An Open Letter
Dear Visitor,
Thank you for visiting my website. I try very hard to keep the information on this
website accurate but it is possible that there is wrong information this is rare
but possible. If you do find incorrect information, please mail me the correct information
and its' source to the following address:
webmaster(at)surrealist.com and I will fix it as soon as possible.
If you have a Surrealism, Dada or any other art website and want a
reciprocal
link please go to the
links page, you will need to submit
the page that surrealist.com link will be placed as well as your own link.
Thank you for visiting,
-Stephen
A Little History
Back in late 1998 I wanted a website, any website and since I enjoyed surrealist
art it was suggested to me that I get the name and build a site. Since my trade
is computers I have also used this site as a personal training tool as well. Each
version of this site has been created with a technology I wanted to learn. I started
with static html, moved to a little java script, a dynamic text based site using
cgi/perl, PHP 2.0, PHP 3.0 and PHP 4.0 all using mySQL, XML & XSLT, classic ASP,
.net 1.0, .net 1.1 and .net 2.0 all using some form of MS SQL, XML or Access back
end. It is currently running .net 3.5, C#, linq with a couple webservices and a
little AJAX. The only thing worthwhile I haven’t done it in is python.
Credits
Thanks to these books I have received a greater understanding of Surrealism.
- Dada and Surrealist Art - By: Hans Richter
- Encyclopedia of Surrealism -
BY: Rene Passeron
- Surrealism Art - BY: Sarane Alexandrian
- Surrealism "The Dream of Rveloution" - BY: Richard Leslie
- The Surrealists
- BY: William Gaunt
- Many other smaller books on individual artists