{"product_id":"9783836506731","title":"Surrealism","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eUnleash the unconscious: Provoking the establishment with primal instincts\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith \u003cb\u003eSalvador Dalí\u003c\/b\u003e as its figurehead, the great ship of Surrealism traversed the turbulent seas of the early twentieth century with sails billowing with \u003cb\u003edreams and desires\u003c\/b\u003e. Inspired by the psychoanalytical practice of Sigmund Freud, the Surrealists championed the unconscious as the domain of \u003cb\u003e truth, uninhibited by the standards or expectations of society. \u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith techniques ranging from \u003cb\u003ehypnotism\u003c\/b\u003e to \u003cb\u003enocturnal walks\u003c\/b\u003e to \u003cb\u003eautomatic writing\u003c\/b\u003e, the likes of \u003cb\u003eAndré Breton, Max Ernst, Brassaï, \u003c\/b\u003e and \u003cb\u003e Meret Oppenheim\u003c\/b\u003e produced paintings, drawings, texts, and films in which they sought to excavate their most intimate and primal instincts. The results abound with \u003cb\u003esexual fantasies,\u003c\/b\u003e with \u003cb\u003emysterious, menacing creatures\u003c\/b\u003e, and with the juxtaposition of seemingly contradictory objects or ideas.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book introduces the origins and the sensational legacy of the Surrealist movement, one of the most \u003cb\u003eprofound and enduring influences on film, theatre, literature, art, and thought\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFeatured artists: \u003cb\u003eHans Arp, André Breton, Giorgio de Chirico, Salvador Dalí, Max Ernst, Alberto Giacometti, Paul Klee, René Magritte, André Masson, Matta, Joan Miró, Pablo Picasso, Meret Oppenheim, Yves Tanguy\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003cb\u003eAbout the Series:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003eEach book in TASCHEN's Basic Genre series features:\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ea detailed illustrated introduction plus a timeline of the most important political, cultural and social events that took place during that period\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ea selection of the most important works of the epoch, each of which is presented on a 2-page spread with a full-page image and with an interpretation of the respective work, plus a portrait and brief biography of the artist\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eapproximately 100 colour illustrations with explanatory captions\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"TASCHEN","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47052252315888,"sku":"9783836506731","price":20.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9783836506731_p0.jpg?v=1769887992","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9783836506731","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}