surrealist

[suh-ree-uh-list]

noun

1. (sometimes initial capital letter) an artist or writer using the style, conventions, themes of surrealism.

adjective

1. (sometimes initial capital letter) of, relating to, or conforming to surrealism.

Example Sentences

Inspired by Pink Floyd’s “The Wall,” Sonic Youth’s distortion, Black Sabbath’s symbolic lyricism and layered instrumentals, and surrealist artwork, “Mellon Collie” tested the Smashing Pumpkins’ limits as a band.

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The auction house said it was one of a series of 500 pieces the Spanish surrealist artist intended to create to reflect the Middle Eastern folktales, commissioned by a wealthy Italian couple.

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Then, the wine mom moved into her final, ironic stage: the surrealist meme, a dadaist take that almost brings the trope back to its real-life roots.

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His surrealist reimagining of Lewis Carroll’s Victorian children’s novel, “Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland,” distorts the nonsense and whimsy: melting clocks and anxious White Rabbits, sinister playing cards and caterpillars on mushrooms.

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From her repetitious linework to her paintings of blue skies with surrealist feathers and self-portraits of her fragmented nude body, Hurtado’s art is marked by her sense of experimentation and constant changes in style.

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