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Surrealism

Surrealism was a movement in literature and art, which was popular between the First and Second World Wars. Founded by the poet André Breton, the movement emphasized the importance of unconscious thought as a starting-point for creativity, inspired by the work of Sigmund Freud. Surrealist artworks are signified by their juxtaposition of incongruous imagery and figurative, typically photo-realistic style.