The things that do not exist in real world is what Superfine Modern Surrealism Art And Painting Ideas is all about and what our lovely surreal artists draw.
French surrealist Guy Billout is responsible for some of the most awesomely thought-provoking illustrations you'll see out there. The key to his meaningful artworks is that they don't just shout "surrealism", but usually feature settings that look totally realistic until one detail turns everything around.
Canadian artist Rob Gonsalves had two things growing up, a love for daydreaming and a love for art. As he grew older he managed to combine these two aspects of himself into his art. As well as a surreal feel, his art also has an optical illusion side to it, where your eyes and brain have to do a double take in order to process the image. Gonsalves calls his style Magic Realism and the paintings below will definitely show you why. Dreaming is an enjoyable emotion that is almost free, the only thing it is going to cost you is time, a price worth paying for... Written Worlds. The Arboreal Office. Carved in Stone. Big Air. Autumn Cycling. A Change of Scenery II. Beyond the Reef. As Above - So Below. Night Lights. New Moon Eclipsed. The Chalkboard Universe. When the Lights Were Out. White Blanket. Still Waters. On the High Seas. Sailing Islands. The Dancing Wind. Toward the Horizon. Water Dancing. Towers of Knowledge. Chess Master. Space Between the Words. Time Pieces. Flight Plan. Making Waves. Bedtime Aviation. Roots and Wings.
Ecuadorian artist Beto Val alchemizes vintage illustrations into bizarre compositions that blend fruits with fowl and aquatic life with land animals. Using imagery available through the public domain, Val cuts and repositions fins, wings, and scaly talons into surreal creatures: round owl faces peer out from pineapples, autumn leaves sprout from tropical birds, and a rendering evocative of a biological chart displays fish with bodies made of strawberries, brains, and an early, industrial locomotive. More
Over the past few years, we love to check-in on the works of London-based illustrator and watercolor painter, Marija Tiurina. Her work seems to m...
Aykut Aydogdu ( previously ) was born in 1986, Ankara - Turkey. He started studying Fine Arts at high school and graduated from Faculty of Fine Arts - Graphic D
Polish artist and graphic designer Dawid Planeta summons large beasts in his series of mystical grayscale illustrations set deep in the jungle. The series, Mini People in the Jungle, presents animals in profile, with glistening eyes that illuminate the darkness surrounds them. A small child is also present in each work, bravely facing the towering creatures with a torch or outstretched arms. Planeta works his own experiences into the mysterious work, channeling his history with depression into a source for creative energy. More
Artist Devany Amber Wolfe combines symbolic and esoteric imagery with distinctly feminine forms to create cosmic dreamscapes that invoke the most mystical aspects of our psyche and soul.
A one of a kind view of the world expressed in drawings. You know that maxim, "A picture is worth a thousand words"? That is how I would summarise Miles Johnston's work. Beautiful concepts hidden in illustrations waiting to be discovered. When found by different people, as if by magic, they unearth different meanings. Having given these surreal pieces titles, made the images even more fascinating and helped me crystallise these drawings into meaningful pieces of art. For more of Johnston's work here on DesignStack, press this LINK. Turn the world upside down. Press the Image to Enlarge it. We feel trapped by the way we look. Press the Image to Enlarge it. At what point do you start thinking maybe... I'm right? Press the Image to Enlarge it. Is this the equivalent of rings in a tree? Press the Image to Enlarge it. Manipulation can be ever so subtle... Press the Image to Enlarge it. Threads of love. Press the Image to Enlarge it. The many versions of us. Press the Image to Enlarge it. Look below the surface to find the answers. Press the Image to Enlarge it. Inverted. Press the Image to Enlarge it. Take a better look at yourself. Press the Image to Enlarge it. You are not part of the background. Press the Image to Enlarge it.
Japanese illustrator Marumichi creates surreal illustrations in which food and everyday life merge together seamlessly. It’s as if a foodie went to bed stuffed
French surrealist Guy Billout is responsible for some of the most awesomely thought-provoking illustrations you'll see out there. The key to his meaningful artworks is that they don't just shout "surrealism", but usually feature settings that look totally realistic until one detail turns everything around.
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Imagine a world where your dreams and the way they distort reality can be reproduced on canvas, paper or some other material on which artists paint. Doesn’t that sound amazing? Well, if you are the type to let your imagination take over and rule over your interest in the world of art, then you will like it surrealism and the paintings that are inspired by it. The thing about surrealism is that it strives to represent the images of the unconscious mind making it very bizarre albeit fascinating to look at. In fact, taking a teenager to look at surrealistic art is the best way on how to involve teenagers in art projects.
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Illustrator and graphic designer Simon Prades (previously here and here) creates illusion and intrigue through old school methods of illustration, choosing to loyally stick to pen and ink as his go-to medium. Despite choosing to clean up and sometimes color his work digitally, Prades’ physical mark making remains apparent, such as in the realistic details provided in his subjects’ faces. The German illustrator tends to focus on select colors when creating work for clients such as The New York Times, The New Yorker, Rolling Stone, and The Atlantic, staying within a palette of bright greens and yellows, and muted blues. More
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A variety of the newest examples by Aykut Aydogdu, likely one of my favorite illustrators. The Turkish artist and graphic designer Aykut Aydogdu, based in Istanbul, once again reveals several appealing and poetic portraits, directing us into a surreal world overflowing with symbols and visual metaphors. It is possible to follow his creations on Instagram.
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Lebanon-based photographer Lara Zankoul creates surreal imagery for her series ‘The Unseen‘. Using a water tank, Zankoul elaborately composes various whimsical tableaus. Each life-size photograph is divided into halves by the surface of the water and features subjects in surreal settings, like a couple with human bodies and animal heads having tea. In a statement […]
Tomasz Woźniakowski combines geometric shapes with real-life objects and lighting, creating busy yet harmonic compositions with a vintage feel.
With a wildly surreal imagination, artist Rustam QBic from Kazan, Russia creates fish adorned with houses and windows, elephants sprouting giant buildings, and a goose whose feathers are made from a ocean of angry waves. Almost every one of his creations, be it on paper or on a wall is brimming with wonderful ideas and often have to be viewed up close to appreciate their full detail. He most recently completed murals for the LGZ Festival and for Art-Ovrag 2013, and you can see many more paintings, illustrations, and other work over on Facebook. More
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Photo manipulated images that give imagination a visual voice. Artist going by the name Thezairul has one of the best job descriptions I have ever seen. "Surreal Practitioner". Digital art that show us a point of view, which might stretch the sometimes narrow ones we have. I speak from my experience. If you have ever spoken the following words, then you know what I am talking about. "I thought everybody..." you can add to that: Thought, Did etc. We do tend to assume that because we grew up doing something a certain way, that everyone does exactly the same. It can be embarrassing to find out that some or most don't. But it's also eyeopening; you get to thinking: "What other things have I made assumptions about, that are not necessarily universal?" It's a perfect start to seeing the world in a different way. Appreciating the subtle differences that make out life on this planet so interesting, (at times) and definitely diverse. A few surreal exercises below, to stretch that secure and consistent view of the world you might have. Ps. I gave the images some titles. Motorways of the future. Press the Image to Enlarge it. Appreciating them in their natural environment. Press the Image to Enlarge it. A scuba dive amongst nature. Press the Image to Enlarge it. Your down is another person's up. Press the Image to Enlarge it. Waiting to take you wherever you want. Press the Image to Enlarge it. Travelling through architecture. Press the Image to Enlarge it. Guarding my bike while I am in the shop. Press the Image to Enlarge it. Reflections of parallel universes. Press the Image to Enlarge it. Lighthouse in Fractured architecture. Press the Image to Enlarge it. A long drive home. Press the Image to Enlarge it.
In Chris Austin's surreal paintings, the overlooked giants of the ocean make their way across landscapes and suburban settings. His recent show with Antler Gallery, titled “Unfamiliar,” offered new work from the artist, who often focuses on the elegance and plight of nature and its inhabitants.
Antique portrait subjects reveal their inner thoughts in øjeRum’s evocative layered works.
