Lugubrious Game (1929)
Surrealist Flower Girl (1930)The year is 1930 and last night I stayed up all night waiting for images to appear in my head. People always wonder how I paint and sculpt the way I do. They say, "How does he come up with this stuff?" I have a method that I use when I create my work. I induce myself in a hallucinatory state called "paranoiac critical." I wait for subconscious images to surface and then immediately put them on canvas. Sometimes I wait for hours and hours until the image appears in my head. Many times the images appear from childhood memories. Freud has a major impact on why I paint the way I do, this is why I must give credit to him. Without his theories, my career would be nothing. Many people find my work bizzare but it is my way of interpreting my dreams. That is why I have been quoted saying, "Surrealism is me." My family fears me and does not understand my work. Hopefully some day they will grow to appreciate it. This method is what has made me a famous and rich artist. They can fear it all they want, without it I would not have my fame (Etherington-Smith 107-110).
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