What is Automatism and Surealism?

"Unconscious muscular movements often attributed to the supernatural through physical guidance, especially artistic activity (i.e. writing, drawing, painting, playing musical instruments, composing, dancing, and singing). Automatism was often attributed to spirits and the divine since ancient times when inspired activity was considered to be the gift of the gods. The prevailing contemporary view is that most automatisms are the product of secondary personalities who produce knowledge or information the person has learned and repressed or forgotten. The most common forms of automatism are automatic writing and automatic painting."

Wikipedia (2012) Automatism, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Automatism

"Surrealism is a cultural movement that began in the early 1920s... [its] works feature the element of surprise, unexpected juxtapositions and non sequitur; however, many Surrealist artists and writers regard their work as an expression of the philosophical movement first and foremost, with the works being an artifact. Leader André Breton was explicit in his assertion that Surrealism was above all a revolutionary movement."

Wikipedia (2012) Surrealism, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Surrealism