whats the difference between surrealism and abstract art?

Question: can someone give examples of both thanks

Answer: Abstract art is when an artist takes a form and reduces it to its most simple form while still retaining its intrinsic values. In other words, its when you draw something a lot more simple. Abstract art is always objective, meaning that it always has a subject. However, the subject may not be clear to viewers of the art. Pablo Picasso was an abstract artist (cubist). Surrealism is basically just crazy weird stuff. It often involves many different subjects. A lot of the time it doesn't make sense. Surrealism is connected to abstract art in that often images are simplified and abstracted. Salvador Dali is the most famous surrealist artist. Andre Breton was the one who started the whole movement. EDIT: No, abstract is representational. Many non-artists believe that abstract art is of nothing. This is not true. I've taken college art courses, and all of my professors have said that the misconception about abstract is that it is of nothing. Abstract is representational. All abstract art starts with a subject in the mind of the artist. However in the final product it may not be clear what subject the artist is trying to portray. Non-representational art is when the work of art has no subject. Rothko is a non-representational artist because his paintings don't portray anything. Boccioni is abstract because his sculptures are forms.

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