To the casual bystander, Surrealist artwork is confusing, disconcerting, and just plain odd. To begin to decipher their works, one should start by reading the Surrealist Manifestos, written by Andre Breton in 1924 and 1929. In it, Breton explains that Surrealist artists strive to break the normalcy of ideas perceived by society by exploring them as if they were dreams. Using symbols and dramatic imagery, they sought to bring about conversations about how things aren't always what they seem. This gallery seeks to explore some of those symbols in depth.