Cubism Surrealism

The Surrealist movement primarily took place between 1920 and 1939 in Europe. Surrealism peaked between WWI and WWII and focused on positive expression. It aims to balance a rational view of life with a more dream-like one. Surrealism is often thought of as uncanny, unexpected and unconventional. It finds beauty in oddities and distortion. Surrealist paintings often look very well-blended and contain elements of collage and metaphysical atmospheres.

Cubism is considered the most influential art movement of the 20th century. Cubism’s prime was between 1908 and 1929. This movement appealed to artists because it allowed them to express their subjects from multiple viewpoints at one time. Pablo Picasso is often credited with being the father of Cubism and created roughly 13,500 paintings and designs and 100,000 prints and engravings in his lifetime. Cubism is associated with geometric shapes and often depicts a more muted, monotone color palette. Cubist images appear to be flat and emphasize a two-dimensional picture plane.