Surrealism's fundamental principles are rooted in the notion that our minds are playgrounds for the subconscious, where dreams and reality blend in a delicious cacophony of confusion and wonder. Our task as surrealist artists is to tap into this boundless reservoir of the unexplored, to coax forth the hidden truths, and to paint the canvas of the mind's eye with vibrant brushstrokes of the irrational.
The surrealist's tools are many: the camera as a window into the soul, the word as a razor to slice through the veil of reality, and the brush as a wand to channel the unseen forces that shape our perceptions.
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