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Provide a brief description of the stylistic attributes and conceptual principles of surrealism.
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Tracie Narayanasamy CT 302 Modern and Postmodern Art and Aesthetics Essay 1 Provide a brief description of the stylistic attributes and conceptual principles of surrealism. "Surrealism aims to destroy by the denial of reason." George Dunderow, Republican, Michigan, USA 1 Speaking at the time of the inception of abstract expressionism, Dunderow bemoaned the 'world wide conspiracy of modern art', which he cited as having sought by various means to demolish the foundations of bourgeois, in this case American, ideology. Surrealism's 'denial of reason' had followed Dada's method of 'ridicule', and indeed Dunderow's bemoanings appear to have succinctly captured the essence of both movements. Dada was conceived in Zurich during WW1, and sought to demonstrate its disgust towards those who had plunged the world into war, and to liberate itself from the traditional values that had led to war. (For the Dadaists, the bourgeoisie, who had caused the deaths of so many, did not deserve the beauty...
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