Is Super Mario Brothers A Surrealist Masterpiece?

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It’sa me… the unexpected combination of visual elements
We can look at Mario, and his 30+ year series of ultra-beloved games and then also look at surrealist visual art and say…hmmm… these things share some similarities! But what if we go a little deeper? And ask if there are any characteristics that go beyond the purely cosmetic–from history, to context, to impact–that might make Mario more, or a different kind of, surrealist masterpiece? Lets’a go!

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— THAT VAPORWAVE TRACK; YOU KNOW THE ONE —

MACINTOSH PLUS - リサフランク420 / 現代のコンピュー
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cU8HrO7XuiE

— VISUAL ART —

1. The Persistence of Memory - Salvador Dali
2. Golconda - Rene Magritte
3. African Sonata - Vladimir Kush
4. Son of Man - Renee Magritte
5. The Harlequins Carnival - Joan Miro
6. The Elephant Celebes - Max Ernst
7. Diary of Discoveries - Vladimir Kush
8. Metaphysical Interior With Biscuits - Giorgio de Chirico
9. Atmospheric Skull Sodomizing a Grand Piano - Salvador Dali
10. Cat and I - Wanda Wulz
11. Fair Captive - Rene Magritte
12. The Fools Rule The World - Gyuri Lohmuller
13. Unknown-Salvador Dali
14. Innocence - Rafal Olbinski
15. Sunrise By The Ocean - Vladimir Kush
16. La Poupee - Hans Bellmer
17. Luncheon in Fur - Merret Oppenheim
18. Departure of the Winged Ship - Vladimir Kush
19. Birthday Painting - Dorothea Tanner
20. Lobster Telephone - Salvador Dali
21. Metamorphosis of Narcissus - Salvador Dali

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Idea Channel Footnotes Entries: http://bit.ly/2uNtYiD
Q&A: 'Mario' creator Shigeru Miyamoto - https://usat.ly/2uNOcsI
Super Mario Bros. Instruction Booklet - http://bit.ly/2uNPFPF
Where did 'Bowser's' name come from? - http://bit.ly/2uNLwv7

--COMMENT RESPONSES TO LAST WEEK’S EPISODE--

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