surrealist

American  

[suh-ree-uh-list] / səˈri ə lɪst /

noun

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

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adjective

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

Example Sentences

“Dreamworld” and “Man Ray” remind us that the best works of art, Surrealist or not, are as elusive as our dreams.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 27, 2025

It could be argued that the Surrealist impulse—primitive, mysterious, downright weird—isn’t modern but as old as art itself.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 27, 2025

A painting by Spanish Surrealist artist Salvador Dali found in a house clearance is expected to fetch up to £30,000 - after being bought for just £150.

From BBC • Jul. 29, 2025

For the last four years, Nelson has been rebuilding Copley’s Surrealist gallery in his Beverly Hills bungalow, which ran from 1948 to 1949.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 29, 2024

The shirt was a screen print of a famous Surrealist artwork by Rene Magritte in which he drew a pipe and then beneath it wrote in cursive Ceci n’est pas une pipe.

From "The Fault in Our Stars" by John Green