Surreal Photography
Taking a look at some recent surreal imagery from the portfolio of Edward Fielding, some of the most biazarre and unreal photographic works. Surreal means have the disorienting, hallucinatory quality of a dream. It is a very creative style of photography as you have to have a good sense of vision and creativity to create things others wouldn’t normally see.
Enjoy these 11 examples of surreal photography and see more in the collection at: https://edward-fielding.pixels.com/art/surreal
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Surrealists prescribe by the notion of “automatic writing” – i.e. go with the flow, create where your mind leads you.
One of the defining stylistic characteristics of Surrealism is the juxtaposition of imagery. The Surrealists like to put together crazy things that we wouldn’t normally associate with one another. They might compare a head to a shoe, or a door to a snake, or a cup to a tree.
The juxtaposition of elements or images that might not seem to have much to do with one another on the surface is a way that the Surrealists tried to get their readers to make new connections, and to see things in a different light. It’s also one of the key techniques that the Surrealists used in their writing.
The Surrealists thought that Western society placed too much emphasis on rationality. The problem with rationality, according to them, is that there is a whole realm of experience that exists outside of the rational mind. After all, we often behave in irrational ways, don’t we?
In surreal imagery one will find unexpected elements and surprises. An ice cream truck in the desert? Only in one’s dreams.
A pirate’s treasure chest under the beach pier with no one else around? Our lucky day, we can only dream about.
Nightmare images of floating eye balls in the mist? Maybe the all seeing eye watching over us.
When we travel we pack a suitcase, but do we also pack a bit of home with us to carry around the world?
A wrong turn, a path less traveled, or the end of the world?
Time is perhaps the only straight line we take in life, what will be discover next?