Surrealism: From Symbolism to Psychedelia

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This paper examines how one important mode of expression that emerged during the Modern period was Surrealism. By looking at several scholar's definition of surrealism, the writer discusses how this movement has affected popular society, focusing on the music industry.

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"Commenting on the longer influence of Surrealism up to the present with reference to socio-political phenomena it is clear that underground and popular culture in the West have both been changed to a certain extend by this mode of expression. Although the visual arts, especially film, have not escaped the wraith of Surrealism it would seem that music in the twentieth and twenty-first centuries has been even more profoundly affected by Surrealism. Many genres of popular music including modern classical, jazz, hip-hop, and ambient spawn musicians who compose music with a Surrealist edge. Yet it may be the genre of rock & roll where Surrealism has had the most impact."

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