Surrealist
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Surrealist is an adjective meaning (art) Of, or relating to the modernist art movement surrealism; (by extension) having a similar surreal aesthetic or narrative.
Meaning
(art) Of, or relating to the modernist art movement surrealism; (by extension) having a similar surreal aesthetic or narrative.
More Meanings
- A surrealist artist.
Example Sentences
Of all the modernist art movements, it was the surrealists who were best at enjoying their revolution.
The sharply written script, buoyed by its surrealist bent, facilitates the plot well enough that the impracticalities aren’t too distracting.
Like the show’s spiralling structure, this is modelled on classic surrealist exhibitions devised by Marcel Duchamp, luring you in to lose yourself in reveries.
In the Belgian capital around 230 of his works are on show at the Musée Magritte (£8, musee-magritte-museum.be), including his surrealist films (there’s also a superb museum shop).
Word Forms
- surrealists
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include surreal, bizarre, preposterous, unreal, dali, absurdist.
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