CONCEPTS PRESENTATION Lydia Czolacz/U1250424
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(“Incantation” (2014) central panel of triptych with Jean Labourdette – Oil and gold leaf & “Shaman II” (2014) – Oil) «(Pussy 2.0, DimitriVorsini, 43х43. Тушь, акварель. 201014) Shark Drop 1, Caleb Brown, ,moil on canvas, 30” x 25”, 2009
SURREALISM MOVEMENT Surrealism was a movement which was started in 1924 and ended around 1966 according to The Art Story (N.D) website. It was founded in Paris that wanted “to channel the unconscious as a means to unlock the power of the imagination.” They believed that the Conscious drive, as represented by Freud, repressed exploration of the mind which weighed it down with constraints. A key idea arose from Freud’s work and centred on dreams within our Unconscious drive shown in “The Interpretation of Dreams” (1899). This began the theoretical basis of Surrealism and they began to understand Freud’s importance of unconscious human desires. Surrealist imagery aims to make the reader feel uncomfortable.
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(Stefan Sagmeister, Everything I Do Always Comes Back To Me, 2002)
CONTEMPORARY SURREALISM
Stefan Sagmeister according to his website participated in the exhibition to be able to resonate with the influences of Surrealist art. This specific piece “Everything I Do Always Comes Back to Me” (2002) focuses on “the liberated letterform” and the way in which the alphabet can begin to assume various shapes and begin to create surrealist pieces themselves through the medium used. This piece is ever so slightly different to that of past Surrealism and with this work I began to see a change through time. Sagmeister took it upon himself to use contemporary typography design in a twisted and uncomfortable way which was a great example of how old Surrealistic principles are embedded within modern artists.
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(Karel Teissig, The Last Butterfly, film poster, Czechoslovakia, 1990) Secondly, Karel Teissig, according to Poynor (2011), can “make even an innocuous porcelain doll appear to be lost in the depths of unshakable melancholy.” Through the depths of his Unconscious, Teissig utilises imagery of dolls often which derives from the German artist Hans Bellmer. He then begins to collage them with obscure and mysterious objects transforming the dolls in a type of movement.
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This has strong correlations with “Harlequin’s Carnival” by Joan Miró in 1924-25 as explored previously due to the kinetic feel produced from these pieces.
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(Jarek Kubicki, 60543, 2008)
I love this work by Kubicki (2008) as it really resonates with work I have looked at in the past such as Aylin Onel. I like the experimental side to this piece and looks as if it could fit under the research methods of Bulletism and Collage.
SURREALIST TECHNIQUES/RESEARCH METHODS After studying the art of Surrealism I devided to look at techniques used in order to gain insight.
Outagraphy (Wheeler, 2015)
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Left: Photomontage (Duff, 2004) Right: Bullitism and Collage (Animi, 2015) Exquisite Corpse (Smith, 2015)
The top left is Photomontage which requires an image being broken down and put back into place with pieces mixed up. Then it is Collage and Bulletism. Collage is where material is layered and Bulletism is a process where random ink is splattered onto a page and the mind can see an image.
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Exquisite Corpse is a method is based on a game, where one person begins to either write or draw something, folds the paper over then passes it onto the next person to contribute Finally, Outagraphy is the art of cutting out the main focal point within the photo which leaves an empty space.
MEDIUM WILL BE AN ASPECT TO LOOK AT. HOWEVER, THESE ARE GREAT TO COLLAGE WITH. 10 | CONCEPTS
SURREALIST TEXTURES MOOD BOARD This is a moodboard full of images and textures that I could use in my work to represent Surrealism. All of these images are sourced from a website where textures are free and can be used in any work, the website is called http://www. textures.com//
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Abstract
Japanese Design
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Bold
Kinetic
Triangulation
Combine
Layers
Urban
Different
Minimalism
Vector
Expe
Negative
Whim
eriment
ve Space
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Fold
Outline
X-Ray
Geometric
Perspective
Hidden
Quarters
Yellow
Illustration
Retro
Zentangle
Japane
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Abstract Reality
Kendra Larson, “Fire Signals.”
Fold
Cargo Collective, “Folds.”
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(Montag, 2012)
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My REFERENCES Animi, K. (2015). Bulletism and Camouflage. Retrieved from https://www.flickr.com/photos/130827046@ N05/15753880903 Barbican International Enterprises,. (2010). Uncanny: Surrealism and Graphic Design. Retrieved from http:// www.barbican.org.uk/bie/tour_packs/uncanny_tour_pack.pdf Brunner, J. (2002). Freud’s (De)construction of The Conflictual Mind Thesis Eleven (pp. 27-28). ResearchGate. Dickerson, L. (2006). Freudian Concepts of Id, Ego and Superego Applied to Chemical and Other Addictions: Introducing Twelve-Step Programs as the Superego (p. 47). IUniverse. Duff, K. (2004). Feline Montage. Retrieved from http://kevinduff.co.uk/kevinjamesduffgraphic.htm Engler, B. (1979). The Structure of Personality. In Personality theories: An introduction (p. 45). Boston: Houghton Mifflin. M/M Paris,. (2006). http://www.mmparis.com/. McLeod, S. (2008). Id Ego Superego | Simply Psychology. Retrieved December 3, 2015, from http://www.simplypsychology.org/psyche.html Montag, B. (2012). DESERTED - Camera Mapping With Cinema 4D. Retrieved from https://vimeo.com/50203339 Poynor, R. (1998). Design without boundaries: Visual communication in transition. London: Booth-Cleborn. Poynor, R. (2010). Uncanny: Surrealism and graphic design = Cosi tísnivého : Surrealismus a grafický design. Brnö: Moravian Gallery. Putterpraat,. Karel Teissig (2011). Retrieved from http://www.putterpraat.nl/hallo-wereld/ Smith, W. (2015). Exquisite Corpse Technique. Retrieved from http://smithart7a.blogspot.co.uk/2015/03/india-inkexquisite-corpse-and-still.html Surrealism. (n.d.). Retrieved December 3, 2015, from http://www.theartstory.org/movement-surrealism.htm Transpersonal Journeys, (2014). Freud’s 1929 Iceberg Metaphor. [image] Available at: http://www.transpersonaljourneys.com/?p=1220 [Accessed 3 Dec. 2015]. Uncanny: Surrealism and Graphic Design - Sagmeister & Walsh - News. (2013, February 11). Retrieved December 3, 2015, from http://www.sagmeisterwalsh.com/news/story/uncanny-surrealism-and-graphic-design/ Wade, J. (2013). Uncanny: Surrealism and Graphic Design Catalogue. Retrieved from http://www.sagmeisterwalsh. com/news/story/uncanny-surrealism-and-graphic-design/ Wheeler, T. (2015). Outagraphy. Retrieved from https://www.flickr.com/photos/ukv1290/2848154238/
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