Surrealism was a mass cultural movement that began in the 1920s. Surrealist art is known for unsettling and illogical qualities. It is often described as a mixture of dreams and reality. The surrealist movement was based in Paris and gradually spread around the world affecting things such as theatre, visual arts, film, literature, as well as philosophy and social thought and practice. Below are some examples of surrealist art by three renowned artists.
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| The Lovers II by Rene Magritte 1928 |
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| Microcosm by Remedios Varo 1959 |
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| The Temptation of St. Anthony by Max Ernst 1945 |
A more modern take on surrealism is contemporary or "magical realism" photography. Below are some examples I found of photographs with surrealist qualities with a slightly more modern take.
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| Rebeca Cygnus |
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| Melvin Sokolsky |
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| Elaine Reinhold |
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