surrealism

"Readers will learn about the lives of influential Surrealists such as Salvador Dali, Rene Magritte, Max Ernst, Joan Miro, and others who contributed to this . . . period of art history"--Amazon.

Uses a comic book format to offer an overview of the Dada and Surrealist art movements and their long-term influences on contemporary art and culture.

"Casio Oliver is obsessed with Winter Prelude, the first work by Oscar Salvatierra, a retired writer. Aguablanca, the town where the story unfolds, is welcomed by the last month of summer among its pines, ghosts and forgotten memories, while he tries to forget the nightmare in which his life has been converted for a few months. What he does not know, is that his own story has already started some time ago with a boy who offered him an umbrella in the rain, a mansion on a cliff, and a book that hides magic, death and love among its pages. In the abyss that separates magic from reality, Casio will have to decide why to fight, why to live, so that his own story becomes a reality"--Translation of back cover.

"The Surrealist movement turned the art world on its head with bold, strange works of art that celebrated the subconscious and the power of dreams, and delighted in defying convention. With celebrated artists, such as Salvador Dali and Rene Magritte, the Surrealists' legacy lives on today, influencing media from art and music to film and advertising"--Provided by the publisher.

Showcases masterworks by three painters of fantasy art, including Chagall, Klee, and Magritte, providing details about their individual styles, techniques, and subjects, and challenging viewers to identify the artist of featured paintings.

Charles Singulier wears a magic hat which takes him on a surrealist non-linear tour of aspects of the life of painter Ren? Magritte.