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The surrealist leader Andr Breton described desire as the "only master that man must recognize." One of surrealism's defining themes, desire was expressed variously in Dali's charged landscapes, Mir 's lyric abstractions, and Bellmer's unsettling nudes. Influenced by Freud, the... Read Full Overview

Desire was one of the defining themes of surrealism. Influenced by the Freudian notion that sexual instincts were fundamental to the development of the psyche, the surrealists saw desire as a path to self-knowledge. Published to accompany the exhibition of international surrealism... Read Full Overview

The surrealist leader Andr Breton described desire as the "only master that man must recognize." One of surrealism's defining themes, desire was expressed variously in Dali's charged landscapes, Mir 's lyric abstractions, and Bellmer's unsettling nudes. Influenced by Freud, the... Read Full Overview