Jesus Christ is quoted saying many amazing things in the Bible. One of them is: “Truly I tell you, unless you change and become like little children, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven.” From MATTHEW/18:3. Turkish photographer Yonca Karakas has chosen to interpret this in a series of visually breathtaking fashion images. She […]
Category: Surreal
Jairo Alvarez and his Photographic Illusions
Jairo Alvarez is a fine art photographer from Argentina. His work is a spellbinding mix of whimsical fantasy and clever illusions. He finds new visual metaphors for all sorts of human themes. Some of his best ones include the spirit lifted by a few choice yellow balloons and a man blurring into the colours of […]
Yuni Kim Lang Creates Incredibly Big Wigs for Korean Women
Inspired in large part by an ancient Korean practise called “Gache” that involved prominent and richly clad women wearing elaborate wig designs, visual artist Yuni Kim Lang has turned this custom into a captivating sculptural project. Titled “Comfort Hair,” it feels like an exquisitely realised piece of performance art and the minimalist imagery is stunning. Top: Photo taken at […]
13 Surreal Photo Manipulations by European Artists
Note: Contains nudity. Great artists have been manipulating their canvases in surreal and exciting ways for hundreds of years. You only need to look back to the distorted visions dreamed up by Magritte and Dali to see that. You can trace this back to visionary pioneers like the great Dutch artist M.C Escher, who distorted […]
Soey Milk and her Erotic Oil Paintings
Note: Contains nudity. The wonderfully named Soey Milk is a visual artist based out of California. She specialises in pretty doe-eyed maidens awash in a sea of sumptuous oil paint. Equally skilled at working in feminine and erotic themes onto her canvas, her work is defined by a strong imaginative core, full of celestial visions of […]
Hans Wilschut’s Disorienting Architectural Photos
In his series “The Verticals,” Hans Wilschut inverses the bird’s eye view. His images give the viewer the sense of being pulled downward with incredible force. In fact, they are being pulled upward by towering skyscrapers towards the void of the sky. The effect is mesmerizing, but should also be considered for its real life implications. […]
Tammy Salzl’s Unnerving Watercolour Portraits
Note: Contains nudity. Tammy Salzl, a Montreal-based artist, creates portraits in watercolour. Each of her subjects is ready for scrutiny, baring their inner turbulence with strength and determination. The texture of their skin glows with an aura that lifts in smoky strands. It appears almost bruised from the artist’s generous use of colour, and pain […]
Justin Bower’s Deconstructed Human Portraiture
Justin Bower creates larger than life portraiture for a technological era. His paintings explore the implications of our fragmented experience beautifully. Each of his cyborgs emulate tragic and elegant emotions, reflecting on the “effect/trauma technology has on the individual that has infected the daily lives of contemporary man.” [1] He multiplies eyes and noses to […]
Eyes of the Swan: Illustrations by Andrea Wan
Andrea Wan is an illustrator and visual artist. Born in Hong Kong and raised in Vancouver, she is now based in one of Europe’s best cities for young artists: Berlin. Forming part of her “Fleeting Seasons” project, the images published on these pages adhere to her whimsical style rooted in folklore and surrealist imagery. They […]
Robert Jahns’ Surreal Photo Edits
Robert Jahns creates surreal photographs depicting people and animals in scenes that easily suspend our reality. Incredibly, he does all of the editing on his iPhone, using apps like VSCO Cam, ArtStudio, and Snapseed. The result is stunning scenarios where the subjects of the photographs live out some of our wildest fantasies and dreams. Artwork © Robert […]