Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2004/05/12
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Nice description, and yes, we can't forget the link to Dada. And fatally flawed, yes, but we are all fatally flawed. Striving to transcend that is part of being human. And all art should aspire to some ideal that is soul-stretching in some way or other. After the horrors of WWI, most artists all but gave up on the idea that anything could ever be 'beautiful' in the classic sense ever again. With everything familiar turned upon its proverbial head, there was nothing left to do but to reinvent art altogether. Kit (kitmc@acmefoto.com) -----Original Message----- From: lug-bounces+kitmc=acmefoto.com@leica-users.org [mailto:lug-bounces+kitmc=acmefoto.com@leica-users.org] On Behalf Of John Collier Sent: Wednesday, May 12, 2004 7:18 PM To: Leica Users Group Subject: Re: [Leica] Surrealism ?] I think Surrealism is best defined by what it tries to do. It is a reaction to Rationalism which Surrealists blamed for WW1, capitalism (ie: ills of the world, etc). The goal of the Surrealists was to create art that broke the bonds of nationalism, family, religion and race. Though built on the foundations of the Dada movement, it was positive in expression and an expression of hope that humans could change if freed from the constraints of tradition and convention. Fatally flawed perhaps but beautiful nonetheless. John Collier _______________________________________________ Leica Users Group. See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information