Surrealism Photography

Surrealism is an important thread within the history of photography. Photographic practices linked to surrealism, exploring dreams, the unconscious, and irrationality through techniques such as rayographs. This movement page brings together photographers, eras, and related contexts so readers can see how the approach developed, where it circulated, and which artists help define its historical position.

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MovementSurrealism
Photographers2

Overview

Photographic practices linked to surrealism, exploring dreams, the unconscious, and irrationality through techniques such as rayographs.

Photographers

🇺🇸 🇫🇷US / FR1890–1976
Man Ray
Surrealist Photography
DadaSurrealism+1

For Emmanuel Radnitzky, later known as Man Ray, the decisive turn toward photography came after the 1913 Armory Show and his growing friendship with Marcel Duchamp.

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🇺🇸US1907–1977
Lee Miller
Surrealism
SurrealismWar Photography

Lee Miller (1907-1977) was an American photographer who moved from Vogue fashion modeling into photography, traversing Surrealist experiment, fashion photography, and war reportage across a single career.

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