Surrealism+Collage+Cubes

 **Surrealism** was developed by the 20th-century literary and artistic movement. The surrealist movement of visual art and literature, flourished in Europe between World Wars I and II. -The movement represented a reaction against what its members saw as the destruction wrought by the "rationalism" that had guided European culture and politics in the past and had culminated in the horrors of World War I.

They weren't making beautiful portraits, still lifes, or landscapes. They didn't want to tell a famous story from history, mythology, or religion. //They wanted to illustrate their unconcious minds, their imaginations, their fantasies, and their nightmares.//
 * In other words, the Surrealists weren't trying to make pretty pictures.**

**Characteristics of Surrealism:** -Done in a realistic style, but showing impossible, dreamlike, or fantasy scenarios -sometimes disturbing, sometimes humorous, and sometimes confusing, but //always// meant to make you think and question what you see. -Often features -Symbolism -Juxtaposing -Optical illusions, tricks, and double images

 The Persistence of Memory, Salvador Dali, Spanish || Galatea of the Spheres, 1952 Salvador Dali, Spanish || The Lovers, 1928Rene Magritte, Belgian ||  || What Water Gave Me, 1938 Fida Kahlo, Mexican || Roots, 1943 Frida Kahlo || Click here for more information at our Surrealism Site, with detailed information and links.
 * [[image:dali-persistence-of-time.jpg width="335" height="243" link="@http://www.moma.org/collection/object.php?object_id=79018"]]
 * [[image:magrittelovers.jpg width="359" height="263" link="@http://www.moma.org/collection/browse_results.php?criteria=O%3AAD%3AE%3A3692&page_number=4&template_id=1&sort_order=1"]]
 * [[image:KahloWater38.jpg]]

Use photograpghic sources to create 6 small surrealist collages. Using photos will help you achieve a "realistic" look while also depicting an impossible, or fantasy, scene. When complete, you will assemble a 3-D cube with a collage scene on each surface. ** Criteria  ** **  Size requirement:   ** You must complete 6 collages; Each collage will contain at least 4 separate elements **  Use of Materials:   ** You must use materials (magazines, scissors, glue) correctly and clean up your studio space every day. **  Craftsmanship:   ** Your collages will be neat and clean (no messy globs of glue, no sloppy cutting) with crisp edges. Your cube will be correctly constructed. **  Technique:   ** The individual components of your collage must be carefully combined to create a seamless image. Although it will be an impossible scene, your viewers should do a double take because it looks so "real!" **  Creativity:   ** Show the characteristics of Surrealism (juxtaposing, change in scale, etc.) to create interesting and unique scenes!
 * Your Assignment:  **


 * Student Work:**


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