Surrealism is a style in art and literature in which ideas, images, and objects are combined in a strange way, like in a dream. 

When was the Surrealism movement?
The movement began in the mid-1920s in France and was born out of an earlier movement called Dadaism from Switzerland.

What are the characteristics of Surrealism? 
Surrealism images explored the subconscious areas of the mind. The artwork often made little sense as it was usually trying to depict a dream or random thoughts. 

We will learn about the Surrealist artists, René Magritte and Joan Miró.

Over the next two weeks the students will work with marker pens, interpreting Miró’s style in their own work.