# Surrealistic Wonderland Portraits Natalie Shau Helps us Get 'Lost in Wonderland' By Vasiliki Marapas | Published 2014-05-29 | Art & Design Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/lost-in-wonderland References: [behance.net](https://www.behance.net/gallery/17096505/Lost-in-Wonderland) & [natalieshaurbonmade](http://natalieshau.carbonmade.com/) Whether you wish to fall down the rabbit hole or peer through the looking glass, one way or another Natalie Shau's 'Lost in Wonderland' series will help you lose yourself. The latest by the Lithuania-based artist fuses her interests of [fashion, portrait photography and digital illustration](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/glass-portraits). This series, like most of Shau's work, plays with [surrealistic and gothic elements](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/surreal-street-art-1). Each of Shau's hyperrealistic images include vivid colors and hallucinatory-like effects that will leave you feeling slightly disoriented. This effect is furthered by the haunting eyeball imagery, which is incorporated into butterflies, flowers and home decor throughout. While it's true that Shau's images may be slightly off-putting, they're also profoundly beautiful and immaculately detailed. These eerie images are especially fitting, considering Shau's paying tribute to one of the trippiest literary classics of all time, Lewis Carroll's 'Alice's Adventures in Wonderland.' ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 3.5/10 - Popularity: 73% | Activity: 25% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 50% men, 50% women - Primary generations: 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 ### Key Themes Behind This Trend - **Surrealist Portraiture Trend:** The popularity of surrealistic and gothic elements can serve as inspiration for new digital illustration trends. - **Hyperrealistic Imagery Trend:** The use of vivid colors and hallucinatory-like effects in digital illustration can create an immersive, unforgettable experience for viewers. - **Art-inspired Fashion Trend:** The fusion of fashion and digital illustration in art can inspire new ways for the fashion industry to incorporate art into their designs. ### Where This Applies - **Digital Art Industry:** The use of surrealistic and hyperrealistic imagery in digital art can create opportunities for new art forms, products, and technologies. - **Fashion Industry:** The incorporation of art and digital illustration into fashion design can produce new forms of expression and creativity for designers and consumers. - **Interior Design Industry:** The use of surrealistic and haunting imagery in home decor products can create opportunities for new, exciting designs and aesthetics. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Artsy Surrealist Tableware](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/gohar-world.md) - [Whimsically Designed Hotel Interiors](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/cowley-manor-experimental.md) - [Unique Artistic Books](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/amusebouche.md) - [Whimsical Harlequin-Patterned Décor Collections](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/alices-adventures-collection.md) - [AI-Generated Real-World Transformations](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/ai-generated-world.md) - [Mesmerizing Sculpture Exhibitions](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/mesmerizing-sculpture.md) - [AI-Generated Poetic Photo Series](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/emilio-alarcn.md) - [Surrealist Shopping Experiences](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/dreams-is.md) - [Surrealist-Inspired Tea Pots](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/tea-for-two-collection.md)