This surreal imagery begs the question, why look at real when you could look at surreal? These images bend the lines of reality while also fueling the fires of imagination.
It's not strange to see somebody put a trippy illusion photo as their computer background or to see glowing body paint party pictures shared across your Facebook. This is for good reason, as they simply make for good photos. The idea of changing what's real, altering what's normal and enhancing the strange is what fuels innovation.
In the art world, avant-garde art and surrealism are prized possessions because they provide a look into the mind of the creators. You also don't have to explain why you have a painting of a man with two heads hanging up in your hallway because the best answer will always be "because surrealism."
49 Examples of Surreal Imagery
From Surreal Transformation Animations to Melting Illustrations:
Michael Baxter — Jan 17, 2014 — Art & Design
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Surreal Emotive Female Photography
These Beautiful Portraits Were Captured by Igror Burba
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Surreally Reversed Portraits
Photographer Malin Bergman Confuses What is Back to Front
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Psychedelic Floral Patterns
Valeria Rey Soto Renders Prismatic Flowery Images with Trippy Designs
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Otherworldly Cat Illustrations
Matei Apostolescu Renders Psychedelic Images of Felines
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Creepy Two-Headed Photography
These Photos Really Prove That Two-Headed Art is Intriguing
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Neon Cosmetic Captures
Photographer Sarah Leal is Behind This Glowing Beauty Series
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Psychedelic Mountainside Abodes
Moon Hoon Creates a Trippy Hillside Cabin for a Korean Rockstar
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Trippy Feral Digital Art
Chris Saunder's Collection of Intricate Psychedelic Digital Art Pieces
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LSD Vision Photography
The Rob Carter 'Travelling Still' Captures are Trippy
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Trippy Tye-Dyed Felines
These Psychedelic Cats are Flashy and Adorable
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Hypnotic Geometric Installations
This Geomtric Art Installement Can Transport You to Another World
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Trippy Translucid Paintings
Rashad Alakbarov Beautifully Paints on Walls Using Light
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Formidable Mistress Art Designs
Artist Dan Dos Santos Illustrated a Series of Tough Women
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Psychedelic Dimension Paintings
Jared Tharp Renders Trippy Images in Bizarre Worlds
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Melting Meal Illustrations
Georgi Dimitrov's Food Illustrations are Named After Fighting Books
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Surreal Solitary Portraits
People by Loic Le Quere Captures Quiet Quirky Moments
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Psychedelic Astronaut Art
Steve Scott Renders a Space Explorer Being Bombarded by Trippy Graphics
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Multi-Layered Location Photos
Stephanie Jung Over-Exposes Pictures of Japan for Art
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Trippy Silicone Armchairs
The Alessandro Ciffo 'Iperbolica' Series Pays Homage to Great Artists
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Illusionary Light Projections
Skertzo Converts Tunnel into an Artistic Wonderland of Projections
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Trippy Techicolored Portraits
These Pery Burge Photographs are Psychedelic
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Surreal Animal-Infused Art
These Colorful Paintings by Sonja Tines are Like a Visual Acid Trip
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Spellbindingly Spiraled Street Art
Italian Artist Awer Creates Modern Psychedelic Murals
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Unnervingly Festive Wall Decals
The PIXERS Halloween Party Collection Creates Atmosphere
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Translucent Pigmented Fish Art
These Illustrations of Transparent Fish are Made of Neon Lights
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Psychedelic Vector Visuals
Irena Zablotska Digitally Crafts Colorful and Surreal Imagery
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Multi-Dimensional Geometric Captures
These Images by Ajay Malghan are Alluring and Intriguing
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Surreal Scenery Collages
Seana Gavin Astounds with Her Fantasy Landscape Artwork
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Entrancing Contemporary Interiors
Songailo's Zen Garden Turns Landscaping Inside-Out and Trippy
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Surreal Book Sculptures
Artist Alicia Martin is Back at It Again with Her Novel Installations
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Trippy Triangular Graffiti
E1000 Adds Colors and Art to Spanish Balconies
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Meticulous Monochromatic Pop Art
Uberkraaft Illustrates Some Trippy Detailed Images Without Color
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Trippy Toon Tapestries
The Irene Alvarez 'Turn Me Op' Art Show is Bold and Dynamic
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Personified Ceramic Art
Artist Johnson Tsang Creates These Anatomy Infused Ceramic Sets
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Vividly Colorful War Pictorials
Photographer Richard Mosse Captures the Horror of War
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Rainbow-Injected Graffiti
Artist Okuda Created Lots of Surreal Rainbow Street Art in Spain
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Colorful Cave-Inspired Clubs
The 'E Pra Poncha Bar' by Antonio Fernandez is Trippy
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Trippy Technicolored Spas
The Wax Revolution Polanco Hair Removal Studio is Whimsical
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Sky-Residing Acrobat Photography
These Models Will Show You What It's Like to Live in the Sky
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Illuminated Museum Construction Sites
The Musee des Confluences Puts on a Colorful Display
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Metamorphic Horoscope Animations
Creatures Reconfigure in the Flying Lotus Zodiac Sh*t Video
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Online Psychedelic Pattern Makers
Kaleidolism Lets Users Upload Images to Make Trippy Art
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Virtually Transparent Desert Homes
The Transparent House by Philip K Smith is Surreal
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Deranged Kaleidoscopic Drawings
DogBoy Gets Colourful and Creative with his Latest Pieces
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Wanton Ceramic Figurines
Artist Richard Ankrom Combines Cute and Kinky
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Purposefully Random Artwork
Melissa Manfull Illustrates Fluid and Organic Structures
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Expressionist Art Chillers
'Ice Screams Tray' Cools Down Drinks with the Touch of an Artist
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Eerie Pumpkin Field Animations
This Halloween Themed Video Will Make Your Skin Crawl
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Surreal Transportation Animations
Kohei Yoshino’s Networks Ake-Vono Video Reinvents the Airp
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Marketer-Targeted Cereal Ads
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Japanese Inn-Inspired Apartments
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Historic Fashion Try-Ons
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Visual Museum Campaigns
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Animation-Inspired Collaborative Streetwear
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Artist-Inspired Dynamic Basketballs
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Emotive Smartphone Camera Covers
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Perception-Challenging Art Exhibitions
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Dynamic Art Exhibitions
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Surrealist Pink Pop-Ups
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Immersive Art Escape Rooms
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Textile-Transformed Parisian Lofts
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Burgeoning Psychedelic Art Movements
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Tree-Integrated Mysterious Art
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Therapeutic Sunset-Inspired Cards
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Suspended Origami-Like Lighting
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Hyperrealistic Food Art Exhibitions
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Iconic Artwork Watch Collaborations
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Glass Beaded Intricate Artworks
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Immersive Art-Technology Installations
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Pop Art Skateboard Capsules
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Digital City-Inspired Art Works
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Musical Makeup Metaverses
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Ethereal Oil Lamp Systems
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Artful Custom Mirror Collections
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Artful Illusory Ads
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Artwork-Adorned Collaborative Boots
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Transformative Textured Fashion
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Floral-Imbued Fashion Exhibits
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