Surrealism

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.

  • Evan Lawrence creates strange and contemporary surreal art. Self-taught, Lawrence uses ambiguous symbolism to explore his transcendent visions. He is inspired by “the delusion of the beautiful things until the weird moments; represented by the emotional feeling of himself”. Lawrence’s work is part reminiscence and part artifact of his own inner meditations. Reflecting on past…

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  • Mark Hopkins Surrealism The landscapes of Mark Hopkins are as gorgeous as they are mind-bending. Hopkins’ surrealistic techniques include playful visual distortion, juxtaposed symbols, and abstract surrealism in combination with a mastery of the craft of painting. The first painting in the gallery above shows the Buddha hovering in the air in an archetypal temple.…

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  • Victo Ngai

    Victo Ngai

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    Forbes 30 Under (Art and Style) honoree and Society of Illustrators New York Gold Medalist Victo Ngai 倪傳婧 is a Los Angeles based illustrator from Hong Kong, graduated from Rhode Island School of Design. “Victo” is not a boy nor a typo, but a nickname derived from Victoria – a leftover from the British colonization. Victo provides illustrations for…

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  • Lindsay Pickett

    Lindsay Pickett

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    Lindsay Pickett’s gorgeous oil paintings of warped and distorted cityscapes transcend and confuse our orienting reflex in deeply surrealistic and magical ways. Artist Statement My main practice involves painting with oils on canvas, linen and board. I start with a basic study of a composition idea, usually in the form of a basic pencil drawing…

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  • Waone (Interesni Kazki) Drawings

    Waone (Interesni Kazki) Drawings

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    Waone is an Artist / Muralist from Kyiv, Ukraine. ARTIST STATEMENT The main goal of my art is to find out who am I and explore the outside world.Viewing through the lens of the creative process gives me the possibilityto shift the focus away from the vanity of common life and tap into stranger invisible world,…

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