Tag Archives: surrealism

Sur-Real Time… Dali-Inspired Clocks

The art historian in me cringed when I saw these Salvador Dali-inspired melting clocks described as “Art Nouveau”… (Yes. Someone did this. You can check for yourself if you don’t believe me.) Yet woefully attributed to the wrong genre or not, they are still … Continue reading

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A Sinking Feeling… Hannes Van Severen’s Furniture Art

Hannes Van Severen is a visual artist who lives and works in Ghent, Belgium. (Makes me proud to be a Belgian!) His work is unsettling yet appealing, based on daily life objects yet paradoxically useless. My favorite pieces are his furniture-based works; … Continue reading

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Horror Dolls: The Works Of Hans Bellmer

Has anyone of you seen the movie “Silent Hill”, or played the games? For as far as I know my general public, I think the answer is yes. Although I think the pyramid-headed demon guy is still the most memorable … Continue reading

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Surreality… Matthew Robinson Furniture

I love surreal things, and apparently wood is a pretty good material to create those bizarre dripping tables with in the style of Salvador Dali. Furniture designer Matthew Robinson made these out of solid walnut and maple, for his final … Continue reading

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Eyes…

Because my life is weird like that.

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Surrealism Again… Diane Von Furstenberg’s Fetish Box Clutches

It’s been a while since my last post, but no I am not dead, simply occupied… Here you have a lovely limited edition capsule collection by Diane Von Furstenberg, called the “Fetish Box Clutches”. They are surrealism-inspired bags of which … Continue reading

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A Surreal Sort of Sexy… Chantal Thomas

These pics are from an old collection of Chantal Thomas, but I liked them so much I just had to post them…     

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Drawn Into Reality… The Bizarre Drawing/Photos of Ben Heine

It is difficult to describe the slightly surreal art of Ben Heine… But I will try nevertheless. He is a truly multi-disciplinary artist, and he manages to combine two disciplines in a most interesting way. If you’re as intrigued by … Continue reading

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Whimsical Flights of Fancy… The Spangled Maker’s Illustration Jewelry

Absurdities make great statements, that much one can learn from The Spangled Maker on Etsy… I actually wanted to feature this earlier, but the shop was on hold because of sick leave. “Whimsical fights of fancy”, as is the tagline … Continue reading

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Jean-Charles de Castelbajac: Classy Surrealism

Yeah, this isn’t the most recent collection of JC; this is the Autumn/Winter 2011 collection. But in my opinion it’s much better than his latest… Eyes, hands, bizarities… What else can a girl wish for? If I were rich, I … Continue reading

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