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May 14, 2024 · André Breton (French, 1896–1966) was a French writer, poet, original member of the Dada group, and founder of the Surrealist movement. In 1924, inspired by the writings of Sigmund Freud, he wrote the Manifeste du surréalisme, in which he championed free expression and the exploration of the subconscious mind. He was also one of the co ...
May 24, 2024 · André BRETON 1896-1966. André Breton was born in Tinchebray in 1896. He studied medicine in 1913, but was also passionate about poetry. His first poems appeared in the review La Phalange in 1914. Love, dreams and the unconscious, as well as objective chance, are recurring themes in his work.
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May 17, 2024 · André Breton, who later founded the Surrealist movement, adopted the term for the Manifeste du surréalisme (1924), and his definition is translated as “pure psychic automatism, by which it is intended to express…the real process of thought. It is the dictation of thought, free from any control by the reason and of any aesthetic or moral ...
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12 hours ago · Founding of the movement Max Ernst, The Elephant Celebes, 1921. The word surrealism was first coined in March 1917 by Guillaume Apollinaire. He wrote in a letter to Paul Dermée: "All things considered, I think in fact it is better to adopt surrealism than supernaturalism, which I first used" [Tout bien examiné, je crois en effet qu'il vaut mieux adopter surréalisme que surnaturalisme que j ...
May 14, 2024 · Les manuscrits d’André Breton librement accessibles sur Gallica, la bibliothèque numérique de la BnF. En partenariat avec l’Association Atelier André Breton, et grâce à la générosité exceptionnelle de Aube Elléouët-Breton, la fille du poète, la BnF diffuse sur Gallica depuis le 20 février 2024 l’ensemble des manuscrits d ...
May 22, 2024 · Fata Morgana, 1941. Set of page proofs with autograph manuscript corrections for Breton's poem Fata Morgana, including illustrations by Wifredo Lam (25 pages). Accompanied by page proofs of an English translation of the work by Clark Mills with manuscript corrections in an unidentified hand (20 pages). André Breton, French writer and poet ...
4 days ago · Magdalena Carmen Frida Kahlo y Calderón ( Spanish pronunciation: [ˈfɾiða ˈkalo]; 6 July 1907 – 13 July 1954 [1]) was a Mexican painter known for her many portraits, self-portraits, and works inspired by the nature and artifacts of Mexico. Inspired by the country's popular culture, she employed a naïve folk art style to explore questions ...
