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Nostalgia

Paradoxically, much surreal digital art uses a vintage, nostalgic, or classical art aesthetic.

I believe there could be several reasons for this:

  1. It roots the viewer/artist in something comfortable and known
    1. The greatest fear is of the unknown and unfamiliar
    2. Using new tools and creating something completely new and in new styles is uncomfortable, and likely the result will be failure and rejection
  2. Advertising and film tends to use more contemporary and realist aesthetics
    1. Vintage and classical aesthetics is a way of differentiating artwork from those attempting to hawk their wares on you
  3. Abstract painting has become the realm of corporate art
  4. Contemporary art is more influenced by Dada and Marcel Duchamp
  5. Pretty, unthinking landscapes is the realm of corporate art (and your aunt Mertle’s souvenirs from her vacations.)
  6. By being both faux vintage and futuristic it creates and interesting paradox that makes something larger than life

Or, maybe it just looks cool

Albane Simon

Last Modified October 24, 2019 Leave a Comment

About Albane Simon Imagine a world where linear time has lost all relevance. A place where past memories and future visions dance in a familiar present gone awry, this is where nightmares collide with lucid clarity. Touching on topics diverse as ecology, science, architecture, and spirituality. instagram.com/albanesurrealcollagist/ … [Read more...] about Albane Simon

Filed Under: Collage Tagged With: Alegorical, Cinema, Conceptual, Disintegration, Nostalgia, Psychological, Recursive, Religion, Sci-fi, Whimsical

Genres: Visionary and Psychedelic Art

Boris Indrikov

Last Modified November 13, 2021 Leave a Comment

About Boris Indrikov Boris Indrikov was born in Leningrad in 1967 and lives and works in Moscow. From 1991 to 1997 he was a book designer and worked as an illustrator for the popular science magazine "Chemistry and Life". He has been a member of the Creative Union of Artists of Russia and The member of the International Federation of Artist ( IFA UNESCO) 1998.Has exhibited works at a number of … [Read more...] about Boris Indrikov

Filed Under: Painting Tagged With: Alegorical, Conceptual, Figurative, Limited Color Palette, Mysticism, Nostalgia, Painterly, Victorian, Whimsical

Genres: Mystical and Occult, Surrealism

5 Amazing Surrealistic Things!!!

Last Modified December 18, 2021 Leave a Comment

Here is a short list of five surrealist things I am thinking about this week. 1. Alejandro Jodorowsky's Endless Poetry Through renowned father of the midnight movies Alejandro Jodorowsky’s intensely personal lens, Endless Poetry tells the story of his years spent as an aspiring poet in Chile in the 1940’s. Against the wishes of his authoritarian father, the 20 year old Jodorowsky leaves home to … [Read more...] about 5 Amazing Surrealistic Things!!!

Filed Under: Round Up Tagged With: Mysticism, Nostalgia, Psychological

Genres: Conceptual Art, Lowbrow and Pop-Surrealism, Mystical and Occult, Visionary and Psychedelic Art

Medusawolf

Last Modified September 19, 2016 Leave a Comment

Medusawolf (A. E. Brown) Biography I grew up near the woods & discovered the world was a weird mystery. I learned I loved to draw. Years later, I went to Delaware College of Art & Design where I learned I loved to paint. Today I draw & paint the weirdness the world makes me see inside. I live in Bear, Delaware with a very beautiful girl and two cats who hate each … [Read more...] about Medusawolf

Filed Under: Painting Tagged With: Illustration, Landscape, Limited Color Palette, Monster, Nostalgia

Thom Easton Surreal Collage Art

Last Modified December 10, 2022 Leave a Comment

Thom Easton creates art juxtaposing the everyday with epic sci-fi/space visuals. His imagery has a retro feel. He seems to source his images from 1970's magazines that add a certain nostalgia to the work. Thom Easton … [Read more...] about Thom Easton Surreal Collage Art

Filed Under: Collage Tagged With: Conceptual, Limited Color Palette, Nostalgia

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