Surrealism is a 20th century Avant-grade movement sought to release the creative potential of the unconscious mind
It was all about experimenting with imagination. Surrealists were inspired by a famous psychologist called Sigmund Freud. He thought and wrote about the mind, memories and human instincts. He was also interested in people's dreams and their subconscious thoughts.
Over the years surrealism has evolved to being used by all types of different artist’s. an example would be Erik Johansson, He is a contemporary artist who uses surrealism for his work
Throughout this presentation I will be analysing how Erik Johansson applied structural elements to explore the subjectivity of his imagination in his photography practice’s
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Erik Johansson is born in April 1985, he is a Swedish-born artist based in Prague who is known for surrealist photography, he creates surreal images by recombining photographs and other materials.
His work can be described as surreal scenes created by combining different photographs. Erik works on both personal and commissioned projects with clients all around the world. In contrast to traditional photography he doesn't capture moments, he captures ideas with the help of his camera and imagination. ( show quote) this quote describes the surrealism Johansson incorporates and portrays through his work by addressing that it is unique, unnatural…show more content… With the images main purposes addressing our environmental problems of pollution and killing the environment, Erik Johansson could have created this image to share his opinion on this devastating topic. Erik Johansson might possibly be expressing his views on the topic, hence the building being portrayed in a dirty polluted manner and having the base of a tractor. He could be indicating that our cities are polluting our environment and our farm lands. He could be aiming to make a change via this surrealist