I think that I actually "get" Surrealism now, or at least what it means to me.
Most of the Surrealists (not you Dali) were antifascist (communist and/or anarchist) and I think much of their work was intended as an antifascist psyop.
I've made posts like "Normalize being weird" & ranted about HOA's enforcing homogeneity because I see that as part of fighting fascism.
They were trying to shatter that same "impulse towards normality". I used to think they were just "being weird artists" trying to push the limits for fun or arts sake. Maybe some of them were, but we need an #Antifascist#Art movement with a quickness.
Use it to counterprotest fascists interrupting a trans event. Use it to make a point. Use it to fundraise for local candidates that allign with your values.
#ArtFED#Surrealism#Pataphysics
Excerpted Letter to Franco
https://archive.ph/aG02u
https://tallerdecartasdeamor.wordpress.com/2013/03/17/carta-al-general-franco-fernando-arrabal/
"The blackest night in history began in Spain, the burners of the Inquisition were lit and its sinister intolerances have not yet been extinguished."
-Fernando #Arrabal#Quote
https://tallerdecartasdeamor.wordpress.com/2013/03/17/carta-al-general-franco-fernando-arrabal/
@PseudoNovalis