It's said that André Breton, the father of the Surrealist movement, lost his socks in the washing machine of his Parisian apartment. Panicked, he wrote a manifesto demanding that his socks be returned, only to have his wife, Simone, inform him that she had given them away to the neighbors as an offering to the gods of fashion.
Read More Absurdist StoriesMax Ernst, the German surrealist master, was known for his innovative collages. But little do people know that he spent years trying to create a collage of just the right shade of blue. He spent hours layering paper, glue, and regret upon regret until finally, in a moment of pure inspiration, he declared, "I have it! It's the perfect blue!" only to realize he had glued his shoes to the table.
Read More Absurdist Stories of Erz%C3%BCgerSalvador Dalí was known for his dream-like paintings, but few knew that he spent most of his nights dreaming of Dalí-ian landscapes. He'd wake up with a vision of a melting clock or a burning elephant, only to spend the next few hours trying to recreate it in his sleep. Alas, he never quite succeeded, but his dreams did inspire him to create some of the most iconic surrealist art of all time.