SurrealismGiorgio di Chirico, Mystery and Melancholy of a Street (1914)There was a war that nobody had a particularly good reason for, that brought about violence and carnage. Millions died.“Underneath this reality this reality in which we live and have our being, another and altogether different reality lies concealed.’–NietzscheCreates a culture of suspicion, even of one’s self.Perspective is odd, and the figure’s rush to the horizon line is vicious, and somewhat disturbing.Renaissance tradition of perspective is actually used against the painting.The open carriage compartment leaves a mystery that is furthered by the shadow in the horizon: did it escape?Speaks to the primitive psychoanalytic ID: It’s weird and inexplicable, as well as melancholy.Giorgio di Chirico, Love Song (1920)Steam in the background references trains, which is a phallic symbol.Bust is of Alexander the GreatThe picture is composed by symbols which all juxtapose each other, that represent things that are dark and covered up.Salvador Dalí, The Persistence of Memory (1931)Free association, remembering, and re-creating dreams helps understand the ID.Refutes rationality, and romanticism.“Hand Painted Dream Photographs”“Paranoiac critical method”- you are paranoid and afraid for no rational reason; you interpret in a paranoid fashion.Ants on the watch symbolize the terror of atomic weapons.Salvador Dalï, Birth of Liquid Desires (1931-32)Biomorphism: Biological shapes, but purely invented.René Magritte, Le Viol (The Rape) (1934)René Magritte, “Cecin’est pas une pipe” (This is not a pipe)Merit Oppenheim, Object (Luncheon in Fur), (1936)Thought to be genital hair. (Freudian)Inappropriate, upsetting.ARTH 112 1st Edition Lecture 33SurrealismGiorgio di Chirico, Mystery and Melancholy of a Street (1914)- There was a war that nobody had a particularly good reason for, that brought about violence and carnage. Millions died.- “Underneath this reality this reality in which we live and have our being, another and altogether different reality lies concealed.’ o –Nietzsche - Creates a culture of suspicion,even of one’s self. o Perspective is odd, and thefigure’s rush to the horizonline is vicious, andsomewhat disturbing. o Renaissance tradition ofperspective is actually usedagainst the painting. o The open carriagecompartment leaves amystery that is furthered bythe shadow in the horizon:did it escape?  Speaks to theprimitive psychoanalytic ID: It’s weird and inexplicable, as well as melancholy. - Giorgio di Chirico, Love Song (1920)o Steam in the background references trains, which is a phallic symbol. o Bust is of Alexander the Greato The picture is composed by symbols which all juxtapose each other, that represent things that are dark and covered up. Salvador Dalí, The Persistence of Memory (1931)- Free association, remembering, and re-creating dreams helps understand the ID. - Refutes rationality, and romanticism. - “Hand Painted Dream Photographs”- “Paranoiac critical method”- you areparanoid and afraid for no rational reason;you interpret in a paranoid fashion. o Ants on the watch symbolize theterror of atomic weapons. Salvador Dalï, Birth of Liquid Desires (1931-32)- Biomorphism: Biological shapes, but purelyinvented. - René Magritte, Le Viol (The Rape) (1934) René Magritte, “Cecin’est pas une pipe” (This isnot a pipe) Merit Oppenheim, Object (Luncheon in Fur),(1936)- Thought to be genital hair. (Freudian)- Inappropriate,