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La sorpresa
Gloria Matarazzo
Photography - 59 x 79 x 4 cm Photography - 23.2 x 31.1 x 1.6 inch
$2,283
Uncharted Speed
Cheraine Collette
Photography - 67 x 100 x 2 cm Photography - 26.4 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch
$4,440
Light as a stone
Chiara Mazzocchi
Photography - 50 x 70 x 0.3 cm Photography - 19.7 x 27.6 x 0.1 inch
$549
Contemplation
Laurence Winram
Photography - 84.1 x 59.4 x 0.2 cm Photography - 33.1 x 23.4 x 0.1 inch
$618
Promenade irrationnelle
Philippe Ramette
Photography - 100 x 80 cm Photography - 39.4 x 31.5 inch
$11,766
Surreal Dream in Blue
Alice Zilberberg
Photography - 61 x 50.8 x 5.1 cm Photography - 24 x 20 x 2 inch
$950
New York
Marie-Laure Vareilles
Photography - 100 x 100 x 4 cm Photography - 39.4 x 39.4 x 1.6 inch
$4,662
Borrowed Time
Brooke Shaden
Photography - 50 x 50 x 0.1 cm Photography - 19.7 x 19.7 x 0 inch
$2,664
The Falling Of Autumn Darkness
Brooke Shaden
Photography - 50 x 50 x 0.1 cm Photography - 19.7 x 19.7 x 0 inch
$2,664
Un cristal
Gloria Matarazzo
Photography - 59 x 79 x 4 cm Photography - 23.2 x 31.1 x 1.6 inch
$2,283
Atrás del fuego
Gloria Matarazzo
Photography - 59 x 79 x 4 cm Photography - 23.2 x 31.1 x 1.6 inch
$2,283
Guardián de la llama de la conciencia
Rocio Villanueva
Photography - 50.8 x 50.8 cm Photography - 20 x 20 inch
$1,332
Cuarto Viaje: Frecuencia 639 HZ
Rocio Villanueva
Photography - 50.8 x 50.8 cm Photography - 20 x 20 inch
$1,332
Es tiempo de decir adios
Rocio Villanueva
Photography - 50.8 x 50.8 cm Photography - 20 x 20 inch
$1,332
The Storm Above The Clouds
Brooke Shaden
Photography - 50 x 50 x 0.1 cm Photography - 19.7 x 19.7 x 0 inch
$2,664
In 2 Future
Cheraine Collette
Photography - 67 x 100 x 3 cm Photography - 26.4 x 39.4 x 1.2 inch
$5,550
Uncharted Drive
Cheraine Collette
Photography - 67 x 100 x 2 cm Photography - 26.4 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch
$4,440
Torrent25_8141
Yasuo Kiyonaga
Photography - 32.9 x 48.3 x 0.1 cm Photography - 13 x 19 x 0 inch
$799
Torrent06_6879
Yasuo Kiyonaga
Photography - 48.3 x 32.9 x 0.1 cm Photography - 19 x 13 x 0 inch
$799
Hana04_5062
Yasuo Kiyonaga
Photography - 48.3 x 32.9 x 0.1 cm Photography - 19 x 13 x 0 inch
$888 $799
Kaleidoscope 16
Michael Filonow
Photography - 61 x 61 x 0.3 cm Photography - 24 x 24 x 0.1 inch
$385
I Have Wings Too
Dasha Pears
Photography - 70 x 70 x 0.1 cm Photography - 27.6 x 27.6 x 0 inch
$1,310
Lost Village_12
Yasuo Kiyonaga
Photography - 100 x 72 x 3.5 cm Photography - 39.4 x 28.3 x 1.4 inch
$1,332
Silent Movie I
Laurence Winram
Photography - 84.1 x 59.4 x 0.2 cm Photography - 33.1 x 23.4 x 0.1 inch
$618
Japanese Life 06
Yasuo Kiyonaga
Photography - 25 x 120 x 3.8 cm Photography - 9.8 x 47.2 x 1.5 inch
$333
Spirit of Forest 1236
Yasuo Kiyonaga
Photography - 40.8 x 28.9 x 0.3 cm Photography - 16.1 x 11.4 x 0.1 inch
$1,776
Vertebrae And Lullaby
Kalliope Amorphous
Photography - 50.8 x 40.6 x 0.1 cm Photography - 20 x 16 x 0.05 inch
$4,500
Music
Kalliope Amorphous
Photography - 50.8 x 40.6 x 0.1 cm Photography - 20 x 16 x 0.05 inch
$2,200
The Body Electric
Kalliope Amorphous
Photography - 50.8 x 40.6 x 0.1 cm Photography - 20 x 16 x 0.05 inch
$2,200
Turbulence in Kyoto 3339
Yasuo Kiyonaga
Photography - 30.9 x 46.3 x 0.1 cm Photography - 12.2 x 18.2 x 0 inch
$1,332
Turbulence in Kyoto 3067
Yasuo Kiyonaga
Photography - 30.9 x 46.3 x 0.1 cm Photography - 12.2 x 18.2 x 0 inch
$1,332
Lost Village_14
Yasuo Kiyonaga
Photography - 100 x 72 x 3.5 cm Photography - 39.4 x 28.3 x 1.4 inch
$1,332
Lost Village_15
Yasuo Kiyonaga
Photography - 93 x 74.5 x 3.5 cm Photography - 36.6 x 29.3 x 1.4 inch
$1,332
Lost village_06
Yasuo Kiyonaga
Photography - 35 x 150 x 2.5 cm Photography - 13.8 x 59.1 x 1 inch
$1,776
Spirit of Forest 49
Yasuo Kiyonaga
Photography - 40.8 x 28.9 x 0.3 cm Photography - 16.1 x 11.4 x 0.1 inch
$1,776
The Conemen Tenebrae
Laurence Winram
Photography - 84.1 x 59.4 x 0.2 cm Photography - 33.1 x 23.4 x 0.1 inch
$1,209
Exploration rationnelle des fonds sous-marins: la carte
Philippe Ramette
Photography - 100 x 80 cm Photography - 39.4 x 31.5 inch
$11,766
Mad Hare II
Laurence Winram
Photography - 59.4 x 84.1 x 0.2 cm Photography - 23.4 x 33.1 x 0.1 inch
$605
Blue silence #2
Elena Raceala
Photography - 61 x 91.4 x 0.3 cm Photography - 24 x 36 x 0.1 inch
$1,016
The sound if flying souls
Brooke Shaden
Photography - 50 x 50 x 0.1 cm Photography - 19.7 x 19.7 x 0 inch
$2,664
Torrent26_8248
Yasuo Kiyonaga
Photography - 48.3 x 32.9 x 0.1 cm Photography - 19 x 13 x 0 inch
$799
Torrent24_8120
Yasuo Kiyonaga
Photography - 48.3 x 32.9 x 0.1 cm Photography - 19 x 13 x 0 inch
$799
Torrent05_6713
Yasuo Kiyonaga
Photography - 32.9 x 48.3 x 0.1 cm Photography - 13 x 19 x 0 inch
$799
Hana07_F37
Yasuo Kiyonaga
Photography - 42.5 x 32.9 x 0.1 cm Photography - 16.7 x 13 x 0 inch
$1,054
Hana11_F72
Yasuo Kiyonaga
Photography - 42.5 x 32.9 x 0.1 cm Photography - 16.7 x 13 x 0 inch
$1,054
Hana02_2458
Yasuo Kiyonaga
Photography - 42.5 x 32.9 x 0.1 cm Photography - 16.7 x 13 x 0 inch
$1,054
Hana16_F5010
Yasuo Kiyonaga
Photography - 48.3 x 32.9 x 0.1 cm Photography - 19 x 13 x 0 inch
$1,054
hana19_F5035
Yasuo Kiyonaga
Photography - 32.9 x 42.7 x 0.1 cm Photography - 13 x 16.8 x 0 inch
$888
Lost Village_11
Yasuo Kiyonaga
Photography - 100 x 70 x 3.5 cm Photography - 39.4 x 27.6 x 1.4 inch
$1,332
Lost village_03
Yasuo Kiyonaga
Photography - 30 x 152 x 2.5 cm Photography - 11.8 x 59.8 x 1 inch
$1,776
Lost village_04
Yasuo Kiyonaga
Photography - 30 x 152 x 2.5 cm Photography - 11.8 x 59.8 x 1 inch
$1,776
Lost village_05
Yasuo Kiyonaga
Photography - 35 x 150 x 2.5 cm Photography - 13.8 x 59.1 x 1 inch
$1,776
Lost village_07
Yasuo Kiyonaga
Photography - 35 x 150 x 2.5 cm Photography - 13.8 x 59.1 x 1 inch
$1,776
Lost village_08
Yasuo Kiyonaga
Photography - 40 x 150 x 2.5 cm Photography - 15.7 x 59.1 x 1 inch
$1,776
Lost village_09
Yasuo Kiyonaga
Photography - 40 x 150 x 2.5 cm Photography - 15.7 x 59.1 x 1 inch
$1,776
Lost village_02
Yasuo Kiyonaga
Photography - 30 x 152 x 4 cm Photography - 11.8 x 59.8 x 1.6 inch
$1,776
Lost village_01
Yasuo Kiyonaga
Photography - 30 x 152 x 2.5 cm Photography - 11.8 x 59.8 x 1 inch
$1,776
Darkness
Laurence Winram
Photography - 84.1 x 59.4 x 0.2 cm Photography - 33.1 x 23.4 x 0.1 inch
$618
Spirit of Forest 47560
Yasuo Kiyonaga
Photography - 97 x 130 x 10 cm Photography - 38.2 x 51.2 x 3.9 inch
$4,107
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Epicycle - série portrait onirique et surréalisme
Samuel Boudaud
Painting - 70 x 50 x 2 cm Painting - 27.6 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch
$2,359
Experiencing rückkehrunruhe
Vladimir Kolosov
Painting - 40.6 x 50.8 x 0.6 cm Painting - 16 x 20 x 0.25 inch
$930 $791
Les ombres blanches
Anne Bachelier
Painting - 65 x 81 x 3 cm Painting - 25.6 x 31.9 x 1.2 inch
$7,548
It_helped_me_diamond
Axel Jenny
Painting - 125 x 100 x 0.1 cm Painting - 49.2 x 39.4 x 0 inch
$2,220
Surrealist Photography for Sale
A term invented by Guillaume Apollinaire, Surrealism is a movement across all artistic domains: painting, literature, photography...
After the First World War, drastic changes took place in the art world. Disappointed by the way in which society was evolving, artists started to rebel. They broke free from the strict aesthetic rules of the past and moved further and further away from realistic representation.
Among the reactionary groups of intellectuals are the Surrealists led by the charismatic André Breton, alongside Paul Éluard and Louis Aragon, to name but a few.
In collaboration with Breton, Max Ernst theorised a unique new way of thinking to describe the Surrealists in their manifesto. The idea consisted of exploiting the unconscious and making it a reality. In this way, the concept of dreams became a key aspect of the movement, as seen in the works of Salvador Dalí.
Surreal photography dates back to this 1924 manifesto. However, the Surrealists agree that the invention of the photographic process is in itself surreal. Indeed, capturing a fleeting moment seems like an impossibility.
Recurring themes such as the female form, nudity and material objects are all prevalent in this genre of photography, having passed from written to visual form.
The mirror is a major motif of Surrealism, it symbolises a portal to another dimension. In order to achieve social revolution, one must cross the mirror and go to the other side to uncover the secrets of an imaginary world.
Above all, Surrealism is an exchange, the debate of ideas. For this reason, some photographers from outside the core group contributed to the theoretical debate, such as Bayer and Brassaï. But whilst they share the same values, shooting techniques often differ.
Take for example the 'brulage' or burning technique of Raoul Ubac and David Hare, whose images achieve their final effect after subjection to heat. Meanwhile, Man Ray used solarisation in the process of his nude photography, such as Primat de la matière sur la pensée in 1929. The effect of the veil around the subject is achieved through overexposure which causes a reversal of tone.
Although those artists may have been at the height of popularity in the movement, Surreal photography takes on a whole new direction thanks to the digital era, in which there are no limits on creativity. Allow Artsper to introduce you to their worthy heirs.
Formerly Helmut Newton's assistant, Alain Longeaud's poetic silver images transport us to the likes of a petrol station in space or the roof of a cathedral.
Another modern Surrealist, Denis Darzacq, works in urban environments, showing people levitating in ordinary settings such as supermarkets.
Similar to the surreal black and white photographs of the early 20th century, Dominic Rouse dismembers his subjects (often naked women) and portrays them in astonishing situations. It's all about context.
In a very different style, Philippe Ramette produces Surreal works that defy the laws of physics. His models walk on walls and explore the ocean floor as casually as they would be walking down the street.
Discover the art of Surrealist photography through the shots of well-known and emerging artists that will change your view of the world.
What is surrealist photography and how does it differ from traditional photography?
Who are some famous surrealist photographers and what are their most notable works?
How do surrealist photographers use techniques such as double exposure and photomontage to create their surreal images?