surrealism

Summary

surrealism is an art movement^[1]. surrealism ranks in the top 0.9% of art_movement entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (8,407 views/month, #3 of 334).^[2]

Key Facts

• surrealism was influenced by Dada^[3].
• surrealism was influenced by metaphysical painting^[4].
• surrealism was influenced by communism^[5].
• surrealism's instance of is recorded as art movement^[6].
• surrealism's instance of is recorded as cultural movement^[7].
• surrealism's instance of is recorded as art style^[8].
• surrealism followed Dada^[9].
• surrealism's Commons category is recorded as Surrealism^[10].
• 1920 marks the founding of surrealism^[11].
• surrealism began on 1920^[12].
• surrealism ended on 1980^[13].
• surrealism's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Surrealism^[14].
• surrealism's topic's main Wikimedia portal is recorded as Portal:Dada and Surrealism^[15].
• surrealism's described by source is recorded as Basque Literature Terms Dictionary^[16].
• surrealism's partially coincident with is recorded as surrealist fiction^[17].
• surrealism's different from is recorded as surreal number^[18].
• surrealism's house publication is recorded as La Révolution surréaliste^[19].
• surrealism's house publication is recorded as Le Surrealisme au service de la revolution^[20].
• surrealism's significant person is recorded as André Breton^[21].
• surrealism's significant person is recorded as Salvador Dalí^[22].
• surrealism's significant person is recorded as Max Ernst^[23].
• surrealism's significant person is recorded as René Magritte^[24].
• surrealism's significant person is recorded as Q157321^[25].
• surrealism's significant person is recorded as Joan Miró^[26].
• surrealism's significant person is recorded as Giorgio de Chirico^[27].

Body

Definition and Type

Recorded instance of include art movement^[6], cultural movement^[7], and art style^[8].

Origins

1920 marks the founding of surrealism^[11].

Movements and Schools

Acknowledged influences include Dada^[3], an art movement^[28], founded in 1910^[29]; metaphysical painting^[4], a painting movement^[30], founded in 1917^[31]; and communism^[5], a political ideology^[32].

Influence

Things named for surrealism include surreal number^[33], a type of number^[34].

Why It Matters

surrealism ranks in the top 0.9% of art_movement entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (8,407 views/month, #3 of 334).^[2] surrealism has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[35] surrealism is known by 102 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[36]

surrealism has been cited as an influence by Négritude^[37], an organization^[38]; Lettrism^[39], an art movement^[40], founded in 1945^[41]; Les Automatistes^[42], an art group^[43], in Canada^[44], founded in 1940^[45]; Roberta Marrero^[46], a singer^[47], 1972–2024^[48], of Spain^[49], awarded the Gold Medal of Merit in the Fine Arts^[50]; Fantastic Realism^[51], an art movement^[52], in Austria^[53], founded in 1960^[54]; and Ton Fan Group^[55], an art movement^[56], in People's Republic of China^[57], founded in 1956^[58].

Entities named for surrealism include surreal number^[33], a type of number^[34].

FAQs

Who did surrealism influence?

surrealism has been cited as an influence by Négritude^[37], Lettrism^[39], Les Automatistes^[42], and Roberta Marrero^[46].