JamesWhitehead
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I was a bit surprised to discover that we don't have any existing thread with the word Surrealism in the title!
Alchemist Adam McLean has posted his 20-video exploration of the subject on Youtube.
He concentrates on paintings.
It is timely, perhaps, in view of all those molten watches and the fact the word was coined in 1917, to see if the old term still has any potency.
Now that any nerd can share her or his randomness on Youtube, is it worth investigating the idea of the surreal afresh?
It has actually morphed into the default mode for a lot of cynical advertising but the idea of gate-keepers policing a "pure" surrealism sounds ridiculous.
As a student, my walls were awash with Dalì and Magritte; now I find them paradoxically reassuring and nostalgic.
Any ideas?
Alchemist Adam McLean has posted his 20-video exploration of the subject on Youtube.
He concentrates on paintings.
It is timely, perhaps, in view of all those molten watches and the fact the word was coined in 1917, to see if the old term still has any potency.
Now that any nerd can share her or his randomness on Youtube, is it worth investigating the idea of the surreal afresh?
It has actually morphed into the default mode for a lot of cynical advertising but the idea of gate-keepers policing a "pure" surrealism sounds ridiculous.
As a student, my walls were awash with Dalì and Magritte; now I find them paradoxically reassuring and nostalgic.
Any ideas?