Question

The "Manifesto of Surrealism" was based on the Freudian theory about the

Answer 1

The Surrealists derived much inspiration from psychoanalyst Sigmund Freud's theories on dreams and the workings of the subconscious mind.

Answer 2

Influenced by Sigmund Freud's theory of the unconscious, the manifesto defined Surrealism as “psychic automatism”, a process that encouraged a freeing of the mind from rational and utilitarian values and constraints as well as moral and aesthetic judgment.