Legacies of Surrealism

Museo de Arte de Ponce

This grouping of five oil-and-acrylic paintings by artists working across Latin America bears witness to the profound influence of Surrealism in the region. Although produced in the second half of the 20th century, these works foreground thematic and stylistic traits that first emerged in the region during the 1930s and developed throughout the ensuing decades, such as realistic portrayals of dreamlike landscapes, foreboding creaturely entities, and bizarre non-referential organic shapes seemingly inspired by nature. The grouping features artists directly associated with Surrealism, such as Argentine Victor Chab (b. 1930).