a bit more on The Father of Surrealistic Art..

Surrealism is the stressing of subconscious or irrational significance of imagery (Dictionary.com), or in more simplistic terms, the use of dreamlike imagery. Dali's absurd imagination has him painting pictures of figures no man would even dream of creating. One may believe him to be a lunatic, judging his usage of dreamlike figures throughout his art, but many may consider it genius. http://reviews.mibba.com (accessed 26/2/11).