An Insight Into The World Of Surrealism And Dreams

Ami Watson Contemporary Themes II 5PG502 Dr Phillip Harris and Nick Dunmur BA (Hons) Photography Presentation script Bibliography Monday 20th April Hello, as you all may know my names Ami Watson. Today’s presentation will offer you an insight into my exploration of dreams and the influences they offer our creative stimulus in response to photography. Throughout this presentation I aim to offer you all an insight into the world of surrealism and dreams. Firstly I will introduce you to the surrealist movement and some relevant themes with surrealist art. Then explore the defined states of consciousness, moving into explaining what a dream is. Next will be a brief touch on what influences visual stimulating tools have upon art, flowing through to surrealism and dreams. Here I will talk about the contrasting views of the surrealist and Freudian opinions of dream definition and expression. After I will produce a few artists who have used dreams to influence their creativity within bodies of work, each using different aspects of dreams as a tool. And to wrap up my exploration I will produce my conclusion on the matter and express how this body of research has influenced me within my own photography. Thank you for listening, I hope you enjoy. Introduction to the surrealist movement Surrealism is a 20th-century movement in art and literature that sought to unlock the creative potential of the unconscious mind, for example by the juxtaposition ofShow MoreRelatedEssay about Salvador Dali and Alice In Wonderland1227 Words   |  5 Pages1969, Salvador Dali, a surrealist painter and admirer of Sigmund Freud, appropriated John Tenniel’s illustrations for Lewis Carroll’s Alice in Wonderland. Often expressing the capacity of dreams and imagination, Dali and Carroll become linked together as the center of surrealist concerns. 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