These surrealistic ads show that incorporating fantasy into your advertising strategy can give you a strategic advantage due to its incredibly artistic and creative nature and make any audience keen to view your ads.
From Surreal Skydiving Commercials powerfully promoting the experience of human flight to TBWA's futuristic vodka ads, pieces in this collection capture the effectiveness of surrealism in advertising and encourages marketers and advertising agencies to follow the powerful pattern. Those who have already embraced surrealistic ads, like Romain Laurent, Yeva Babayan, and Armands Leitis Ad Agency, are on the cutting edge of innovation.
Embraced in everything from fashion and chocolate to sports and investments, surrealistic ads are the way to go when looking to differentiate a company.
22 Surrealistic Ads
A Powerful Ad Technique from Gravity-Defying Ads to Surreal Ad Photography:
Wesley Grant — Apr 22, 2011 — Marketing
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Surreal Ad Photography
'Pickpockets' by Romain Laurent
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Futuristic Surrealism Vodka Ads
Absolut World
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Dark Ad Distortions
Valerija Ilchuk Creates Creepy Collage Art
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Mediterranean Themed Fashion Ads
Roberto Cavalli Spring/Summer 2008
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Surrealist Fashion Advertising
The 'Viva Vena' Video Provokes Intrigue in the Vena Cava Line
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Getting Intimate With Insects
Filigranes Bookstore Uses Sex With Cockroaches To Sell Books
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Sexist Ads
Pretty Women as Shoe Brushes
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Illustrated Fashion Ads
Let Them Eat (Juicy) Couture!
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Creative Ad Critiques
Surreal Fashion Photography
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Surrealist Sunglasses Ads
The Prada Minimal-Baroque Catalog is Illustrated and Intriguing
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Gravity-Defying Ads
‘This is a Crazy World' Turns Reality Upside-Down
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Surreal Digital Ads
These Amazing Taylor James Creations Redefine Amazing Marketing
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Dark Surrealistic Ads
Diesel Spring Summer 2009 Campaign
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Kitten Croissant Ads
Lifebuoy Soap Reminds Us That 'You Eat What You Touch'
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Surreal Skydiving Commercials
'Experience Human Flight' is a Stunning View of an Extreme Activity
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Surrealist Ads
Dali & Magritte Inspired VW Polo BlueMotion Campaign
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Surreal Coffee Ads
Folgers Clears Up Complicated Mornings
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Surreal Investment Ads
AE Investimentos Print Campaign Uses Dali Creations
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Epic Sports Ads
The Eurosport TV Commercials Will Get Your Heart Racing and Your Palms Sweaty
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Blossoming Perfume Campaigns
The Rihanna Reb'l Fleur Commercial is Frilly and Feathery
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Surreal Technicolour Ads
Dreamscape in Target's Colour Campaign is Bright and Beautiful
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Flowing Chocolate Ads
Cadbury Flake 'Unfold' is a Beautiful Peaceful Commercial
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Surreal Photo Composites
This Manuel Archain Series Displays a Warped Sense of Humor and Reality
Illusory Fashion Photography
Brian Walker's Ironic 'Plastic Fantastic'
Surreal Ad Photography
'Pickpockets' by Romain Laurent
Abstract Fashion Illustrations
Russ Mills Seems to Convey a Mess of Emotion Through Art
MySpace Inspired Fashion Ads
Diesel Intimates Campaign
Winsome Watercolor Couture
The Fashion Illustrations of Belinda Chen are Enchanting
Dazzling Digital Retouching
Dale May Photography Highlights the Magic of Photo Editing
Youth as Wild Animals
Wrangler "We Are Animals" Ads
30 Surrealist Innovations
40 Surreal Pictorials
From Body-Bending Babes to Horrifying Digital Manipulation
Futuristic Surrealism Vodka Ads
Absolut World
Juicy Couture Dog Line
Juicy Crittoure
Old Models
Juicy Couture's New Image
Haute Watercolor Lookbooks
The Prada SS11 Eyewear Lookbook Features Illustrated Images
Fashion Photography as Fine Art
Click Chic Exhibit
Scandalous Beer Commercials
Is Guinness 'Good Times' Sexist, Indecent, or Both?
Sultry Redheaded Sirens
The Rihanna Marie Claire UK Editorial Reveals a Blissful Star
Surreal Digital Imagery
Stefan Luhrmann Graphics Feature Lush and Spectacular Dreamworlds
Fashion Photography in Brazilian Jungles
JLo For Yamamay Campaign
Suspended Sports Campaigns
The Nike Be Free Ads Get You Ready for Some Spring Rejuvenation
Fetishvertising
Diesel S/S 09 Ad Pushes Limits
Antique-Inspired Illustrations
Gong Muse Collages by Becha Re-Render Historical Styles
Sexist Ads To Appeal to Men
Axe Cottage Ads
Super-Striped Pictorials
This Harper's Bazaar US April 2011 Editorial Colors in the Lines
Caffeinated Warfare
Eight O'Clock Coffee Beats Starbucks in Epic Battle of the Beans
Collage Fashiontography
Tear Sheet Spread for Factory Magazine is a Scrapbook of Stylish Cutouts
Sexist Ads
Pretty Women as Shoe Brushes
60 Apocalyptic Abandoned Artworks
A 'Snowmageddon'-Inspired Collection of Desolate Photos and Art
Fragmented Fashion Illustrations
Becha ELLE Openers Bring a Mixed Media Twist to Style
Chocolate Billboards
Giant Cadbury Bar
Bathing in Strangers' Hair
Diesel.com Visitors Send in Hair to Web Show
Extreme Adrenaline Rushes
People Defy Death in all New Highs (and Lows)
Papercraft Fashion
Wearable Paper Art
Rainbow-Tinted Photography
Nicholas Anthony Martin's Pictures are Colorfully Enhanced
Trashy Celeb Couture
The Lanvin Spring 2010 One-Shoulder Calfskin Dress Looks Like a Garbage Bag
Interactive Animal Posters
San Fransisco Zoo Ads
Salvador Dali Fashion
'Surreal Appeal' by Harper's Bazaar
Viral Wonderbra Ad
Cadbury Gorilla Spoof
Anti-Pregnancy Ad Campaigns
Gridnik Creative Targets College Students With Posters & Tees
Straightforward Spectacle Campaigns
The 2011 Lunettes Eyewear Campaign Gets Straight to Business
Surreal Balloontography
Unusual Balloon and Smoke Photography by Andrea Galvani
Sharp Contrast Couture
Milan by Emma Tempest Works with a Complementary Color Palette
Color Saturated Shoots
Jessie Craig Shoots a Not-So-Innocent ‘Lolita' Collection
Creative Commercial Critiques
Bela Borsodi Fashion Photography
Bizarre Meatvertising
Diesel's 'Pete the Meat Puppet' Campaign
3D Couture Catalogs
The Prada Spring/Summer 2011 Lookbook is Eye-Popping
Dark Surrealistic Ads
Diesel Spring Summer 2009 Campaign
Sight-Obscuring Shades
The Hannah Holman Grey Magazine Editorial Rocks All-Floral Ensembles
Maven-Mocking Illustrations
The 'Rumors I've Heard About Anna Wintour' Comics are Hysterical
Grotesque Animal Faces
Honda's "Use Original Parts" Campaign
Low-Res Recreation Campaigns
These Pixelated Atari Ads Remind Gamers of the Company's Roots
Colourful Flower Baths
Angela Y. Martin's Photography Offers a Creative Color Explosion
Selling Cars With Gangster Animals
Toyota Matrix 2009 Campaign
Designer Bottle Glasses
Prada Sunglasses Collection for 2011 is Geek-Chic
Cutlery Kama Sutra Ads
La Benedicta Aphrodisiac Dining Campaign is Arousing
Kitten Croissant Ads
Lifebuoy Soap Reminds Us That 'You Eat What You Touch'
Taxidermy Jewelry
Dead Animals For Advertising
Illustration Mundo
New Site Features Top Illustrators
Surrealist Ads
Dali & Magritte Inspired VW Polo BlueMotion Campaign
Vibrant Pop Star Covers
The Rihanna Interview Magazine Issue is Blazing Hot
Sexist Days?
Move Over Pirate Day, Here Comes 'Bitch Day'
Cinema Spoof Ads
These ‘Studio Universal' Ads are Funny Remakes
Business High Fashion
Salvatore Ferragmo S/S 2010 Ad Campaign
Recycled Portraits
Derek Gores Finds New Use for Scrap Material
Colorful Solitude Art
Veronika Pinke's Photography is Beautifully Reclusive
Vibrant Bobs
Rihanna 'Rock in Rio Madrid' Festival Performance Debuts New 'Do
Retail Project Levels Playing Field for Young Designers
DIBO
Disintegrating Illustrations
Sam Weber Draws Dark, Moody and Surreal Images
Fashion Model Collages
Vogue Paris Lets You in on Sasha Pivovarova Behind the Scenes
Alluring Digital Designs
These Ryan Rachmanto Works Feature Seductive Iridescent Women
Fake Websites
Pretty Women Lure You to Fake Sites, and Sixt Gets Your Attention
Deceptive Cut-Out Art
Debra Hampton Reuses Magazines for Her Unique Collages
Using Pets to Sell Candy
Dogs in a Purple Lamborghini Joyvertise Cadbury Chocolate
Accidental Ad Campaigns
Barack Obama Billboard Makes Him a Style Icon
Playful Digital Illustrations
Jr Dragao Breaks The Mold With These Unusual Graphic Artworks
Artistic Athlete Photography
Dylan Coulter Helps With Olympic Withdrawal
Disaster-Inspired Fashion Photography
The Work of Phillip Toledano
Disrobing Dental Ads
The 'Colgate Max White One' Commercial Capture's Paris' Attention
Haute Tote for the Fashionably Wired
Juicy Couture Laptop Sleeves
Skydiving Graffiti
Honda Publicity Stunt
Colorful Melting Faces
Chrissy Angliker's Oil Paintings All Drip Artistically
Come-Hither Wink Covers
Rihanna for i-D Magazine is One of Three Awesome Cover Shots
Mesmerizing Digitized Celebs
These Yohan Tison Digital Photos are Magical Manipulations
Film Noir Ads
Model Karlie Kloss in the Dior Spring/Summer 2010 Ad Campaign
Topographic Collages
Matthew Cusick Uses Ecclectic Concepts to Create Art
10 Skydiving Innovations
From Airborne Army Upgrades to Skydiving Mice
Toilet Paper Wars
Cottonelle Ad Campaign Crowdsouces Answer to 'Which Way Do You Roll?"
Technicolored Boytography
Sebastian Sauve Gets Colorful for Flaunt Issue 113
Painted-Over Portraits
Experimental Artist Ludovica Gioscia Has Many Talents
Coffee Cup Mouths
Yawning Aroma Coffee Ads
Imaginative Sci-Fi Illustrations
These Nook Artworks are Eclectic Futuristic Compositions
Costumed African Animals
The Save the Rhino Campaign Describes an Irreplaceable Creature
Flower-Pressed Photography
Hackney Flowers by Stephen Gill Combines Nature and Film
Pop-Up Recording Studios
Record Songs Free at the Cadbury Crunchie Rockording Studio
Extreme Hybrid Sports
Miles Daisher's 'Skyaking' is an Insane Skydiving Innovation
Dazzling Digital Modifications
These Surrealist Graphic Designs are Mindblowingly Awesome
Custom Chocolate Bars
Cadbury's Dairy Milk Contest
Caffeinated Rivalries
McCafé vs. Starbucks in Coffee-Loving US Market
Car Company Clothing
Lotus Originals Brings Sleek Vintage Styling to Your Wardrobe
Skydiving Elevators
Swiss Skydive Uses Simulation To Get You In The Mood For Jumping
School Yard Pop Parodies
Key of Awesome's Hilarious Rihanna and Eminem Parody is Age Appropriate
Digital Graffiti
These MNK Crew Pieces are an Eclectic Fusion of Digital Imaging and Street Art
Googly-Eyed Wrappers
Pearlfisher Revamps Cadbury Dairy Milk Packaging
Vibrant Fashion Videos
The Prada Spring 2011 Video Campaign is Vivid and Bright
Overly Stimulating Ads
Swedish McDonalds Coffee Ads
Coffee Addiction Animations
‘Le Cafe' Music Video
Burying Snowmen
Marithé + François Girbaud “No More Seasons” Fashion Ads
Recycled Ad Campaigns
The Nike Better World Commercial Uses Only Previously Done Nike Ads
Skydiving Mount Everest
29,035 ft Group Dive
Scalloped Sweater Unitards
The Rihanna Knit Bodysuit Cannot be Rocked by Anyone Else
Athletic Projection Promotions
The 'Adidas is All in' Campaign Brings a Light Show to Marseille
Do-Gooder Java
Fair Trade, Organic Pura Vida Coffee Benefits Children and Communities
Skydiving Into Another Plane
Stool Stunt Sports
A New Sport is Born Called SALZIG Sporthocker
Underwater Portraits
'Retratos Bajo El Agua' by Victoria Minana is Submerged Surrealism
Star-Studded Radio Ads
This Capital FM Radio Commercial Shows You All the Hits
Caged Soccer Stadiums
'The Cage' by Benedict Radcliffe is a Sports Field in a Giant Metal Tire
Crowdsourced Coffee Prices
Java Street Cafe Lets Customers Pay What They Think is Fair
Surrealist Avian Artwork
The 'Bird Rib' Series by Maurizio Bongiovanni is Supernatural
Garment-Tossing Yogurt Ads
The Muller Light Spill Campaign Hurls Your Heavy Costumes
$1 Instant Coffee to Go
Starbucks Via Ready Brew Launches In Purse-Sized Packs
Epic Athlete Battles
The Nike Free Yourself Throwdown Ad Displays Intense Competition
Uncanny Coffee Promos
Ad Shows Coca-Cola's Georgia Max Canned Coffee Delivers Power
Skydiving Catapult
Why Jump Out of a Plane?
Intense Cricket Showdowns
The Nike Cricket Yards Ad Celebrates the Sport in an Epic Fashion
Viral Nerd Skydiving
The Intel Bass Jump Shows the Wild Side of Computer Geeks
Pop Star Camera Commercials
Rihanna Kodak Ad Campaign Shares Her Picture-Perfect Life
Mobile Ordering
Order Your Morning Coffee From Your Phone
Brutally Honest Ads
Rhett and Link's ‘Mobile Homes' Commercial Redefines Brevity
Spoofing Your Own Work
Cadbury Gorilla Made Over
Undesirable Accommodation Ads
The Forsakringskassan Crappy Cribs Campaign Offers Housing Help
Viral Sequels (UPDATE)
Cadbury Airport Terminal Ad
Virtual Egg Hunts
Saatchi & Saatchi's London Launch of the ‘Goo on the Loose' Search