Max Ernst Word Search
Max Ernst, as a word search. 12 words drawn from famous works, materials, and the movement they belong to sit hidden in a 15×15 letter grid, running in every direction. Drag across a word to claim it, and clear the board to finish.
Words to find: FROTTAGE, DECALCOMANIA, COLLAGE, GRATTAGE, AUTOMATISM, SURREALISM, DADA, BIRDS, MACHINES, TROPICAL, HEADLESS, ANTIPOPE.
Words run in any of eight directions, backwards included — if one refuses to turn up, try reading the grid right to left.
Max Ernst word list, defined
- FROTTAGE /frɒˈtɑːʒ/ · noun
- A technique in art, particularly in surrealism, involving the creation of a textured surface by placing a sheet of paper over an object and rubbing it with a pencil or crayon. Frottage can also refer to a pleasurable rubbing or friction, often in a sexual context. Related: rubbing, friction, scrubbing, scraping.
- COLLAGE /kəˈlɑːʒ/ · noun
- A piece of art or design made from an assemblage of different forms, materials, or textures, typically photographs, paper, or fabric, glued or otherwise attached to a surface. Related: assemblage, montage, mashup, composite.
- AUTOMATISM /ɔːtəˈmætɪzəm/ · noun
- The production of speech or writing without conscious thought or intention, often in a repetitive or ritualistic manner. A tendency to act or move without conscious thought or intention. Related: habit, instinct, mechanism, reflex.
- SURREALISM /səˈrɪəlɪzəm/ · noun
- A cultural and artistic movement that seeks to revolutionize the way we perceive reality, often by combining realistic images with fantastical or dream-like elements. Related: fantasy, dream, absurdism, surreal.
- DADA /dɑːdɑː/ · noun
- A person who creates or supports the Dada movement, an art movement that emerged in the early 20th century, characterized by a rejection of traditional aesthetic values and a focus on the irrational and the absurd. Related: surrealist, absurdist, avant-garde, nonconformist.
- BIRDS /bɜːdz/ · noun
- Birds are warm-blooded, egg-laying, feathered vertebrates. They are a group of endothermic animals that have wings and are capable of flight. Related: fowl, aviary, chirpers, songsters.
- MACHINES /məˈʃiːnz/ · noun
- A machine is a device or system that performs or assists in the performance of a specific task, often using energy or power. Machines can be mechanical, electrical, or electronic, and can range from simple devices to complex systems. Related: device, equipment, apparatus, instrument.
- TROPICAL /ˈtrɒpɪkəl/ · adjective
- Relating to or characteristic of the tropics; extremely hot and humid. Having a warm or sunny climate. Related: exotic, equatorial, subtropical, torrid.
- HEADLESS /hæd.lɛs/ · adjective
- Having no head or a head that is not visible; lacking a head or a head that is not functioning. In computing, a headless system is one that is controlled remotely or by software, without a physical user interface. Related: headless chicken, decapitated, beheaded, headless body.
- ANTIPOPE /ˈæntɪpoʊp/ · noun
- A person who is elected or proclaimed as pope in opposition to another person who is considered by some to be the rightful pope. Related: counter-pope, anti-pope, usurper pope, false pope.
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