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]]>At times, his works are disturbing from the bat, with brain flamingos, heart spiders, and dead flowers invading the subjects of the portraits. Other times, the setting is much more welcoming and calming, with flowers and idyllic nature taking the driver’s seat. But this is only until you notice the small details that make everything that much more unsettling.
Although Silveira’s artworks are best described as portraits, the artist himself doesn’t think they represent persons. Instead, they are a representation of moods.
“From inside, we are a strange mix of dreams, thoughts, feelings, and human meat. I think these portraits are not persons but moods,” Silveira explained in a recent interview.
Thanks to their uniqueness, Silveira’s portraits have already captured the attention of art lovers and art institutions from around the world. They are regularly featured in exhibitions in renowned galleries, with the next one being scheduled in London’s Dorothy Circus Gallery in early 2022. If you can’t make it there to see his works in person, check out more of them below.
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]]>Grabelsky lives in L.A., but he grew up in NYC. Additionally, he’s always been fascinated by Greek mythology, which contains many stories about human nature being represented by animals. “The characters are symbolic of the kinds of thoughts that lie under the surface of people’s minds, and they reveal that the most extraordinary can exist in the most ordinary of everyday settings,” the artist told Prohbtd.
Grabelsky graduated from Rice University with high honors. He earned a BA in Art and Art History. His work is often shown in exhibitions around the globe.
Check it out below.
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]]>The post Impressive Surreal Paintings by Naoto Hattori appeared first on PlayJunkie.
]]>Hattori got interested in art at a very young age before getting introduced with graphic design. After studying graphic design in Tokyo, he decided to move to New York where he enrolled in the School of Visual Arts and earned a degree in illustration.
Through the years, this talented artist managed to develop a distinctive style of painting which is characterized by surreal themes that are both disturbing but also impressive. Although his paintings can seem like computer-generated due to the high attention to details, all of Hattori’s works are painted by hand on a canvas using acrylics.
“My vision is like a dream, whether it’s a sweet dream, a nightmare, or just a trippy dream.” – Hattori says about his works. “I try to see what’s really going on in my mind, and that’s a practice to increase my awareness in stream-of-consciousness creativity. I try not to label or think about what is supposed to be, just take it in as it is and paint whatever I see in my mind with no compromise. That way, I create my own vision.”
Check out some of Naoto Hattori’s works below.
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]]>The post Astonishing Surreal Portraits by Rafael Silveira appeared first on PlayJunkie.
]]>At times, his works are disturbing from the bat, with brain flamingos, heart spiders, and dead flowers invading the subjects of the portraits. Other times, the setting is much more welcoming and calming, with flowers and idyllic nature taking the driver’s seat. But this is only until you notice the small details that make everything that much more unsettling.
Although Silveira’s artworks are best described as portraits, the artist himself doesn’t think they represent persons. Instead, they are a representation of moods.
“From inside, we are a strange mix of dreams, thoughts, feelings, and human meat. I think these portraits are not persons but moods,” Silveira explained in a recent interview.
Thanks to their uniqueness, Silveira’s portraits have already captured the attention of art lovers and art institutions from around the world. They are regularly featured in exhibitions in renowned galleries, with the next one being scheduled in London’s Dorothy Circus Gallery in early 2022. If you can’t make it there to see his works in person, check out more of them below.
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]]>The post Matthew Grabelsky Creates Amazing Surreal Paintings appeared first on PlayJunkie.
]]>Grabelsky lives in L.A., but he grew up in NYC. Additionally, he’s always been fascinated by Greek mythology, which contains many stories about human nature being represented by animals. “The characters are symbolic of the kinds of thoughts that lie under the surface of people’s minds, and they reveal that the most extraordinary can exist in the most ordinary of everyday settings,” the artist told Prohbtd.
Grabelsky graduated from Rice University with high honors. He earned a BA in Art and Art History. His work is often shown in exhibitions around the globe.
Check it out below.
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]]>The post Impressive Surreal Paintings by Naoto Hattori appeared first on PlayJunkie.
]]>Hattori got interested in art at a very young age before getting introduced with graphic design. After studying graphic design in Tokyo, he decided to move to New York where he enrolled in the School of Visual Arts and earned a degree in illustration.
Through the years, this talented artist managed to develop a distinctive style of painting which is characterized by surreal themes that are both disturbing but also impressive. Although his paintings can seem like computer-generated due to the high attention to details, all of Hattori’s works are painted by hand on a canvas using acrylics.
“My vision is like a dream, whether it’s a sweet dream, a nightmare, or just a trippy dream.” – Hattori says about his works. “I try to see what’s really going on in my mind, and that’s a practice to increase my awareness in stream-of-consciousness creativity. I try not to label or think about what is supposed to be, just take it in as it is and paint whatever I see in my mind with no compromise. That way, I create my own vision.”
Check out some of Naoto Hattori’s works below.
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