surrealism
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++sur·real·is·m /səˈrɪəlɪzəm/ noun [uncountable] ALAVPa style of 20th-century art or literature in which the artist or writer connects unrelated images and objects in a strange way 〔20 世纪艺术或文学的〕超现实主义 —surrealist adjective a surrealist painting 一幅超现实主义画作 —surrealist noun [countable]
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surrealism• Indeed, Lacan was much influenced by surrealism, and Bowie compares his writing to Finnegans Wake.• The artist portrayed images of daily life in his native town of Ocotlan with vivid colors, surrealism and magical realism.• Sometimes Doogan abandons her classical re-visions altogether and heads into surrealism.• We will find here, in the case of surrealism, a not dissimilar state of affairs.• Much the opposite with postmodernist surrealism and pop art.• Not that we should over-emphasise Lorca's surrealism.• M'ARS specialise in a distinctive form of traditionalism, close to surrealism.Origin surrealism (1900-2000) French surréalisme, from sur- ( → SURCHARGE) + réalisme “realism”sur·real·is·m nounChineseSyllable
or of literature art Corpus a 20th-century style
surrealism
sur‧real‧is‧m /səˈrɪəlɪzəm/
noun [uncountable]
—surrealist adjective:
a surrealist painting
—surrealist noun [countable]
sur‧real‧is‧m /səˈrɪəlɪzəm/
noun [uncountable] Date: 1900-2000
Language: French
Origin: surréalisme, from sur- ( ⇨ surcharge) + réalisme __realism__
a style of 20th-century art or literature in which the artist or writer connects unrelated images and objects in a strange wayLanguage: French
Origin: surréalisme, from sur- ( ⇨ surcharge) + réalisme __realism__
—surrealist adjective:
—surrealist noun [countable]