5 Fantastic Women of the Surrealist Movement | Behind the Masterpiece

Each video takes me about 2-3 months, so please consider supporting this channel through one of the ways below! Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/behindthemasterpiece Buy Me a Coffee - https://www.buymeacoffee.com/BehindtheMasterpiece PayPal - https://paypal.me/behindthemasterpiece?country.x=CA&locale.x=en_US Surrealism emerged in the wake of World War I as an art movement that shattered societal norms and delved into the subconscious. In this video, we will be exploring the remarkable women who played pivotal roles in shaping Surrealism, often overshadowed by their male peers. Frida Kahlo's raw self-portraits, Remedios Varo's mystical narratives, Leonora Carrington's enigmatic symbols, Dorothea Tanning's dreamlike imagery, and Meret Oppenheim's transformative objects. Timestamps: 0:00 - Intro to Surrealism 3:20 - Frida Kahlo 6:21 - Remedios Varo 9:02 - Leonora Carrington 11:43 - Dorothea Tanning 15:14 - Méret Oppenheim 18:28 - Conclusion WATCH MORE BEHIND THE MASTERPIECE: A Brief History of Art Movements - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JWtOFF0iSbo&t=258s&ab_channel=BehindtheMasterpiece A Brief History of Japanese Art - https://youtu.be/iT_1Gj5VPP0?si=azWOt3nTY92OzthN A Brief History of the Art of Persia - https://youtu.be/CHuwcm0P0TA?si=-36tYG5adIRlHgLR What to see at the Louvre - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hPge9W1emZI&t=10s&ab_channel=BehindtheMasterpiece What to see at the MET (Part 1) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1tictAyrZLs&t=160s&ab_channel=BehindtheMasterpiece What to see at the MET (Part 2) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rSYpRxv9i60&t=2s&ab_channel=BehindtheMasterpiece ______________________________________ MUSIC "Dismantle" by Peter Sandberg "Erste" by Steven Gutheinz "The Road Less Travelled" by Christoffer Moe Ditlevsen "Park" by Steven Gutheinz CREDITS All the videos, songs, images, and graphics used in the video belong to their respective owners and I or this channel does not claim any right over them. Copyright Disclaimer under section 107 of the Copyright Act of 1976, allowance is made for “fair use” for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, education and research. Fair use is a use permitted by copyright statutes that might otherwise be infringing.