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49 Examples of Surreal Imagery

From Surreal Transformation Animations to Melting Illustrations

— January 17, 2014 — Art & Design
This surreal imagery begs the question, why look at real when you could look at surreal? These images bend the lines of reality while also fueling the fires of imagination.

It's not strange to see somebody put a trippy illusion photo as their computer background or to see glowing body paint party pictures shared across your Facebook. This is for good reason, as they simply make for good photos. The idea of changing what's real, altering what's normal and enhancing the strange is what fuels innovation.

In the art world, avant-garde art and surrealism are prized possessions because they provide a look into the mind of the creators. You also don't have to explain why you have a painting of a man with two heads hanging up in your hallway because the best answer will always be "because surrealism."
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Surreal Transportation Animations
Surreal Transportation Animations
Kohei Yoshino’s Networks Ake-Vono Video Reinvents the Airp
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Expressionist Art Chillers
Expressionist Art Chillers
'Ice Screams Tray' Cools Down Drinks with the Touch of an Artist
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Virtually Transparent Desert Homes
Virtually Transparent Desert Homes
The Transparent House by Philip K Smith is Surreal
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Eerie Pumpkin Field Animations
Eerie Pumpkin Field Animations
This Halloween Themed Video Will Make Your Skin Crawl
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Metamorphic Horoscope Animations
Metamorphic Horoscope Animations
Creatures Reconfigure in the Flying Lotus Zodiac Sh*t Video
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Sky-Residing Acrobat Photography
Sky-Residing Acrobat Photography
These Models Will Show You What It's Like to Live in the Sky
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Purposefully Random Artwork
Purposefully Random Artwork
Melissa Manfull Illustrates Fluid and Organic Structures
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Personified Ceramic Art
Personified Ceramic Art
Artist Johnson Tsang Creates These Anatomy Infused Ceramic Sets
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Trippy Technicolored Spas
Trippy Technicolored Spas
The Wax Revolution Polanco Hair Removal Studio is Whimsical
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Multi-Dimensional Geometric Captures
Multi-Dimensional Geometric Captures
These Images by Ajay Malghan are Alluring and Intriguing
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Illuminated Museum Construction Sites
Illuminated Museum Construction Sites
The Musee des Confluences Puts on a Colorful Display
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Deranged Kaleidoscopic Drawings
Deranged Kaleidoscopic Drawings
DogBoy Gets Colourful and Creative with his Latest Pieces
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Vividly Colorful War Pictorials
Vividly Colorful War Pictorials
Photographer Richard Mosse Captures the Horror of War
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Unnervingly Festive Wall Decals
Unnervingly Festive Wall Decals
The PIXERS Halloween Party Collection Creates Atmosphere
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Trippy Triangular Graffiti
Trippy Triangular Graffiti
E1000 Adds Colors and Art to Spanish Balconies
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Surreal Solitary Portraits
Surreal Solitary Portraits
People by Loic Le Quere Captures Quiet Quirky Moments
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Melting Meal Illustrations
Melting Meal Illustrations
Georgi Dimitrov's Food Illustrations are Named After Fighting Books
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Wanton Ceramic Figurines
Wanton Ceramic Figurines
Artist Richard Ankrom Combines Cute and Kinky
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Psychedelic Vector Visuals
Psychedelic Vector Visuals
Irena Zablotska Digitally Crafts Colorful and Surreal Imagery
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Entrancing Contemporary Interiors
Entrancing Contemporary Interiors
Songailo's Zen Garden Turns Landscaping Inside-Out and Trippy
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Rainbow-Injected Graffiti
Rainbow-Injected Graffiti
Artist Okuda Created Lots of Surreal Rainbow Street Art in Spain
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Illusionary Light Projections
Illusionary Light Projections
Skertzo Converts Tunnel into an Artistic Wonderland of Projections
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Meticulous Monochromatic Pop Art
Meticulous Monochromatic Pop Art
Uberkraaft Illustrates Some Trippy Detailed Images Without Color
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Trippy Translucid Paintings
Trippy Translucid Paintings
Rashad Alakbarov Beautifully Paints on Walls Using Light
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Surreal Book Sculptures
Surreal Book Sculptures
Artist Alicia Martin is Back at It Again with Her Novel Installations
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Trippy Toon Tapestries
Trippy Toon Tapestries
The Irene Alvarez 'Turn Me Op' Art Show is Bold and Dynamic
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Trippy Silicone Armchairs
Trippy Silicone Armchairs
The Alessandro Ciffo 'Iperbolica' Series Pays Homage to Great Artists
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Trippy Tye-Dyed Felines
Trippy Tye-Dyed Felines
These Psychedelic Cats are Flashy and Adorable
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Formidable Mistress Art Designs
Formidable Mistress Art Designs
Artist Dan Dos Santos Illustrated a Series of Tough Women
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Colorful Cave-Inspired Clubs
Colorful Cave-Inspired Clubs
The 'E Pra Poncha Bar' by Antonio Fernandez is Trippy
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Translucent Pigmented Fish Art
Translucent Pigmented Fish Art
These Illustrations of Transparent Fish are Made of Neon Lights
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Surreal Animal-Infused Art
Surreal Animal-Infused Art
These Colorful Paintings by Sonja Tines are Like a Visual Acid Trip
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Creepy Two-Headed Photography
Creepy Two-Headed Photography
These Photos Really Prove That Two-Headed Art is Intriguing
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Hypnotic Geometric Installations
Hypnotic Geometric Installations
This Geomtric Art Installement Can Transport You to Another World
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Trippy Techicolored Portraits
Trippy Techicolored Portraits
These Pery Burge Photographs are Psychedelic
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Surreally Reversed Portraits
Surreally Reversed Portraits
Photographer Malin Bergman Confuses What is Back to Front
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Multi-Layered Location Photos
Multi-Layered Location Photos
Stephanie Jung Over-Exposes Pictures of Japan for Art
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Neon Cosmetic Captures
Neon Cosmetic Captures
Photographer Sarah Leal is Behind This Glowing Beauty Series
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LSD Vision Photography
LSD Vision Photography
The Rob Carter 'Travelling Still' Captures are Trippy
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Psychedelic Mountainside Abodes
Psychedelic Mountainside Abodes
Moon Hoon Creates a Trippy Hillside Cabin for a Korean Rockstar
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Online Psychedelic Pattern Makers
Online Psychedelic Pattern Makers
Kaleidolism Lets Users Upload Images to Make Trippy Art
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Psychedelic Astronaut Art
Psychedelic Astronaut Art
Steve Scott Renders a Space Explorer Being Bombarded by Trippy Graphics
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Surreal Scenery Collages
Surreal Scenery Collages
Seana Gavin Astounds with Her Fantasy Landscape Artwork
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Psychedelic Floral Patterns
Psychedelic Floral Patterns
Valeria Rey Soto Renders Prismatic Flowery Images with Trippy Designs
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Psychedelic Dimension Paintings
Psychedelic Dimension Paintings
Jared Tharp Renders Trippy Images in Bizarre Worlds
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Surreal Emotive Female Photography
Surreal Emotive Female Photography
These Beautiful Portraits Were Captured by Igror Burba
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Otherworldly Cat Illustrations
Otherworldly Cat Illustrations
Matei Apostolescu Renders Psychedelic Images of Felines
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Trippy Feral Digital Art
Trippy Feral Digital Art
Chris Saunder's Collection of Intricate Psychedelic Digital Art Pieces
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