SOVA HINTS: Surrealism

Surrealism means 'more than real'.  Hyper-real.  Something that is based on what is real, but does not currently exist, something that happens in your imagination......



Persistence of Memory by Salvador Dali

 Salvador Dali coined the term Surrealism and used it as an idea.He painted  in a 'realism' style, but the ideas are surrealist.

Bedtime Aviation by Ron Gonsalves

Ron Gonsalves follows Dali inspiration and creates a hopeful child-like dream world.







Filipino artist Edgar Fernandez uses surrealism to create a surreal portrayal of life in the present as he sees it in his painting Unfinished Painting of the Present.


Unfinished Painting of the Present by Edgar Fernandez