Observation

The question was attempted by few candidates and performed poorly. They were expected to answer the question in this manner:

(a)                   Definition of Surrealism

-           It is an art technique that allows the subconscious mind to express itself.
-           Art of illogical scenes.
-           It is an art movement that visually represents imagination.
-           It is an artistic movement of the early 20th century.
-           It began in 1920.
-           Cultural movement that developed in Europe after World War I.

(b)                    Surrealism artists
-           Giorgio de Chirico.
-           Paul Klee.
-           Salvador Dali.
-           Max Ernest.
-           Graham Sutherland.
-           Andre Breton.
-           Jean Arp.
-           Yues Tanguy.
-           Man Ray.
-           Marcel Duchamp.
-           Leonora Carrington.
-           Rene Magritte.
-           Pablo Picasso.
-           Jean Miro.
-           Pierre Roy.
-           Frida Kahlo.
-           Dorothea Tanning.

(c)                    Characteristics of Surrealism
-           Explored instinct and subconscious mind.
-           Interpretation of dream into paintings and drawings.
-           It emphasized man’s thoughts, action and desire.
-           Featuring of dream- like scenes and symbolic images.
-           Irrational/Bizarre/abnormal/assemblages of ordinary objects.
-           Use of puns.
-           Use of personal iconography.
-           It used symbols to convey visual dreams.
-           Explore logical juxtaposition of images.
-           It explored distortion of forms.
-           Exploration of taboo and child-like designs.
-           Use of biometric shapes.
-           Use of games and techniques to create random effects.
-           Featuring actions of automatism and spirit of spontaneity in the artworks.