Although there are many surrealist photographers who currently take art to new levels, they are certainly not the first to do so. With that in mind, here are some historical surrealistic photographers that you should probably know about, if you don’t already.
For the project ‘Supernatural‘, Ukrainian artist duo Synchrodogs shot a series of surreal images that explore themes such as intuition and subconsciousness. The photographs were taken on a 4000-mile road trip and show mostly female bodies in the vast landscapes of the American Southwest. Synchrodogs is a collaboration between photographers Tania Shcheglova and Roman Noven and we’ve featured their […]
Photographer, writer and political activist, Claude Cahun was born in 1894 and they were one of the first openly non-binary artists.
A retrospective opens in Paris
Picnic at Mougins, Nusch and Paul Eluard, Roland Penrose, Man Ray and Ady Fidelin, Lee Miller, Mougins, 1937 Let us rewind to the sizzling summers of 1936 and ‘37 to holiday on the French Riviera with Pablo Picasso and his international ensemble of friends at the Hotel Vaste Horizon, a modest boa
Claude Cahun was a surrealist, photographer, sculptor, and activist. She is best known for her gender-fluidity in art, and her anti-Nazi resistance.
A show at Tate Modern seeks to overcome preconceptions about Dóra Maar, and place her at the forefront of the Surrealist movement.
We go under the many skins of gender-defying Surrealist Claude Cahun
Li Wei (born in 1970, Hubei, China) is a contemporary artist from Beijing, China. His work often depicts him in gravity-defying situations. His work is a mixture of performance art and photography that creates illusions of a sometimes dangerous reality. Li Wei states that these images are not computer montages and works with the help of props such as mirror, metal wires, scaffolding and acrobatics. 'My artistic language is universal and deals with themes about contemporary politics and society using symbols understood by everyone in every part of the world.'I am fascinated by the unstable and dangerous sides of art and I hope my works reflect these aspects.' Wei's photos, which sell up to $8,000 (£4,200), have depicted him free falling from tall buildings-pictures that resemble the famous photograph of the French artist Yves Klein hurtling out a window. The artist loves the reaction that his work evokes from people who pass it on the street. [via wiki and other sources] "My goal is to make everything impossible possible, I hope one day I can shoot on the moon with a rocket." ~ Li Wei Li Wei dressed as a Monk is lowered into position via a crane and some heavy duty cables. (Fontaine of Lyons at La Villette in Paris) *Click on images for a larger view* Behind the scenes Photoshoot for WALLPAPER Magazine. For video hover over image with cursor) Interesting behind the scenes video of Wei at work. Sorry about the horrible video quality. It must have been shot with a cell phone from 1993 See an interview with Li Wei here
Dali was there of course and Audrey Hepburn showed up with her head trapped inside a Magritte birdcage. Never has there been a dinner party quite like the "Diner de Têtes Surrealiste" that took place at the suburban Parisian mansion of Baron Guy de Rothschild and his 'hostess with the mostess', Mari
We caught up with the surrealist photographer in advance of her new show, 'Icons.'
Brigitte Benkemoun’s book Je suis le carnet de Dora Maar takes a novel approach to the art of biography. For the Quarterly, Benkemoun recounts her discovery of a mysterious Hermès address book, the ...
Thread by @WhoresofYore: This is Claude Cahun (1894-1954), the best Jewish, French, gay, writer, photographer, surrealist, and anti-fascist W you never heard of. Thread Cahun was born Lucy Schwob, in 1894 to a prominent intellectual, Jewish family – whic…
From lizard ladies to clown girls, photographer Parker Day's "ICONS" series embraces weirdness in a way you've never seen before.
“I have always viewed the body as a transitory object,” writes artist Christina Bothwell. From human-animal hybrids to pregnant creatures to figures fused together, Bothwell’s oeuvre suspends various life forms in states of flux: a baby precariously rests on a mother’s back, a young girl grasps onto another’s legs, and others peer into the distance as if they’re about to move forward. The artist’s subject matter is rooted in the ethereal and embodies the delicate ways spirits and physical figures change over time. More
Geïntrigeerd door het wereldwijde succes van haar reeks portretten van stijlvol sigaretten en sigaren rokende kinderen, ontmoetten we onlangs kunst-, mode- en reclamefotografe Frieke Janssens. De reeks is al een paar jaar oud, maar als je Frieke Janssens intikt in je zoekmachine, vullen de eerste pagina’s zich met foto’s van de rokende kinderen. Of dit […]
Japanese photographer Daisuke Takakura takes clone photography pretty seriously. His project "Monodramatic" features some models tens of times, with some
Another postcard on my wall. “Gender ambiguity was central to the recently rediscovered work of Claude Cahun. Born Lucie Schwob, she adopted the more androgynous sounding name Claude Cahun an…
Since she is the inspiration behind my blog header, I figured it was about time to feature images of/by the beautiful, talented Lee Mill...
Kati Horna poetic and poignant photographs
An interview with Danish artist Asger Carlsen on his photographs, inspiration and reality vs. fiction.
Monk and Nixies. 1921. Rudolf Jettmar. Austrian. 1869-1939. oil / canvas. http://hadrian6.tumblr.com
Aside from the rare few who somehow possess the hoodoo witchery skills necessary to break the fourth wall of the almighty internet, it’s probably safe to say that the rest of us will never have a real-world encounter with whoever is on the other side of our computer screen. Oddly enough, that hasn’t stopped our culture from caring just a little too much about what a bunch of strangers may deem is likable or heartable. The digital curation of our online identities and the ongoing compulsion to brainstorm crowd-pleasing content that will in turn (theoretically) lead to more followers can be as much of a time-consuming chore as it is a highly addictive drug with the power to elevate or pulverize one’s sense of self-worth. This is our world, though, and contemporary creatives like Natalie
In Noell S. Oszvald ’s world, silence is a weight, thoughts are opaque, shadows are falsely mute, and finally forms are sublimely invasive. It seems then almost illusory to try to escape from reality. And however, as reality deeply takes roots, the mind bears the brunt and bows, invitin...
Presentamos una galería especial del fotógrafo francés Maurice Tabard.
