Surrealism and photography
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| + | "[[Eugène Atget|Atget]]'s Paris photos are the forerunners of [[Surrealism and photography|Surrealist photography]]" --[[Walter Benjamin]], ''[[A Small History of Photography]]'' | ||
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| - | [[Photography]] came to occupy a central role in [[Surrealist]] activity. In the works of [[Man Ray]] and [[Maurice Tabard]], the use of such techniques as [[multiple exposure]], [[Photomontage|montage]], and [[solarization]] evoked the union of dream and reality. [[Hans Bellmer]] photographed his mechanical dolls and [[René Magritte]] used the camera to create photographic equivalents of his paintings. [[Dora Maar]] took a photo of a baby armadillo. | + | [[Photography]] came to occupy a central role in [[Surrealist]] activity. |
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| + | In the works of [[Man Ray]] and [[Maurice Tabard]], the use of such techniques as [[multiple exposure]], [[Photomontage|montage]], and [[solarization]] evoked the union of dream and reality. | ||
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| + | Examples of surrealist use of photography include [[Hans Bellmer]] photographing his mechanical dolls; [[René Magritte]] creating photographic equivalents of his paintings; [[Père Ubu (Dora Maar)|''Père Ubu'' by Dora Maar]] depicting a baby armadillo and ''[[La Prochaine chambre]]'', an anonymous photo on the cover [[La_Révolution_surréaliste_%28no._11%29#Issue_11_.28March_15.2C_1928.29|La Révolution surréaliste (no. 11)]], showing to men standing around a manhole. André Breton included 44 photographs in his surrealist novel ''[[Nadja]]''. | ||
| [[Eugène Atget]] was a favorite of the surrealists. | [[Eugène Atget]] was a favorite of the surrealists. | ||
| - | A selection of surrealist photographers from the exhibition ''[[Begierde im Blick]]'' (2005) includes [[Hans Bellmer]], [[Jacques-André Boiffard]], [[Brassaï]], [[Josef Breitenbach]], [[André Breton]], [[Claude Cahun]], [[Georges Hugnet]], [[Jacques-Henri Lartigue]], [[Eli Lotar]], [[Man Ray]], [[Marcel Mariën]], [[Lee Miller]], [[Paul Nougé]], [[Jean Painlevé]], [[Gaston Paris (photographer)|Gaston Paris]] and [[Jindrich Štyrský]]. | + | A selection of surrealist photographers from the exhibition ''[[Begierde im Blick]]'' (2005) includes [[Hans Bellmer]], [[Jacques-André Boiffard]], [[Brassaï]], [[Josef Breitenbach]], [[André Breton]], [[Claude Cahun]], [[Georges Hugnet]], [[Jacques-Henri Lartigue]], [[Eli Lotar]], [[Man Ray]], [[Marcel Mariën]], [[Lee Miller]], [[Paul Nougé]], [[Jean Painlevé]], [[Gaston Paris (photographer)|Gaston Paris]] and [[Jindřich Štyrský]]. |
| + | ==References== | ||
| + | *''[[L'Amour fou : Photography and Surrealism]]'' (1986), an exhibition at the Hayward Gallery | ||
| + | *''[[Photography and Surrealism: Sexuality, Colonialism and Social Dissent]]'' (2003) by [[David Bate]] | ||
| + | *''[[Begierde im Blick]]'' (2005), an exhibition about the early days of surrealist photography at the Kunsthalle Hamburg | ||
| + | *''[[La Subversion des Images]]'', 2009 exhibition at the Centre Pompidou | ||
| + | *''[[Ghosts of the Black Chamber: Experimental, Dada and Surrealist Photography 1918-1948]]'' (2010) by Candice Black | ||
| + | *''[[Appropriated Photographs in French Surrealist Periodicals, 1924-1939]]'' (2016) by Linda Steer | ||
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| == See also == | == See also == | ||
| *[[Fine art photography]] | *[[Fine art photography]] | ||
| - | *[[Begierde im Blick]] was an exhibition about the early days of surrealist photography. It showed at Kunsthalle Hamburg showed from March 11 2005 until May 5 2005 | + | *[[André Kertész]] and his 1933 [[surrealist photography|surrealist]] series ''[[Distortions (André Kertész)|Distortions]]''. |
| - | *[[L'Amour fou : Photography and Surrealism]], an exhibition at the [[Hayward Gallery]], London, July to September 1986. | + | *[[Photocollage]] |
| - | *''[[La Subversion des Images]]'', 2009 exhibition at the Centre Pompidou | + | |
| - | *[[André Kertész]] and his 1933 [[surrealist photography|surrealist]] series ''[[Distortions]]''. | + | |
| *[[Surrealism and film]] | *[[Surrealism and film]] | ||
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Photography came to occupy a central role in Surrealist activity.
In the works of Man Ray and Maurice Tabard, the use of such techniques as multiple exposure, montage, and solarization evoked the union of dream and reality.
Examples of surrealist use of photography include Hans Bellmer photographing his mechanical dolls; René Magritte creating photographic equivalents of his paintings; Père Ubu by Dora Maar depicting a baby armadillo and La Prochaine chambre, an anonymous photo on the cover La Révolution surréaliste (no. 11), showing to men standing around a manhole. André Breton included 44 photographs in his surrealist novel Nadja.
Eugène Atget was a favorite of the surrealists.
A selection of surrealist photographers from the exhibition Begierde im Blick (2005) includes Hans Bellmer, Jacques-André Boiffard, Brassaï, Josef Breitenbach, André Breton, Claude Cahun, Georges Hugnet, Jacques-Henri Lartigue, Eli Lotar, Man Ray, Marcel Mariën, Lee Miller, Paul Nougé, Jean Painlevé, Gaston Paris and Jindřich Štyrský.
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References
- L'Amour fou : Photography and Surrealism (1986), an exhibition at the Hayward Gallery
- Photography and Surrealism: Sexuality, Colonialism and Social Dissent (2003) by David Bate
- Begierde im Blick (2005), an exhibition about the early days of surrealist photography at the Kunsthalle Hamburg
- La Subversion des Images, 2009 exhibition at the Centre Pompidou
- Ghosts of the Black Chamber: Experimental, Dada and Surrealist Photography 1918-1948 (2010) by Candice Black
- Appropriated Photographs in French Surrealist Periodicals, 1924-1939 (2016) by Linda Steer
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See also
- Fine art photography
- André Kertész and his 1933 surrealist series Distortions.
- Photocollage
- Surrealism and film
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