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Surrealism is an artistic and literary movement that emerged in the early 1920s, which emphasized the power of the unconscious mind and irrationality as a means of unlocking the creative potential of the human psyche. Surrealist artists and writers sought to explore the world of dreams, free association, and the subconscious in order to reveal deeper truths about the human experience.
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Gadzooxtian
Categories: CollageBiography Melbourne artist Xtian was conceived in East Germany but born in Hungary – that makes him one part Australian and two parts former communist. He’s been actively collaging for two-plus decades – but is not adverse to making music or short animations. His works can best be described as questions, or “edge of comprehension”.…
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“The Surrealists” Film on Kickstarter
Categories: Video and CinemaSurrealism: a 20th 21st-century avant-garde movement in art and literature that sought to release the creative potential of the unconscious mind… One hundred years ago, with their world on the brink of chaos, a pack of misfits called “The Surrealists” banded together to make art that would reject logic and reason, with a goal of…
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Anis Tabaraee
Categories: DrawingThemes: Alegorical, Animals, Figurative, Illustration, Limited Color Palette, Lyrical, Monster, MysticismBiography Anis Tabaraee (Tehran, 1989) graduated with a BFA in Graphic Design in 2013 and an MA in illustration in 2018 from Tehran University of Art. Her art has been exhibited internationally. Artist Statement I am passionate about representing and expressing the world around me. I manipulate and exaggerate the details in the forms of…
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Nam Das
Categories: PaintingNam Das (b.1989) creates visual stories by arranging figurative elements like an assemblage forming a central idea. An idea which plays around the different archetypes of the collective unconscious or mythologems observed throughout history. He began to work as a full-time painter at the start of 2019. Sites: https://hnamdas.wixsite.com/paintingshttps://www.saatchiart.com/account/artworks/1229023https://www.instagram.com/thenamdas/
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Chris Leib
Categories: PaintingArtist Statement Chris Leib examines our precarious path started long ago, through his cast of wise, tolerant bonobos and rambunctious astronaut children. While seemingly whimsical, the paintings are laden with hidden meaning and explore themes of heroism, Western folklore, and the schism of instinct and control. Weaving through the meticulous detail in these paintings, threads…