{"id":75083,"date":"2017-12-27T09:54:15","date_gmt":"2017-12-27T17:54:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/?p=75083"},"modified":"2017-12-27T09:57:38","modified_gmt":"2017-12-27T17:57:38","slug":"the-treachery-of-images-surrealist-photography-techniques","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/2017\/12\/27\/the-treachery-of-images-surrealist-photography-techniques\/","title":{"rendered":"The Treachery of Images: Surrealist Photography Techniques"},"content":{"rendered":"

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1. Mirror images, seeing in double<\/h2>\n
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Sergio Larrain. CHILE. Valparaiso. 1963.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Magritte<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"1937,
1937, Not to be reproduced, by Rene Magritte<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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2. Curtains over the face<\/h2>\n
\"Man
Man with curtain on face. Istanbul, 2013<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"The
The lovers, 1928, Rene Magritte<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"The
The lovers, 1928, Rene Magritte<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

3. Light bulb head<\/h2>\n
\"1937,
1937, the pleasure principle. By Rene Magritte<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"Suit
Suit and yellow flowers. Hong Kong, 2014<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

4. Cut off face via reflections in mirror<\/h2>\n
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Man washing hands in bathroom. Yellow background, and face obstructed.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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5. The treachery of images<\/h2>\n
\"Come
Come in, we\u00e2\u20ac\u2122re open!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"Love
Love our high class customers.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Words and images that don\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t align.<\/p>\n

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Out of order.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"Good
Good things happen<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"Diversion
Diversion ends.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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Examples from Rene Magritte:<\/p>\n

\"1948,
1948, treachery of images. This is not a pipe. Magritte<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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6. Extreme close up of eye<\/h2>\n
\"1928,
1928, the fslse mirror eye in clouds by Rene Magritte<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Eyes are the windows to the soul \u00e2\u20ac\u201d or something else?<\/p>\n

\"Ridley
Ridley Scott, closeup of eye, beginning of blade runner movie<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

7. Surrealist architecture<\/h2>\n
\"Urban
Urban landscape still from Blade Runner<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Inspiration from Antonio Sant Elia<\/a> who wrote, \u00e2\u20ac\u0153The manifesto for futurist architecture\u00e2\u20ac\u009d:<\/p>\n

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For surrealist inspiration, also study Giorgio de Chirico<\/a>:<\/p>\n

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Learn more about surrealism<\/h2>\n