André Breton
French · b. 1896
Literature, Poetry, Collage
DESCRIPTION
André Breton was a French writer and poet, best known as the founder and principal theorist of Surrealism. In 1924, he published the Surrealist Manifesto, defining the movement as pure psychic automatism. His work and leadership shaped the Surrealist movement, emphasizing the power of the subconscious, dreams, and the irrational in art and literature.