How many Surrealists does it take to screw in a light bulb?
Answer: Fish
Are you confused yet? Surrealism is an art movement that seeks its subject matter from the subconscious mind. The ideas of Sigmund Freud and psychology were the impetus behind the surrealist movement. Often artists would use the idea of spontaneous suggestion to drag subconscious imagery from their minds.
Your Assignment is to create a Surrealistic Image.
Process
- In order to collect your images in a spontaneous manner, try word association. Pick a subject and select an image. What subject does that bring to mind? Pick another image. Make a small collection of images for this project. (Create a new directory to save your images).
- Using the same blending techniques as your Photo Montage, merge your images together to create your Surrealistic image.
- Think carefully about the organization and placement of the images. How is your composition balanced?
- Make sure there is a particular Point of Emphasis.
- Post your image to your blog and comment on the underlying meaning of your imagery.
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