Metaphysical art (Italian: Pittura metafisica) is the name of an Italian art movement, created by Giorgio de Chirico and Carlo Carrà. Using a realist style, they painted dream-like views of squares typical of idealized Italian cities, as well as apparently casual juxtapositions of objects. Their art represented a visionary world which engaged most immediately with the unconscious mind, beyond physical reality, hence the name. Pittura Metafisica provided significant impetus for the development of Dada and Surrealism.
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