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Julien Pacaud’s Powerfully Simple Surrealism

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We’ve been fascinated by the relatively new wave of surrealist artists working today. Search “Surreal” on Instagram or Pinterest, and you’ll be flooded by people creating strange and unique pieces of collage, digital mashups, and otherworldly art in the vein of the surreal.

Of the artists working today, we think Julien Pacaud may have carved out the most distinct and replicated style. Using a combination of vintage photographs, geometric forms, and a graphic designer’s negative space, he has a look and feel that stands apart from many of the other surrealist collage artists working today.

Below are a large collection of his work, part of a series called Myths of the Near Future, carefully combining photos with graphical elements, all with a soft, pastel-like color palette. Via DesignYouTrust:

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“I think that what drives my creation is my subconscious—the ways I express myself come rather randomly. I also don’t feel the need to explain my artworks, and am happy for anyone who interprets my work however they want—even if I created the piece with a specific idea in mind.”

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Denis Sheckler’s Surrealism

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The surreal, psychedelic collages by artist Denis Sheckler give us a window into the weird and otherworldly.

Faces are replaced by planets and galaxies, eyes rain down waves and surfers, and an overall sense of trippiness takes over. See more on his Instagram, Pills for Skills. Via Fubiz:

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Justin Peter’s Elegant Surrealism

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We seem to be in a golden age of surrealism, with the advent of great photo editing tools and image sharing platforms like Instagram.  Do a search for “surreal”, and you’ll be flooded with people creating collage-like composite images that blend scenes together in strange and wonderful ways. Artist Justin Peters is especially skilled at this art, and his latest collection showcases some of these weird and wild images.

We appreciate how clean and elegant the composites are, full of energy and life, yet also peaceful, and not overly complicated.

Via Colossal:

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Guillame Chiron’s Surrealist Collages

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Collage art has had a renaissance in recent years, thanks to the instant shareability of platforms like Pinterest and Instagram. Artist Guillame Chiron has a keen eye for the absurd in his collages, bringing a sense of surreal scale and humor to life. He pulls heavily from vintage, degraded imagery from the 50’s, 60’s, and 70’s, and carefully combines scenes and scale to create work that is strange and fascinating. Check out more of his work on Tumblr and Instagram. Via Colossal:

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Urbintage Collages by Shagun Puri

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A striking collection of digital collages by Shagun Puri showcase Indian figures from all walks of life, composed with floral and nature arrangements. The distinctive graphic style gives these vintage photos a new life, with minimalist line work and shape elements contrasting with historical images. The figures range from people of royalty to those of lower castes, each of them cleverly partnered with graphical touches. Entitled Urbintage, we could see this series expand, showcasing a range of figures paired with interesting graphic design. Via Behance:

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Hussam Eissa’s Interstellar Vision

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Egyptian artist Hussam Eissa explores space, time and reflection

Egyptian artist Hussam Eissa has a great eye for visual collage, and his series Interstellar explores ideas of space, time and reflection. Dark, moody portraits blend with starry skies in elegant ways, building a scene that makes us introspective. The surrealist aspects of his work are subtle and thoughtful, versus over-the-top and obvious. Solid work, via Behance:

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Sexy Surrealism by Trashriot

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If you follow surreal posts on Instagram (we do!), you’ll see a number of great posts by @trashriot, a collage artist from Philadelphia. Their work is epic, showcasing outer space merged with vintage photography that includes nostalgia and Americana, like kids jumping into lakes, women smiling in their evening gowns, etc. Powerful and fun work, showcasing the versatility and beauty of collage. Make sure to check out our own Instagram account as well, for other posts that feature surrealist work at @mossandfog

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More Steve McMennamy Magic

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We’ve posted about Steve McMennamy’s fun visual mashups before, his work being so entrancing and clever. He has a knack for being smart and hilarious, and happens to be great at framing and composing images.

Here are some of his latest images, showcasing some of his trademark “oh wow” moments. Via My Modern Met:

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Fine Art Collages by Rodrigo Pinheiro

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Rodrigo Pinheiro takes famous works of art and creates collages with modern photography and settings. This series is part of his design collective, called Paste in Place. Some of them work better than others, but the result is nonetheless visually arresting and interesting. Via FeelDesain:

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Visual Mashup Music Video

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An exercise in video editing patience. And creativity. The latest music video from Cassius featuring Pharell and Cat Power is a visual feast of funny, sexy, strange and beautiful footage mashups. Utilizing split screen style with quick cuts and visual collages, the video contains hundreds of clips that should get your creativity flowing.


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Castles in the Sky

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Artist Matthias Jung has a brilliant sense of imagination, as seen in these collages. Ethereal and surreal. Via MyModernMet:
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Cailan Burns’ Tasty Colors

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Cailan Burns is an illustrator from Adelaide, Australia. His work is both trippy and charming. The piece above, entitled Mothface  is so dripping with color and depth that I feel like licking the computer screen would result in a high.

Via Grove:

From the artists’ portfolio site:

My works are crafted through the use of a range of mediums including paper collage, acrylics, water colour, canvas, wood, ink, digital collage and composition using Flash, Photoshop and Illustrator.

I draw inspiration from a wide range influences such as Children’s Book Art, 60’s Psychedelic Poster Art, Russian and Czech Animation, Cultural Masks and Costumes, Folk Tales and Japanese Anime and (Yōkai) Ghost Stories.

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