Research Point: Surrealism.

Surrealism, (definition).

1. A literary and artistic movement of the 1900s that attempts to express the workings of the subconscious and is characterised by fantastic imagery and incongruous juxtaposition of subject matter.

2. Literature or art produced in this style.

Brief History.

The Dada movement that was started, according to Gerry Carlin and Mair Evans of Wolverhampton University, by Hugo Ball in the Dada Manifesto that he introduced in Zurich on 14th July 1916, and from which, according to,  James Voories of the Department of European Paintings, The Metropolitan Museum of Art grew the surrealist movement.  The surreal artists, that could, fled Europe at the start of  WW II and set up in the USA.  

Photographers included aspects of surrealism in their images from early on as can be seen in the works of Man Ray, Andre Kertesz, Edwin Blumfeld, Brassai and many others.  The medium of photography was ideal for the mixing of ideas necessary for surrealist images.

Man Ray. La violon d'ingres. 1924

Andre Kertesz. The Carnival. 1920-1970.

Published 1971.

Edwin Blumenfeld. Self Portrait. Date unknown.

Brassaï. l'amoureux de Paris

All the above were pioneers in the field and worked in black and white where form is the most important element.

In 1934 two artists, Helen Lundeberg and Lorser Feitelson, declared surrealism dead and that post-surrealism was the new way of examining the the relationship between the perceptual and the conceptual.  Whatever the name, modern photographers still use surreal technique to great effect. By mixing time, perspective and just placing disparate objects in close proximity they bring about the impossible or the absurd.

I produce the work of for such artists.  In two the influence of Rene Magritte is obvious and shows the continuation of earlier surreal artists.

Logan Zillmer. Born 1986 in Michigan.

Eric Johansson. Born 1985 Sweden.

Ceslovas Cesnakenius. Born Vilnius 1979.

Martin Parr.  Born Epsom 1952.

Katerina Bodrunova. Born Moscow 1985.

From my research it would seem that surreal photography is very much alive 

Research:

Gerry Carlin & Mair Evans

http://www.wlv.ac.uk/~fa1871/surrext.html
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James Voories.

Department of European Paintings, The Metropolitan Museum of Arthttp
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www.arthistoryarchive.com/arthis

tory/surrealism/Origins-of-Surrealism.html
[Accessed: 3rd August 2015].

surrealistic photography usa
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https://www.nyfa.edu/student-resources/surrealist-photography/
[Accessed: 3rd August 2015].

http://thecreatorsproject.vice.com/en_uk/blog/surrealist-photographer-channels-his-inner-magritte
[Accessed: 3rd August 2015].

http://www.magnumphotos.com/Catalogue/Martin-Parr/1997/SPAIN-Benidorm-1997-NN162686.html
[Accessed: 3rd August 2015].

http://www.emptykingdom.com/featured/katerina-bodrunova/
[Accessed: 3rd August 2015].