Surrealism, n. Twentieth century movement in art and literature purporting to express the subconscious mind by images etc. in sequences or associations such as may occur in dreams - The Concise English Dictionary.
Surrealism was started in 1924 in France by Andre Breton and was officially declared to be over in 1941. Thus, Surrealism existed between World War I and II and this was a major influence to the movement. Surrealism was fuelled by the Dada movement, which focused on anti-art before World War I. Surrealism, however focused on positive expression. …
