Product Description

Each book in Taschen's Basic Art movement and genre series includes a detailed introduction with approximately 30 photographs, plus a timeline of the most important events (political, cultural, scientific, sporting, etc.) that took place during the time period. The body of the book contains 35 of the most important works of the epoch; each is presented on a 2-page spread with a full page image and, on the facing page, a description/interpretation of the work, portrait of the artist, and biographical information. With Salvador Dalf at its mast, the great ship of Surrealism launched off into the wild and turbulent sea of the Roaring Twenties, its salls puffed full of winds blown by Sigmund Freud and Andre Breton. With dreamlike, fantastic imagery, the Surrealists made great, sensational waves in the art world. The influence of artists such as Dali, Ernst, and Magritte, on 20th century film, theatre, literature, and thought is inestimable.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #158570 in Books
• Published on: 2004-07-30
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 95 pages

Customer Reviews

Surrealism for Dummies!
.... and clever types too in fairness!

As a basic intro to the movement this book is ideal. Whilst it does have all the heavyweights, there are a number of lesser known artists included and this is very helpful in expanding your knowledge beyond the obvious choices such as Dali and Magritte etc.

The paper quality is good meaning that the picture reproduction is bright and accurate, but the small page size does somewhat hamper the ability to get a better 'experience' of the works. That said, the handy size means you are more likely to read it as you don't get a hernia picking it up!

Excellent value for money.

great book
this is a verry good book, I've bought it becouse I need it for a project and it is cheap also.