Three places, two ermines and thirst for awareness Imagine a park or a square where benches become silent witnesses of chance encounters, deep conversations, love stories and moments of reflection. Meeting Benches is a fascinating concept that celebrates the importance of benches as places of meeting and reflection. This project is a tribute to these public spaces that, despite being …
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Surrealism, photography and digital art The story behind the name Meeting Benches is fascinating and full of meaning. Imagine a place, a park or a square, where the benches act as a meeting point for people. These benches become silent witnesses of chance encounters, deep conversations, love stories and moments of reflection. Meeting Benches is a tribute to these special …
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Ettore Aldo Del Vigo: Art, spirit, flesh Meeting Benches is a meeting and inspiration place dedicated to artists, thinkers and dreamers from all over the world. Here, where people can share art, stories and thoughts, virtual benches serve as a point of connection. If you’re an art enthusiast or simply curious to explore a world of inspiration and beauty, this …
Read More »WHERE RULES DISSOLVE AND IMAGINATION TAKES THE SUPERVACTION
Banish what has already been seen and seek a reality not separated from its mystery Meeting Benches is a meeting and inspiration place dedicated to artists, thinkers and dreamers from all over the world. Here, where people can share art, stories and thoughts, virtual benches serve as a point of connection. If you’re an art enthusiast or simply curious to …
Read More »REALISTIC PHOTOS FOR IMPOSSIBLE SCENES
The fantastic scenarios of Erik Johansson The intellectual properties of the images that appear on this blog correspond to their authors, therefore, to appreciate the originality of the photographer we want to present to you, we recommend you go to the individual reference links. The images that accompany this post, however, were conceived by us to develop the identical surrealist …
Read More »THE LOGIC OF THE AUDIBLE AT THE SERVICE OF THE INAUDIBLE
The surprise of finding a lion in an accordion Musical surrealism is based on the exploration of the unconscious, dreams and the irrational, through the use of unexpected, contrasting and provocative images and sounds. Among the music composers who have had relationships with surrealism and who have tried to create dreamlike, alienating and suggestive atmospheres, we cannot fail to mention …
Read More »THE DREAMY AND THEATRICAL AESTHETICS OF SURREALISM
A continuous source of inspiration for stylists Surrealist fashion https://www.lottievjackson.com/surrealism-and-fashion, favors unexpected and stimulating shapes and silhouettes, square shoulders, pronounced hips or narrow waists. A trend towards elegance still appreciated today, it is based on the 20th century artistic movement of the same name. Designers inspired by it continue to find new ways to explore the possibilities of clothing, through …
Read More »POETICS THAT EXPLORES THE UNCONSCIOUS
A simple language that explores complex themes Surrealism is based on the idea that art must express the profound reality of the unconscious, freeing the mind from any rational conditioning. Poets also try to achieve this goal, and they achieve it through the use of stream of consciousness, psychic automatism and free imagination. Their verses are characterized by bizarre images …
Read More »WHEN ART IS NOT UNDER OUR CONSCIOUS CONTROL
Think deeply, to understand the concept behind a surreal painting Pictorial surrealism https://www.suzinassif.com/different-ways-to-create-surreal-art/, an artistic movement born in Paris in the 1920s, sought to explore the human unconscious and represent the images found there. Surrealist artists used a variety of techniques to create their works, including automatism, collage and frottage. Surrealist works, characterized by surreal images, defy logic and reason, …
Read More »SURREALISM PAINTERS BEYOND BORDERS – Kikuji Yamashita, a Surrealist painter of postwar art movement in Japan
A surrealist painter associated with the postwar avant-garde art movement in Japan Although he painted hundreds of canvases, he avoided seeking commercial success, surviving economically as an artist thanks to his wife’s beautician earnings. In 1953, he joined many young artists to form the Young Artists’ Alliance art cooperative, which for three years held exhibitions and published a magazine entitled …
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