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  • Eric Johnston’s Dream Realm

    Through the mindful practice of fine art and a passion for cultural affairs worldwide, Eric Johnston has created a distinctive visionary approach to his artwork. Every component of Eric’s artwork relies on one main objective, to precisely reveal a connection in the subconscious mind and alternative realms that cannot exist in our conscious reality. Using…

  • 9 Unexpectedly Surreal Affordable Art Prints

    A small curated selection of gorgeous contemporary art prints from some of today’s most promising surrealistic artists. The following are just a few beautiful surreal gems from some of the many talented artists including surrealistic painting, collage, and lowbrow pop surrealism. 1. Midnight Mass by Michelle Concetta Brilliant surrealist collage artist Michelle Concetta contrasts classical…

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    Jeff Bartels’ Alternative Artifacts: Strange Antiques in a Post Truth World

    Alternative Artifacts is artist Jeff Bartels’ latest series of hyperreal oil paintings which feature strange antiques that never existed. The bizarre objects stretch and bend the truth about our past in order to bring a focus on the deceptions going on in our world today. The old and worn out objects have a surreal quality…

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    Get Out, Atlanta, Sorry to Bother You, and The Afro-Surrealist Film Movement

    Add “Sorry To Bother You” to the mix and there appears to be an Afro-Surrealism resurgence in Black cinema. Surrealism is the 20-century avant-garde artistic and literary movement that sought to stir the creative potential of the unconscious mind position seemingly irrational imagery adjacent to one another. Artist Salvador Dali is among the most respect…

  • Introduction to Surrealism Videos

    Introduction to Surrealism Videos

    Exploring Surrealism with Peter Capaldi | Unlock Art Need some help getting to grips with Surrealism? The Doctor will see you now. Peter Capaldi, a former art student, and the latest actor to play Doctor Who settles down on Freud’s couch to deliver his wry take on the Surrealist movement. The Case for Surrealism |…

  • Ignoreland - by Nicolas Gadbois

    Nicolas Gadbois Surreal Landscapes

    Artist Statement: Real Life Surrealism My surreal paintings are taken from scenes in everyday life that have a quality that is strange or otherworldly.  For a number of first wave surrealist painters emptiness was a significant feature in the art. De Chirico and Dali both drew heavily from scenes expressing existential void.  My work focuses…

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    Charles Wilkin Collage

    About Charles Wilkin My work is a loose collection of thoughts and observations in many ways and less about one specific theme. I see it as being a reflection of the world we live in, with all its ugliness and cruelty. But from that, I strive to extract the beauty and empathy hidden underneath and…

  • Seethe - by Beth Hoeckel

    Beth Hoeckel

    About Beth Hoeckel Beth Hoeckel is a multidisciplinary artist and illustrator from Baltimore. She earned a BFA from The School of the Art Institute of Chicago where she studied painting, photography, and printmaking— but her main area of expertise is in the medium of collage. Beth began her first widely-known series of collages in 2010,…

  • We Chose This Road My Dear - by Frank Moth

    Frank Moth | the Wonderful and Nostalgic | The Best Epic Art

    Frank Moth is an Artist duo based in Veria, Greece. They explore universal concepts of love, humility, truth, nostalgia and forgiveness in colorful, surreal floral portraits and futuristic retro compositions. They create nostalgic postcards from the future using mostly the digital collage technique in a struggle for eternity through pixels. About Frank Moth Frank Moth…

  • Above it All - Painting by Alan Brain

    Alan Brain

    Artist Statement: Now I am Surreal I never expected to become a surrealist but here I am. I started out about 25 years ago as a regular representational artist like most everyone else. My artistic journey has taken me through abstract expressionism to non objective painting. I gained a reputation as a geometric painter with…

  • Fibonacci's Folly Collage by Deborah Stevenson

    Deborah Stevenson

    About Deborah Stevenson Deborah Stevenson was born in Washington, DC. She grew up in Tokyo, went to high school in Baltimore, and got her BA from Sarah Lawrence College in New York. She lived for many years on the West Coast, and returned to the East Coast, where she lived in Brooklyn, NYC until 2015,…

  • The Monk - By Luke Gray

    Luke Gray

    About Luke Gray Hailing from Leicester, England, Luke Gray is a surrealist/symbolist illustrator and painter. Born color blind he was forced to use an almost exclusively black and white color palette, working with patterns and textures rather than color. After studying graphic design in London, he packed his bags and flew to Russia, then hitchhiked from…

  • Bound by Lola Mitchell

    Lola Mitchell

    Lola Mitchell uses textures and digital painting to create stories through images. Her surrealistic underwater photography resonates with rhythm and explores emotional concepts. PrintsLola Mitchell Portfolio

  • Felix Colgrave

    Felix Colgrave Prints felixcolgrave.com

  • Where is Surreal Art Discussed Online? Surrealism Discussion Forums Links

    Art by George Tooker Q. Where is Surreal Art Discussed Online? A. Here is a list of some places Surrealism is discussed online. Forums, Reddits, Facebook Groups, etc: Did I miss any? Let me know in the comments!