surrealism

"Ducks growing out of bananas? A mouse catching a cat? What's wrong with this book? Yes, there's something strange, something funny, and even downright preposterous on every page of this book. But it's not a mistake--it's nonsense! And it's also surrealism"--Provided by publisher.

Contains sixty color plates that showcase works by surrealist artist Rene Magritte, and includes an essay that examines major themes in his work.

A guide to understanding Salvador Dal?, examining the truths and myths about his life, explaining the Surrealist movement with which his work is associated, and discussing his unique style of painting. Includes over sixty illustrations.

An introduction to the Dada and Surrealist movements of the early twentieth century, examining the work of a variety of artists, and including reproductions of paintings, collages, sculptures, photographs, and other art characteristic of the period.

Profiles twenty-six Surrealist poets, including Louis Aragon, Andr? Breton, Jean Cocteau, Pablo Neruda, and James Tate, and provides a brief biography of each poet and a list of their works and achievements.

"Carlos Fuentes writes passionately and brilliantly about Frida Kahlo in the introduction of this book, which reproduces the pages and drawings of Kahlo?s personal diary. Sarah M. Lowe, who wrote the commentaries and the essay, provides a more balanced view. Work is a curious gathering of thoughts and feelings, observations and annotations, and indeed makes the reader feel that he/she is entering forbidden and intimate territory. A deep realm, at times tender and dark, the book will probably make Kahlo?s many fans eager to dive in"--Handbook of Latin American Studies, v. 58.

An original graphic novel adaptation of an unproduced screenplay written by Jim Henson and Jerry Juhl, following Mac, an ordinary guy, after he wakes in an unfamiliar town and is chased through the desert by an assortment of men and beasts.

Describes the history and development of surrealism, an art movement that began in the 1920s, examines the characteristics of surrealism, and looks at the lives and works of representative artists.