Surrealismus

Surrealism (art movement exploring the unconscious)

noun zu-reh-a-LIS-moos Rare

Origin: from French surréalisme

Usage Note

Surrealismus is the 1920s movement that sought to unleash the unconscious through dreamlike imagery and automatic techniques. Max Ernst and Meret Oppenheim are key German-speaking surrealists.

Examples

"Der Surrealismus nutzte Traumbilder und Zufallstechniken, um das Unbewusste sichtbar zu machen."

Natural Translation

Surrealism used dream images and chance techniques to make the unconscious visible.

Literal Translation

The Surrealism used dream-images and chance-techniques, to the unconscious visible to make.

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