What is Contemporary Surrealism?

Contemporary Surrealism encompasses artists working today who engage with Surrealist traditions while bringing fresh perspectives, techniques, and concerns. Unlike historical Surrealism’s avant-garde positioning, contemporary practitioners work across diverse contexts from gallery fine art to commercial illustration to digital art. Contemporary Surrealism includes movements like Pop Surrealism, Dark Art, Visionary Art, and Afro-Surrealism. Artists employ both traditional media and new technologies including AI to create dreamlike, psychologically charged imagery. Surrealism Today is dedicated to discovering and promoting contemporary surrealist artists across painting, sculpture, photography, and video.