Surrealists defied rationalism and strove to create artworks that were untainted by the conscious mind. ... The Surrealist uses the most common, material objects and creates it into an object of the mind. ... Through the use of dreams, the artist was able to tap into the subconscious and produce art works that are spontaneous. ... It was the gate to art..the dreaming mind was unlegislated truth." ...

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