But does it make for good art? On that score ... and others. Breton’s surrealism, on the other hand, is both idealistic and ideological. It prescribes certain artistic practices—automatism ...

One of the 19th century’s greatest writers, Hugo also found time to produce art admired by founder of surrealism Andre Breton ...

that made her such a fascinating figure within American surrealism. “Art has to be real crazy, real personal and real real, or it is nowhere,” Abercrombie once wrote. Hers certainly was.

Through the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s iconic entrance, up the grand stairs and toward the Modern Art section, a small ...

Surrealism is a style of art inspired by dreams and hidden thoughts. Surrealism started in Paris, France in the 1920s. Salvador Dali is one of the most well-known Surrealist painters. Other ...

Matthew Ronay is an American sculptor. Ronay’s sculptures are hand-carved out of basswood, are often brightly colored, and have playful forms that call to mind folk art, surrealism, mythology, and non ...