This is Europe After The Rain II painted by the Surrealist Max Ernst, 1940-42. Many factors give this an uncanny feeling for me, the most of which is the method with which Ernst applied the paint. The method is called decalcomania in which paint is applied using another surface such as paper or glass. The second surface is then peeled away resulting in bizarre 3 dimensional paint. Here, the landscape looks as if it has melted or is rotting. Another uncanny element is the bird headed soldier, a common motif for Ernst. The subject of this piece is political in nature but even if you don't know it's origins, it remains uncanny, maybe even more so. Many Surrealist paintings utilized themes which were recognizable but then distorted in a way the viewer wasn't used to. This brings to mind many things we've discussed in class such as the living doll. Surrealists also gained much of their inspiration from dreams, the subconscious, automatism, and more specifically, the writings of Freud which were extremely popular at the time.