In the online course Understanding Surrealist Art you will learn what is surrealist art and its concepts, origins and trends.
Surrealism emerged as a follow-up to the Dada movement’s ideals. It is not surprising, therefore, that most of the names in this movement have, at some point in their artistic careers, passed through Dadaism.
The concept behind Surrealism was similar to that of the Dada movement: it was a reaction to Western culture and civilization, and in particular to rationalism and conventionalism.
The Surrealists intended to use totally pure, free and irrational expression, using for this purpose dream, metaphor, the unlikeliest and the unusual.
What is surrealist art
“The art of pure psychic self-emotion”
You will learn:
- what is surrealist art
- the origin and essence
- the concepts of surrealism
- the Dada movement and its importance
- the themes of surrealism
- how to interpret surrealist art works
- the main surrealist artists
Overview
Language – English
Also available in - Português | Español
Includes 24-hour lifetime access for an unlimited time to:
- Lessons for each theme of the program
- Evaluation (1 final questionnaire)
- Certificate.
Who should take this online course ?
- Students and teachers of art and art history.
- Artists, art historians, museologists, art curators and professionals in cultural communication and cultural tourism.
- All those who want to know and understand surrealist art .
No access requirements.
Certificate
At the end of the course, a training certificate will be issued . Know more.
We are a training entity certified by DGERT – Training Entity Certificate No. 1800/2015 – so the certificate has international validity.
How it works
Course structure
1 – Surrealism
Lesson 1
Surrealism – history and essence
Lesson 2
The Dada movement and the development of surrealism
Lesson 3
Themes in surrealist art
2 – Analysis of surrealist artworks
Lesson 4
Les Palais des rideaux III (Palace of curtains III), René Magritte
Lesson 5
The Hallucinogenic Toreador, Salvador Dalí
3 – Artists and reference works of Surrealist art
Lesson 9
Artists and reference works of surrealist art.
