videos: decalcomaina/surrealism etc.



some rough notes..

360 degree dali 

the case for surrealism

!!!! https://www.moma.org/collection/terms/30 decalcomania!!!

André BretonUntitled1935



A transfer technique, developed in the 18th century, in which ink, paint, or another medium is spread onto a surface and, while still wet, covered with material such as paper, glass, or aluminum foil, which, when removed, transfers a pattern that may be further embellished upon. The technique was adopted by the Surrealists to create imagery by chance rather than through conscious control.

The surrealist Oscar Domínguez referred to his work as "decalcomania with no preconceived object". He took up the technique in 1936, using gouache spread thinly on a sheet of paper or other surface (glass has been used), which is then pressed onto another surface such as a canvas. Dominguez used black gouache, though colours later made their appearance.[citation needed]
German artist Max Ernst also practised decalcomania, as did Hans Bellmer and Remedios Varo.[citation needed]
French surrealist Yves Tanguy used the technique in his 1936 works Paysage I and Paysage II, which were included in the Guggenheim Museum's exhibition "Surrealism: Two Private Eyes" (4 June – 12 September 1999, New York).[1]