Surrealist Painting: Influences and Iterations in Japan

Capturing the images of the unconscious in their work, the surrealists believed that creativity and imagination could be unlocked by escaping reason and the rational mind. Although most people are familiar with the cultural giant Salvador Dali, with his melting clocks, distorted creatures and bizarre scenes, the exhibition at the Pola Museum of Art is an excellent opportunity to view Western surrealists like Dali, Giorgio de Chirico and René Magritte alongside their Japanese counterpart, Koga Haurue.