Mexico is often seen as a country that embraced surrealism in the broadest sense. Breton himself described it as a "surrealist country by nature." So it seems only natural to focus on some of the plethora of surrealist artists and... Continue Reading →
Photographers who specialise in the weird and inexplicable often come up with some of the most visually arresting images in the genre. One particular artist i'd like to focus on today is Lara Zankoul. Just a note as well, the... Continue Reading →
Occasionally I find that someone can be influential without you even realising it. They can change the way you see parts of the world or art itself but you may not even remember them. This was my experience with the... Continue Reading →
I watched this again the other day and remembered how breathtakingly beautiful it was. I am in fact talking about 'Destino' - a film released by Walt Disney productions in 2003 but one that began production in 1945. It's a collaboration... Continue Reading →
There are two terms that seem to simultaneously bore and frustrate many people now days. That would be "conceptual" and "modern art". They're words that bring to mind the stereotypical artist obsessed with themselves and finding meaning in meaningless things.... Continue Reading →
Once again we're extending the boundaries of 'surrealism' so that I can write about a graphic novel i'm particularly fond of. Sorry about that. But I can say that it revolves around madness, ideas of the self, of the occult,... Continue Reading →
If you read one my recent articles on how I got into surrealism as a genre you may remember me mentioning David Lynch's 1977 film, 'Eraserhead'. Now I talked about it very briefly there but I want to go into more detail... Continue Reading →
In my last article I mentioned a little old series called 'Silent Hill'. What I didn't mention is that the games in the series after the 4th instalment are largely considered to be rubbish. Now obviously this is just my opinion... Continue Reading →
