Proto-Surrealism
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| '''Proto-Surrealism''' is a term used for [[Surrealism]] [[avant-la-lettre]]. Since the terms ''surrealism'' and ''surreal'' were coined only c. 1917, the surreal sensibility before that time was best described by the French term ''[[fantastique]]'', which includes [[fantastic art]]. | '''Proto-Surrealism''' is a term used for [[Surrealism]] [[avant-la-lettre]]. Since the terms ''surrealism'' and ''surreal'' were coined only c. 1917, the surreal sensibility before that time was best described by the French term ''[[fantastique]]'', which includes [[fantastic art]]. | ||
| - | Thought of as the effort of humanity to liberate imagination as an act of insurrection against society, Surrealism finds precedents in the [[alchemy|alchemists]], possibly [[Dante Alighieri|Dante]], [[Hieronymus Bosch]], [[Donatien Alphonse Francois de Sade|Marquis de Sade]], [[Charles Fourier]], [[Comte de Lautreamont]] and [[Arthur Rimbaud]]. | + | Thought of as the effort of humanity to liberate imagination as an act of insurrection against society, Surrealism finds precedents in the [[alchemy|alchemists]], possibly [[Dante Alighieri|Dante]], [[Hieronymus Bosch]], [[Donatien Alphonse Francois de Sade|Marquis de Sade]], [[Charles Fourier]], [[Comte de Lautréamont]] and [[Arthur Rimbaud]]. |
| The immediate predecessor was [[Dada]]: collaborators included [[Hugo Ball]] (German actor and playwright); [[Jean Arp]] (Alsatian artist); [[Tristan Tzara]] (Rumanian poet); [[Marcel Janco]] (Rumanian artist); and [[Richard Huelsenbeck]] (a German poet). | The immediate predecessor was [[Dada]]: collaborators included [[Hugo Ball]] (German actor and playwright); [[Jean Arp]] (Alsatian artist); [[Tristan Tzara]] (Rumanian poet); [[Marcel Janco]] (Rumanian artist); and [[Richard Huelsenbeck]] (a German poet). | ||
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| == See also == | == See also == | ||
| + | *[[Proto-]] | ||
| + | *[[Proto-Dada]] | ||
| + | *''[[Quatre siècles de Surréalisme]]'' (1973) by Pierre Belfond | ||
| *[[Surrealist_Manifesto#List_of_proto-surrealists]] | *[[Surrealist_Manifesto#List_of_proto-surrealists]] | ||
| *[[Erutarettil ]] | *[[Erutarettil ]] | ||
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Proto-Surrealism is a term used for Surrealism avant-la-lettre. Since the terms surrealism and surreal were coined only c. 1917, the surreal sensibility before that time was best described by the French term fantastique, which includes fantastic art.
Thought of as the effort of humanity to liberate imagination as an act of insurrection against society, Surrealism finds precedents in the alchemists, possibly Dante, Hieronymus Bosch, Marquis de Sade, Charles Fourier, Comte de Lautréamont and Arthur Rimbaud.
The immediate predecessor was Dada: collaborators included Hugo Ball (German actor and playwright); Jean Arp (Alsatian artist); Tristan Tzara (Rumanian poet); Marcel Janco (Rumanian artist); and Richard Huelsenbeck (a German poet).
Earlier examples include the Italian engraver Giovanni Battista Braccelli in the visual and Lucian in the literary field.
In "What is Surrealism?" (1934), André Breton mentions a list of proto-Surrealists.
See also
- Proto-
- Proto-Dada
- Quatre siècles de Surréalisme (1973) by Pierre Belfond
- Surrealist_Manifesto#List_of_proto-surrealists
- Erutarettil
