surrealism

As nouns the difference between surrealism and cubism

is that surrealism is an artistic movement and an aesthetic philosophy that aims for the liberation of the mind by emphasizing the critical and imaginative powers of the subconscious while cubism is an artistic movement in the early 20th Century characterized by the depiction of natural forms as geometric structures of planes.

As nouns the difference between absurdism and surrealism

is that absurdism is a philosophy which holds that the universe is chaotic and irrational and that any attempt to impose order will ultimately fail while surrealism is an artistic movement and an aesthetic philosophy that aims for the liberation of the mind by emphasizing the critical and imaginative powers of the subconscious.

As nouns the difference between surrealism and romanticism

is that surrealism is an artistic movement and an aesthetic philosophy that aims for the liberation of the mind by emphasizing the critical and imaginative powers of the subconscious while romanticism is a romantic quality, spirit or action.

As a proper noun Romanticism is

18th Century artistic and intellectual movement which stressed emotion, freedom and individual imagination.

As nouns the difference between surrealism and dadaism

is that surrealism is an artistic movement and an aesthetic philosophy that aims for the liberation of the mind by emphasizing the critical and imaginative powers of the subconscious while dadaism is a cultural movement that began in neutral Zürich, Switzerland, during World War I and peaked from 1916 to 1920, which involved visual arts, literature (poetry, art manifestos, art theory), theatre, and graphic design, which concentrated its anti-war politic through a rejection of the prevailing standards in art through anti-art cultural works.

As nouns the difference between dadaist and surrealism

is that dadaist is an artist or writer who practiced Dada while surrealism is an artistic movement and an aesthetic philosophy that aims for the liberation of the mind by emphasizing the critical and imaginative powers of the subconscious.

As an adjective Dadaist

is in the style of Dada.

As nouns the difference between dada and surrealism

is that dada is (m) dada while surrealism is an artistic movement and an aesthetic philosophy that aims for the liberation of the mind by emphasizing the critical and imaginative powers of the subconscious.

As an adjective dada

is dadaist.

As nouns the difference between fauvism and surrealism

is that fauvism is an artistic movement of the last part of the 19th century which emphasized spontaneity and the use of extremely bright colors while surrealism is an artistic movement and an aesthetic philosophy that aims for the liberation of the mind by emphasizing the critical and imaginative powers of the subconscious.

As nouns the difference between nihilism and surrealism

is that nihilism is a philosophical doctrine grounded on the negation of one or more meaningful aspects of life while surrealism is an artistic movement and an aesthetic philosophy that aims for the liberation of the mind by emphasizing the critical and imaginative powers of the subconscious.

As nouns the difference between taxonomy and surrealism

is that taxonomy is the science or the technique used to make a classification while surrealism is an artistic movement and an aesthetic philosophy that aims for the liberation of the mind by emphasizing the critical and imaginative powers of the subconscious.

As nouns the difference between surrealism and impressionism

is that surrealism is an artistic movement and an aesthetic philosophy that aims for the liberation of the mind by emphasizing the critical and imaginative powers of the subconscious while impressionism is a movement in art characterized by visible brush strokes, ordinary subject matters, and an emphasis on light and its changing qualities.