From - Revolution of the Mind: The Life of Andre Breton

A series that is not attempting to illustrate Revolution of the Mind in a traditional sense butratherit is my personal record of the spirit of the biography. These are works inspired by thebook Revolution of the Mind: The Life of Andre Breton. Breton (1896-1966) was the founder othesurrealists art movement and as such played a pivotal role in the development of 20th century art. The mixed media works ( acrylic paint, indian ink, collage, pencil, etc ), all approximately 28" x 22" were not directly from passages found in the biography but rather are an attempt to capture something of the spirit found in certain passages concerning the founder of the Surrealists movement. Most of the works in the series have passages from the biography that for me triggered the images. This website is still being developed. Details, corrections, and improvements will be added, as well as additional artwork, as time allows. Thank you for your patience.

I hope to add the quotes from Reveloution of the Mind: The Life of Andre Breton to the artwork in the near future.

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"....Sage's satirical rendition of a dinner at Chemillieu gives some idea of the hidden discords among the castle residents that summer;
Matta; : I saw a workman.
Breton: Death is the only thing that matters in life.
Matta: Who was counting money.
Breton: I don't understand what you say.
Matta: A workman who was counting the money he earned.
Frances: ( heavy Spanish accent ) Hab you heard de one a

..quotes to be added

from Revolution of the Mind: The Life of Andre Breton by Mark Polizzotti - a majority of the Mixed Media and Collage works are 28" x 22"

...quotes to be added.

June 23 2023 Mixed Media on Board 28" x 22"

From - Revolution of the Mind: The Life of Andre Breton by Mark Steven Polizzotti

Feb 2023. Mixed Media on Board. 28" x 22"

"Some of these phantoms appeared in rather unexpected settings, such as the bathroom of a small inn, where Breton suddenly noticed an enormous white cockroach crawling toward him." Now, everyone knows that there's no such thing as a white cockroach," he recounted to a friend. "Fascinated to the point of wondering whether some spirit didn't inhabit that ' thing,' who perhaps had a message for me,

From - Revolution of the Mind: The Life of Andre Breton by Mark Polizzotti.

January 2023. Indian Ink, on Board. 28" x 22"

"Shortly before nine o'clock on Monday evening, September 25, ------ were waiting. Crevel then demonstrated the recommended procedure: lights out, silence, chain of hands around a table. In darkness punctuated only by the flashing lights of the cabarets below, he soon fell into a deep slumber. As Simone described the session to her cousin: It's dark. We are all around the table, silent, hands str

"Among the examples Breton later cited as most "jolting" were: "The anemic little girl makes the wax-polished mannequins blush," and "Caraco is a beautiful slut: lazy as a dormouse and wearing glass gloves to save her from having to lift a finger, she threads pearls with a scapegoat." - Revolution of the Mind: The Life of Andre Breton by Polizzotti.

I hope to add the quotes from Reveloution of the Mind: The Life of Andre Breton to the artwork in the near future.

David Verba Gallery's Artistic Journey: A Visual Story

from Revolution of the Mind: The Life of Andre Breton by Mark Polizzotti - a majority of the Mixed Media and Collage works are 28" x 22"

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