surrealism

noun

sur·re·al·ism | \ sə-ˈrē-ə-ˌli-zəm

also -ˈrā- \

Definition of surrealism

: the principles, ideals, or practice of producing fantastic or incongruous imagery or effects in art, literature, film, or theater by means of unnatural or irrational juxtapositions and combinations

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Recent Examples on the Web In this impressionistic, dreamlike collection, Navarro, a Spanish writer, deploys surrealism to comic, haunting effect: a floating grandmother, a pawlike appendage growing from an ear. — New York Times, "New & Noteworthy, From Food Policy to Communicating With the Dead," 2 Feb. 2021 Liman renders those little details with appropriate surrealism and humor. — David Sims, The Atlantic, "The Early-Pandemic Heist Thriller That No One Asked For," 16 Jan. 2021 The artist, who teaches at St. Mary’s College of Maryland, is both inspired by and skeptical of Dada and surrealism. — Washington Post, "In the galleries: A satire on images of women and the objects they advertise," 25 Dec. 2020 His Weinstein Gallery, specializing in surrealism and abstraction from 1920 through World War II, is based in San Francisco. — Los Angeles Times, "Rare 310-year-old violin stolen from art dealer’s Los Feliz home," 24 Dec. 2020 There’s urban-ghetto reality in Kurzel’s surrealism. — Armond White, National Review, "2020’s Great Gangsta Epic," 18 Dec. 2020 The good news was published by the Commerce Department’s Bureau of Economic Analysis on the Thursday before the election to much fanfare from Trump, but this looked more like through-the-looking-glass surrealism than trustworthy economic policy. — Christopher Caldwell, The New Republic, "The Biden Popular Front Is Doomed to Unravel," 23 Nov. 2020 The book arrays random but potent images in a way that recalls surrealism, which was keen on dream logic, but also mid-20th-century pop culture. — Washington Post, "In the galleries: The Washington colorists and the CIA," 20 Nov. 2020 New coronavirus restrictions put a spotlight on two Belgian classics this week: Beer and surrealism. — Raf Casert And Mark Carlson, Star Tribune, "Bar or restaurant? The big issue in pandemic-struck Brussels," 9 Oct. 2020

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