surrealist

Meanings

1. 1
   adj

   Of, or relating to the modernist art movement surrealism; (by extension) having a similar surreal aesthetic or narrative.

   In true surrealist tradition, many of his ideas, [Quentin] Dupieux says, come from dreams – but “the ones that come to you when you’re half asleep, when you doze off during the day for five minutes. The brain keeps working, and you get these great ideas.”

2. 2
   noun

   A surrealist artist.

   Joseph Cornell is often considered the first and greatest American surrealist, said to have influenced creators as diverse as iconic French dadaist Marcel Duchamp and beloved speculative-fiction novelist William Gibson.

3. 3
   noun

   an artist who is a member of the movement called surrealism

Etymology

From surreal + -ist.