# Edgy 80's Pop Surrealism Vladimir Kato's 'Don't Fight the Feeling' By Christina Butty | Published 2009-04-19 | Art & Design Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/edgy-80s-inspired-art-pop-surrealist-art-by-vladimir-kato References: [showandtellgallery](http://www.showandtellgallery.com/exhibition_profile.php?id=6) & [slamxhype](http://slamxhype.com/author/Vladimir) Vladimir Kato's 'Don't Fight the Feeling' [exhibition](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/art-in-motion-exhibition) at the Show & Tell Gallery showcases the best of the artist's 80's-influenced [pop surrealism](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/jeffrey-deitch-art-gallery). Kato's artistic career began at the age of 5 at his father’s encouragement. As a youth in Yugoslavia he was constantly surrounded by punks, anarchy symbols and political and vulgar graffiti. Kato immigrated to Canada in 1993, where he frequently moved around and experienced cultures from all walks of life. Ultimately, Vladimir Kato found his place in [graffiti and street art](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/surreal-street-art-1), where he used the urban environment as his personal canvas. After receiving formal training from Sheridan College in Toronto, he went on to do illustrative design work for several clothing companies and magazines. Kato now focuses his talents on animation while working as a full-time concept and background artist. ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 4.3/10 - Popularity: 36% | Activity: 85% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 70% men, 30% women - Primary generations: Gen Z, Millennial, Gen X - Top markets: North America, Europe, Asia ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Art & Design](https://www.trendhunter.com/artdesign) > [Modern](https://www.trendhunter.com/modern) ## Key Themes ### What Makes This Trend Stand Out - **Pop Surrealism Resurgence:** Pop surrealism will continue to gain popularity in various creative industries especially in graphic design, animation, and advertising - **Digital Street Art Evolution:** Digital street art's popularity and existence will continue to rise especially with the proliferation of Augmented Reality, advanced computer graphics and other emerging technologies - **Art as Social Commentary:** Artists are utilizing their talent and medium as a platform for social, political, and cultural criticism ### Sectors Adopting This - **Graphic Design:** The resurgence of pop surrealism presents a big opportunity for graphic designers to incorporate similar aesthetic and style into their design, especially in developing creative marketing campaigns for fashion, movies, music and TV industries - **Animation:** Pop surrealism is particularly popular among animators nowadays, especially those leaning towards twisted, weird and offbeat animation. A hybrid of Pop surrealism and traditional animation can create innovative and unique animation styles. - **Streetwear Fashion Industry:** The popularity of Pop Surrealism, an aesthetic of street art, can position it as a trend in streetwear fashion, creating new avenues to expand and experiment with unique designs, and limited releases. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Drone-Assisted Landscape Artwork](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/katsu-1.md) - [Childlike Characters Art Exhibitions](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/childlike-characters-art-exhibition.md) - [Provoking Graffiti Exhibits](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/david-ruggeri.md) - [Evolved Vibrant Graffiti Art](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/jan-kalb.md) - [Abstract Geometric Solo Exhibitions](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/impermanent-state-of-being.md) - [Space-Exploration Artful Installations](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/kosmos-exhibition.md) - [Bi-Culture-Inspired Art Exhibitions](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/bicultureinspired-art-exhibition.md) - [Raunchy Anime-Inspired Exhibitions](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/manuela-soto-sosa.md) - [Playful Cartoon Apparel](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/kenny-scharf-and-axel.md)