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Malt, Johanna. "Surrealism, Art and Modern Science: Relativity, Quantum Mechanics, Epistemology." French Studies 64.4 (2010), 502-503. Salvador Dali and Max Ernst became familiar with the philosophical views that go along with the works of Einstein, Bohr, Heisenberg, and Schrodinger. These enlightenment thinkers tied the science of physics with literature and the arts. The ideas of Physics are also known to serve as a significant connection to the deeper thoughts and practices associated with the Surrealist movement. Gaston Bacherald agrees with the ideas of space, relativity, and fourth-dimensional art likewise to Salvador Dali. These ideas of Bacherald and Dali correlate with the quantum theory in modern philosophy. Susan Whitney of the Catholic and Communist Party stresses the importance of gender relations and art. She believes that new literature will correspond with twentieth-century art.

Weston, Neville. "THE REAL VAN GOGH: the artist and his letters." Craft Arts International 79 (2010): 78-80. Academic Search Complete. EBSCO. Web. 15 Nov. 2010. In this article it explains the life of Van Gogh. It turns out he had health problems and did not take care of himself. Van Gogh did not eat at times, drank excessively, and smoked. His bipolar mood greatly influenced his paintings. Throughout his life he wrote letter to his brother, which today are translated. The letters are considered to be real literature and inform the reader about his life.

Criel, Gaston. "Surrealism." Books Abroad 26. 2 (1952): 133-136 University of Oklahoma. Web. 9 Nov. 2010 In this article, Surrealism is explained as one's immediate interpretation of life and reality. It is not a question regarding literature of art anymore because the concept of surrealism is becoming clearer to viewers today. It started with the works of Dada (Salvador Dali) and has grown into self-realization of our wildest dreams. This self-realization has progressed through works of literature and famous poetry throughout history. Surrealism is described as an unrestricted vision between the world and reality. This leaves us in an exciting environment where everything is pleasant and enjoyable. According to Andre Breton, "Surrealism arose from an affirmation of faith in the genius of youth (135)." Surrealism gives us back our youth. It allows us to aim for the sky because nothing is holding us back.

Malt, Johanna. "Surrealism, Art and Modern Science: Relativity, Quantum Mechanics, Epistemology." French Studies 64.4 (2010): 502-503. Web. 7 Nov. 2010. This article discusses how Salvador Dali and Max Ernst became familiar with the philosophical views that go along with the works of Einstein, Bohr, Heisenberg, and Schrodinger. These enlightenment thinkers tied the science of physics with literature and the arts. The ideas of Physics are also known to serve as a significant connection to the deeper thoughts and practices associated with the Surrealist movement. Gaston Bacherald agrees with the ideas of space, relativity, and fourth-dimensional art likewise to Salvador Dali. These ideas of Bacherald and Dali correlate with the quantum theory in modern philosophy. Susan Whitney of the Catholic and Communist Party stresses the importance of gender relations and art. She believes that new literature will correspond with twentieth-century art.

Bell, Michael S. "Surrealism: An Alternative Approach: Veristic Attitudes in the Work and Writings of Contemporary Surrealists." Leonardo 17. 4 (1984): 247-252. The MIT Press. Web. 8 Nov. 2010 This article talks about how automatism (a form of ideas/conceptions) has been the main focus of surrealism and all the people in history involved with it since the 1940s. Many artists have chosen to stick to the latest and most common trends and end up writing their own philosophical views for others to focus on while observing the artistic movement. The words of surrealist artists can prove their true appreciation of their own work, but can be misunderstood with writings and literature pertaining to the artists'' work. It has been understood that surrealist work has been divided into three divisions: automatists, families of artistic content, and the fact that little research has been done to provide new facts about Surrealism. A new form of surrealist art that is discussed in this article is called veristic. Veristic is a form of representational art pertaining to images "beyond illusion." Miran Ahn has studied the dream-conception of Surrealism. She relates the unrealistic images of surreal art to contemporary paintings. She believes that some think surrealism is not worthy as a movement in art because of its imaginary images. Ahn believes that traditional contemporary art can be damaging to surrealism because it is seen as a insensible cliché.

Matthews, J. H. "Fifty Years Later: The Manifesto of Surrealism." Twentieth Century Literature 21.1 (1975): 1. Academic Search Complete. EBSCO. Web. 18 Nov. 2010. Matthews gives a detailed description of the Surrealist Manifesto by Andre Breton. The author goes over the book and what breton was trying to say. You need to understand the Manifesto in order to understand the surrealist movement. This is a very detailed document in which the context of the manifesto is explained. This is a quality source because it contains alot of necessary details in order to understand Surrealism.

Loss, Archie. "Vile Bodies, Vorticism and Italian futurism." Journal of Modern Literature 18.1 (1992): 155. Academic Search Complete. EBSCO. Web. 16 Nov. 2010.\n\n

Martindale, Colin, and Alan West. "Creative trends in the content of Beatles lyrics." Popular Music and Society 20.4 (1996): 103. RILM Abstracts of Music Literature. EBSCO. Web. 16 Nov. 2010.

Inglis, Ian. "'The Beatles are coming!' Conjecture and conviction in the myth of Kennedy, America, and the Beatles." Popular music and society 24.2 (2000): 93. RILM Abstracts of Music Literature. EBSCO. Web. 16 Nov. 2010. This article is quotes many sources on the arrival of the Beatles to America in 1964, a year after the assassination of John F. Kennedy. The article suggests that the Beatles were a "breath of fresh air" to help move the country out of their state of mourning. The article also talks about the factors that contributed to the groups' success in the 1960s. The band's music appealed to a wide variety of people. Their songs blended together rock and roll, pop, soul, and blues music. The structure of the sound was very different than American pop during that time period. There was not just a lead singer with a background band; all of the Beatles: John Lennon, Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr, and George Harrison contributed to each chart-topping single.

Finkelstein, Haim. "Dali's Paranoia-Criticism or The Exercise of Freedom." Twentieth Century Literature 21.1 (1975): 59. Academic Search Complete. EBSCO. Web. 16 Nov. 2010. This shows Salvador Dali's use of the concept of paranoiac-criticism and its importance to the Surrealist movement. This concept is an important part of the books written by Salvador Dali and his views on it.

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Kinderman, William, and Philip Vandermeer. "Beethoven After Napoleon: Political Romanticism in the Late Works." Notes 61.4 (2005): 1010-3. Academic Search Complete. EBSCO. Web. 15 Nov. 2010. "Beethoven After Napoleon: Political Romanticism in the Late Works" is about Beethoven's influence on Romanticism through important writers of this era. It discusses how certain writers of the time influenced Beethoven's music and work. It also touches on the many writers that he admired during this time. Much of the music Beethoven composed during this era, including one of his famous compositions, Fifth Symphony, was persuaded by Romantic authors. This article also discusses how much Beethoven's music was influenced by political events as well.

Paris, Václav. "On Surrealism and the Art of Crime: Considered as One of the Fine Starts." Journal of Modern Literature 33.4 (2010), 190-197. This article focuses on a specific type of surrealism, known as Bretonian surrealism. It is known to have a new outlook of evidence within every piece. It tries to pin point "crime" within surreal art by emphasizing its unique aspects. He describes surrealism as a liberating and fascinating collage. Surrealism may bring "crime" because it dramatizes our senses of realism and makes us want to keep exploring for irrational experiences. The art portrays this sense of crime because it messes with our interpretation of what is real and what is not. The impossible suddenly seems possible. Surrealism has shaped modern art because of it's label as "the Art of Crime." It has shaped the way modern artists imagine and create their work by displaying its own surreal way of life. It may be viewed as bizarre, mesmerizing, or even illusory.

Dalrymple-Henderson, Linda. "The Fourth Dimension and Non-Euclidean Geometry in Modern Art: Conclusion." Leonardo 17.3 (1984): 205-210. The MIT Press. Web. 3 Nov. 2010. This article first talks about the non-Euclidean geometries in art from 1900-1930. Non-Euclidean geometry has developed a unique change in mathematics, science, and philosophy. It seemed to clarify the affiliation between mathematics and observations in science. This type of geometry was used to depart from literature-related paintings. It focused on animated, multimedia, and specifically four-dimensional (instead of three-dimensional) paintings. Rice Pereira, an American painter, found the elements of hyperspace philosophy. This philosophy included the glowing works of art that can relate to a mystical action or experience one may have encountered. Language or words is considered unreliable in this art, whereas the four dimensional paintings can speak for themselves. The imagination and enthusiasm of surrealist artists has brought hope and new ideas (like four-dimensional paintings) to modern art.

Bird, David W. "Differentiating Catalan and Italian Futurisms." Romance Quarterly 55.1 (2008): 13-27. Academic Search Complete. EBSCO. Web. 31 Oct. 2010. This article is the author's attempt to separate Italian Futurism and Catalan Futurism. Although these two movements share the term "futurism", according to the author they are quite different. The first part of the article is a detailed description of what Italian and Catalan futurisms are exactly. The second part focuses more on Catalan Futurism and why it is a more independent movement than previous authors has given it credit for.

This is an article by Gertrude Stein talking about Picasso. I really like this article because it outlines Picasso's mindset compared to other artists such as Matisse. It even gives some philosophical references. This article is a great tool for understanding his techniques. The most valuable part of this article is the explaination of Picasso's techniques.

"Introduction to the Artistic Style of Surrealism." ArtHistory.net. Web 9 Nov. 2010. This article discusses how Surrealism has progressed and captured Modern imagination and Art. Surrealism started from the work and culture of Salvador Dali. Other surrealists, such as Andre Breton, wanted to explore further through literature, poetry, and the human mind. Breton described wrote a novel and described Surrealism as "those two seemingly contradictory states, dream and reality, into a sort of absolute reality, of surreality." One of the main reason why Surrealism grew and has effected contemporary art is because it has captured attention in numerous countries such as Europe, the United States, South America, and Mexico. It brought a sense of excitement for artists because it broadened the typical view of life as we know it. It allowed artists to create works in which they only dreamed about. Another surrealist artist, Kahlo, was very passionate about her work. An example of her work was an image of herself in a hospital bed as a victim with glaring objects hovering over her. She wanted to show viewers the sad nature of hopelessness. Kahlo was a large influence for the Surrealist movement.