Who started the surrealism movement? And where did they get the idea from?
Surrealism was in many respects a continuation of the Dada movement which had it’s main centres in Zurich,Berlin and Cologne.(From wikepedia; “Dada or Dadaism is a cultural movement that began during World War I and peaked from 1916 to 1922. The movement primarily involved visual arts, literature—poetry, art manifestoes, art theory—theatre, and graphic design, and concentrated its anti-war politics through a rejection of the prevailing standards in art through anti-art cultural works. Dada activities included public gatherings, demonstrations, and publication of art/literary journals; passionate coverage of art, politics, and culture were topics often discussed in a variety of media.”) The Surrealists added a psychological dimension to the Dada anti-establishment position with an interest in dreams and sub-conscious thought. Surrealism was started in Paris (early 1920s) essentially by the poet and writer Andre Breton. Artists who were involved in it’s early stages were; Hans Arp, Max E
