Surrealist Techniques - Paranoiac-critical Method

Paranoiac-critical method is a technique invented by Salvador DalĂ­ which consists of the artist invoking a paranoid state (fear that the self is being manipulated, targeted or controlled by others). The result is a deconstruction of the psychological concept of identity, such that subjectivity becomes the primary aspect of the artwork.

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