupted from the ashes of World War I and flourished throughout decades past World War II. This artistic movement strived for expression that was galvanized by the enigmatic but creative subconscious mind. Artists contemplated on psychoanalytic theory posed by Sigmund Freud, and they depicted their mindful explorations onto canvas. Both Collin Elder and Salvador Dali are surrealist artists who created unique works that pursued what they wanted – natural conservation and unique combination of reality and paranoia, respectively. This difference in subjects is caused by the generational difference (Collin Elder is from the 21st century whereas Salvador Dali in the 20th century) and yet they both retained the concepts of surrealism that
