Tag Archives: surrealism

18 October 1
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In the (surreal) world of Zeitguised

Under - Advertising, Art, Design, Media, Technology

Boolean Taxidermy – Smart Dust: Shapes of Shapes

Founded by sculpture/fashion graduate Jamie Raap and Henrik Mauler with a background in engineering/architecture, Zeitguised combines their common interest of digital surrealism in a world full of realities.

Boolean Taxidermy – Smart Dust: Shapes of Shapes

Concrete Chrome – Solid Ether

Concrete Chrome – Solid Ether

abstract, Advertising, Art, computer graphic, Design, Graphic design, Henrik Mauler, Jamie Raap, Media, motion graphic, sculpture, surrealism, Technology, Video, Visual arts, ZEITGUISED

18 July 1
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Paintings and illustrations by Valentina Brostean

Under - Art, Design, Illustration, Inspiration

Heavily inspired by urban culture and the pop surrealism movement, Valentina Brostean has developed a unique and very personal style.She has an eye for the strange beauty in the grotesqueries of life. Inspired by the relationship between dreams, natural world and the emptiness of consumer culture, she creates and brings unique characters to life from her imaginary world.

Her body of work is built of melancholy interaction between man-made status symbols and frozen moments of the utopian childhood memories. Strongly focused on figurative narration her characters simply reflect us – modern society without its masks, without the fake presentations that make us acceptable to whatever group we are a part of.

If look closely at her work, one might come to realize that her characters are really kind of self-portraits, set in a fantastical landscapes of imaginary world which echoes of her own… a bitter, yet sweetly coated prescription for modern life.

Valentina has been invited to participate in collaborative art projects all around the world in diverse solo and group gallery shows. She has more than ten years of experience with several agencies doing illustration projects, print and educational work. She is now working as independent artist focusing on her personal expression through painting and collaborating with talented people on various projects – anything where she can apply her creativity. Her work has been featured in numerous magazines for visual culture.

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Art, Design, dream, Entertainment/Culture, Human behavior, Illustration, Inspiration, Philosophy, Social psychology, surrealism, Valentina Brostean

22 July 7
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Nicoletta Ceccoli

Under - Art, Illustration, Inspiration

Crows

Surrealism, fantasy, magic, strange creatures and a beautiful doll-like character among all these with very distinct innocent facial features. There’s definitely much more in Nicoletta Ceccoli’s work to make you feel absorbed in a timeless and spaceless world she paints. I came across this brilliant Italian artist’s work through Bak Magazine and enthralled since.

Nicoletta Ceccoli, an award winning children’s book illustrator, has illustrated over 30 books since 1995 mainly with USA, UK , and Italian publishers. Her clients included among the others Random House, Simon and Shuster, Houghton Mifflin, Mondadori, and Grimm Press.

In 2001 she was awarded the Andersen prize ‘Baia Delle Favole’ as the best illustrator of the year in Italy. In 2006 she was awarded with a silver medal from the Society of Illustrators of New York. Nicoletta Ceccoli has exhibited her work in group and solos shows across Europe and North America.

The Magician`s Assistant

Contrary Mary

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Art, Artist, book illustrator, Fantasy, Illustration, Inspiration, Italy, Nicoletta Ceccoli, painter, surrealism

22 April 5
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Casajordi – realities and surrealism

Under - Art, Illustration, Inspiration

Souvenir (details)

Fantasy, dream, surrealism, to whatever it takes to escape reality. Casajordi has redefined reality based on his imagination. He enjoys ‘pictures’ and playing with their meanings, and with the duality in between illumination and darkness. I felt lost in his work like Alice in the Wonderland only to wish if I could understand French!

Based in Perpignan (France) near the Spanish border, Casajordi draws his ideas on paper before taking them into Photoshop to create collages – sometimes with over 300 layers spending 15/16 hours on each piece. From overall composition to minute details, you can sense strong narrative expressions as well as unexplained references in his work.