Surrealist Photography

p.giannakis said:
School Trip to Poznan Zoo
Kodak T-Max 400 in HC-110 (Dilution E, 9 mins)
Nikon F5


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Crazy Pan,
Creepy Good, Surreal !!
 
Thank you Pan.

Surrealism and photography seem to contradict each other. It would be funny to only photograph supernatural phenomena, but how do you check that the phenomena are really supernatural?

Erik.
 
Would be great to have a ‘like button’. There are so many great images and I’d like to compliment the photographer(s), but without the button I’d fill the thread with comments.

Extremely high standard of work, all!
 
It would be useful to have more discussion of the topic included among the images. There were a few useful ideas expressed in the beginning of the thread about definitions and techniques of surrealism, but there is a lot more that might be said including how the original ideas evolved over time.
 
mconnealy said:
It would be useful to have more discussion of the topic included among the images. There were a few useful ideas expressed in the beginning of the thread about definitions and techniques of surrealism, but there is a lot more that might be said including how the original ideas evolved over time.
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Well, say it!


Erik.
 
Surrealism came about in part as a reaction to a period of war and plagues, not unlike our present situation. The Surrealist artists questioned the then currently-accepted perceptions and representations of reality, and developed techniques which supported alternate ways of thinking about consciousness and the world in which it is embedded. The new toolbox included montage, reflections, incongruous juxtaposition, motion stopping, and motion blur. The frequent use of ambiguity encouraged alternate or multiple interpretations of a single image, which also demanded the active involvement in the process by viewers. The Surrealist photographers greatly expanded the list of subjects thought to be appropriate for artistic representation and interpretation. It is a little hard now to appreciate the revolutionary nature of the Surrealist worldview because so much of their approach has been incorporated into the ways in which we now see and attempt to portray the world.
 
mconnealy said:
The Surrealist artists questioned the then currently-accepted perceptions and representations of reality, and developed techniques which supported alternate ways of thinking about consciousness and the world in which it is embedded. The new toolbox included montage, reflections, incongruous juxtaposition, motion stopping, and motion blur.
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Which photographers do you count among the surrealists?


Erik.
 
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