Like all revolutions, the
Like all revolutions, the surrealist revolution was a reversion, a restitution, an expression of vital and indispensable spiritual needs. Eugene Ionesco
Surrealist
I just play to
I just play to progressive audiences. You know, if they’re watching Discovery Channel, History Channel, that kind of thing, \”Monty Python\” have already laid the groundwork. They’re known around the world. People like that kind of surrealist, left-field humor, and that’s what I do. And \”Saturday Night Live,\” a lot of American humor. \”The Simpsons,\” … Read more
I never knew I
I never knew I was a surrealist till Andre Breton came to Mexico and told me I was. Frida Kahlo
Really, I do not
Really, I do not know whether my paintings are surrealist or not, but I do know that they are the frankest expression of myself. Frida Kahlo
They thought I was
They thought I was a Surrealist, but I wasn’t. I never painted dreams. I painted my own reality. Frida Kahlo
On the other hand,
On the other hand, Surrealism has been a part of Romanian literature since forever. Even before Tzara, who was originally Romanian, we had Urmuz, who was a surrealist before the term even existed. During Breton’s era too, there was a very active Romanian Surrealist group (Ghérasim Luca, Gellu Naum, etc.) closely related to the French. … Read more
We could say that
We could say that Romanian Onirisme was born from painting and not from surrealist literature. The visual is primordial. Dimov said, ‘Dreams are not a source, but a canon, a legislative model.’ Dumitru Tepeneag
Our Onirisme movement was
Our Onirisme movement was a synthesis between the Romantic Fantastique and Surrealism. Dimov and I rejected automatic writing. We loved surrealist painters: Chirico, Magritte, Tanguy and especially Brauner (also a Romanian), who never respected the laws that Breton imposed in his manifests. Dumitru Tepeneag
If I indulge myself
If I indulge myself and surrender to memory, I can still feel the knot of excitement that gripped me as I turned the corner into Rue Mimosas, looking for the house of Rene Magritte. It was August, 1965. I was 33 years old and about to meet the man whose profound and witty surrealist paintings … Read more
Most artists are surrealists
Most artists are surrealists Dong Kingman