I LIKE TO SEE. Because I like to see, I like to make art look as much like what it is I see,” says artist Dave DeRan. Then, he says, laughing, “Art is fun.” DeRan is the youngest son of five siblings ...

My favorite project to do with students each year is the surrealist self-portrait. In this unit of study, we practice skills in realistic portraiture — understanding face proportions, drawing facial ...

Out and about during Williamsburg 2:ND Friday on May 13th (all photos by author) This past Friday May 13th marked Williamsburg 2:ND Fridays, a night of gallery openings and exhibition unveilings. I ...

Although the term “surrealism” often conjures perplexing visual imagery — Salvador Dalí’s melting clocks, René Magritte’s raining men, Frida Kahlo’s antlered head atop The Wounded Deer — the genre ...

A Sculptor from Hong Kong, Johnson Tsang, is mesmerizing people with his ability to capture realistic emotions mixed with surrealism. Over 20 years ago, the artist introduced expressive forms that ...

In Edson Oda’s Nine Days, five personified souls outside of the realm of our reality compete for the opportunity to be born on Earth. A man named Will (Winston Duke), who once experienced being born, ...

When you stop into the Madison Museum of Contemporary Art‘s artistic funhouse, Real/Surreal, don’t forget to pay a visit to The Mystery Beneath in the main-floor State Street Gallery. While it’s ...

Last month, I shared some of the surrealist art projects I do with my students and described the strange, bizarre and often symbolic qualities of surrealism. Now, we will venture into the similar — ...