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THE SERIES
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Tales of
Surrealism
What are Tales of
surrealism ?
« Tales of Surrealism » are surreal and whimsical visual stories for adults, inspired by centuries-old fairytales.
These are imaginary narratives, often short stories, poems, or visual stories, originating from the Surrealist movement in art and literature deeply influenced by Freud psychoanalysis because although irrational, surrealist stories evoke powerful feeling.
« Tales of Surrealism » series explore identity, repression, memory, and inner conflict. I aim to bypass rational thought and explore dreams and the uncanny.
Here technology and myth merge, forming a surrealist ode to humanity's search for meaning in the age of the synthetic.
The style of those series evokes the warmth of vintage painting and the vibrancy of antique print textures, while simultaneously expressing the anxieties and beauty of our hyper-connected age.
An inner world
This series permits me to create my unique world : a territory on the border between reality and dream, where the most ordinary scenes become symbolic passages to inner life.
With eyes closed, heads bowed, walking slowly, and in a contemplative posture, figures inhabit their inner world. They inhabit landscapes reduced to their essence whose become mental spaces, emotional territories where time slows down.
This collection evokes the invisible moments when the individual reconnects with themselves, far from the noise and speed of the world. It explores the silent poetry of contemporary existence through a series of solitary figures suspended in simplified, fantasist spaces. Each work captures a fragile instant where the outside world fades away to reveal the character's inner universe.
The Collections
Tales of Surrealism I
« Tales of Surrealism I » was created 2 year ago. This collection is my first collection and my first release into Fantasy genre 2 years ago.
The style of each piece evokes the warmth of vintage painting and the vibrancy of antique print textures. It retains visible brushstrokes, grainy textures of paper or canvas, imperfect edges, and layers of pigment where imperfection becomes a language, revealing the human and sensitive dimension of each scene.
I have minted 230 unique edition (1/1) artworks which have been sold out to 103 amazing owners. Artworks from this collection are only available on secondary or in tertiary.
Tales of Surrealism II
"Tales of Surrealism II", the continuation of the series appears one year after « Tales of Surrealism I » sold out.
This time permits me to take my artistic style even further, making it even more fantastical. The characters are more expressive, the backgrounds more whimsical and the details are refined.
Some of the artworks feature graphic and typographic symbols. Letters, words, and alphabets from another world are superimposed on the portraits, like fragments of language from a parallel culture. They evoke both the world of contemporary posters, popular visual culture, and that of ancient or mysterious writing systems.
Portfolios
Tales of Surrealism II
Tales of Surrealism I
