surrealist
[/səˈreɪ.ə.lɪst/]
noun/adjectivepl: surrealists
surrealista
1. An artist, writer, or filmmaker who practices or advocates surrealism, an artistic movement emphasizing the unconscious mind, dreams, and the irrational
Salvador Dalí was one of the most famous surrealists of the 20th century.
Salvador Dalí foi um dos mais famosos surrealistas do século XX.
2. Relating to or characteristic of surrealism; dreamlike, bizarre, or incongruous in a manner suggestive of surrealist art
The film had a surrealist quality with its odd imagery and non-linear narrative.
O filme tinha uma qualidade surrealista com suas imagens estranhas e narrativa não-linear.
Surrealism emerged in early 20th-century Europe and significantly influenced Brazilian and Portuguese modernist movements. In Brazil, surrealism was embraced by artists like Oswaldo Guayasamín and influenced the Concrete Poetry movement. The term is widely used in academic, artistic, and cultural contexts to describe both artists and artistic qualities that emphasize the dreamlike, irrational, and unconscious.
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