Art of the Time

Never in history had so many different artistic mediums converged in one place for a common goal, and the event was the realization of an ideal long held by many, an effort to fuse art with everyday life. Below are a few artists representative of the period, both influences of and influenced by Satie and Les Six. In addition to those shown, other relevant artists include: Jean Cocteau, René Magritte, Charles Martin, Jean Arp, and André Derain.

	The Disquieting Muses, by Giorgio de Chirico From the Arts & New Media: Surrealism		Bicycle Wheel Ready-made, by Marcel Duchamp From the Arts & New Media: Dada		Ingres' Violin (Le Violin d'Ingres), by Man Ray From the Arts & New Media: Surrealism
	The Bottle of Rum, by Georges Braque From the Arts & New Media: Synthetic Cubism		La Fin du monde, film裠 par l'ange N.D., by Fernand L覥r From the Fine Arts Museum of San Francisco		Amorous Parade, by Francis Picabia From the Arts & New Media: Dada
	Still-Life (Fantomas), by Juan Gris From the Arts & New Media: Synthetic Cubism		Two Children Are Threatened by a Nightingale, by Max Ernst From the Arts & New Media: Surrealism		The Tilled Field, by Joan Miró From the Arts & New Media: Surrealism

Other Resources

The Arts & New Media: A University of Southern California Course (Comm 544) taught by Prof. James Beniger. This outstanding resource offers a wealth of images - of particular interest are those from the Surrealism, Dada, and Synthetic Cubism Periods.

Online Picasso Project: A year-by-year analysis of Picasso's life and work; the "First World War - Paris & Rome" and "Beauty Must Be Convulsive" periods relate to his work with Satie & Les Six.

Illustrations of Erik Satie: Satie was fascinated by dirigibles, spacecraft, and architecture, as these offhand sketches illustrate.

Picasso & Parade: This Encyclopedia Britannica article covers Picasso's whole career, including a summation of his collaboration with Satie on Parade.

Surrealists and Surrealism: A superbly designed site that captures the aesthetic essence of the movement, Surrealists and Surrealism offers background and images from de Chirico, Picasso, Ernst, and others.