Create your own Surrealist-inspired portrait
This unusual surrealist portrait was painted in 1980 by Eileen Agar (1899 – 1991). Agar has used a variety of different shapes to create a representation of ‘Miss Terry’ – possibly Dame Ellen Terry, a famous Shakespearean actress during the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Surrealist art seeks to express the workings of the subconscious mind, often creating dreamlike, fantastical, and sometimes bizarre imagery.

Activity – create your own portrait using shapes
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