Exploring the Surreal with Peter Capaldi

Sigmund Freud -psycho analyst. interpretation of dreams. the unconscious mind.o

Breton believed art and literature could explain the unconscious mind. many artists agreed with him.

freud believed the primary motivation for life was sex.

the central vision is love.

Méret Oppenheim- objects that are normally associated with each other creates interest to the open mind

Dali created 'lobster phone' which represents food and sex

dreams full of symbols and automatism inspired by free association to free the mind.

dreams represented by blue, the conscious mind has turned the shapes into objects.

surrealism has a huge influence still today.

'surrealism is not just a way of thinking its a way of life, existence.'