Contemporary Women Surrealists

Contemporary female Surrealists explore the unconscious mind through their often fantastical or illogical and highly thought-provoking artwork. While artists such as Salvador Dali and René Magritte became icons of the Surrealist movement, views about women in the art world at the time meant that the work of many women Surrealists was underrated, with the exception of a handful, such as Frida Kahlo and Dorothea Tanning.

Today, the number of Surrealist women has greatly increased and female artists explore the movement's key principles using a variety of styles and mediums. Photographers Dasha Pears and Julie Lagier both use pastel color palettes and surreal portraits to create a mesmerizing dreamlike atmosphere in their work. French painter Alexandra Battezati draws inspiration from Magritte with her surreal depiction of nature and trees, often seen in vibrant colors or even floating among the clouds. Meanwhile, Lithuanian painter Daiva Kaireviciute melds together the human body with an object or creature in order to create bizarre yet captivating fantastical forms. Other artists use Surrealism to add a humorous tone to their work, such as Spanish photographer Paola Pivi whose images place animals in the most illogical of spaces.

Dive into the female perspective of Surrealism and discover Artsper's selection of contemporary Surrealist women!

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Contemporary Women Surrealists

Sea Views 1

Small Girl, Big World

Hollywood Drama Queens 3

Hollywood Drama Queens 1

Hollywood Drama Queens 2

Bright Girls 8

The Last Tupperware Party 4

The Last Tupperware Party 5

Double Portrait with Object 5

Double portrait with object 3

Secret Agents Nr. 22

Models on Campari

Models on Mors

A History of Men, triptych

Sweetie-Pies

Heads or Tails 4

Heads or Tails 3

Heads or Tails 2

Heads or Tails 1

Heritage 3

The Emancipated Mermaids 3

Hors Piste

Bikini Lines

Heritage 1

Stand Still, (Triptych/Triptyque)

Liz in a Fish Hat

Darling Papote

Le Grand Bain 3

Space Travels 3

And There Was Light

Street Art

Fleurs 2

Fleurs 1

Linda Darnell

Deborah Kerr

Audrey Hepburn

Elvis Presley

Elizabeth Taylor

Clark Gable

Audrey in Summer, Pink

Beam me up Scotty, 4

Best of Both Worlds 3

Modelling Green on Yellow

Modelling Blue on Yellow

Sea Views 4

Sea Views 3

Pink Rose

Coloured Girls 13

Coloured Girls 11

Coloured Girls 3

Valentine 10

Coloured 10

Coloured 8

Black Panther

Self Control

Drive -In

Birds on Bosch 2

Bright Girls 2

Mermaids

Girls and Roses 3

Old Birds 3

Cocktail

The Emancipated Couple

The Lady without a Head

I Was Here, ( Triptych/ Triptyque )

Le Grand Bain 2