Jonathan JosuĂ© Terreros Monteros is an indigenous Otovalan surrealist photographer and digital artist who is challenging the stereotypical portrayal of his people and capturing their true essence, cultura, and traditions. His work can be found on Instagram and Facebook. And here’s a preview of a few of his works, below. Continue reading
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Talent isn’t “in the testicles” – Leonora Carrington: Surrealist paintings and quotes
Her painting technique is a bit rougher, and her paintings overall are darker, but that isn’t why we study Salvador Dali in school instead of another surrealist painter, Leonora Carrington. Dali once said “talent is in the balls” to explain why there were no female painters with the same stature as Michelangelo. He was part … Continue reading
Writing for liberation exercise: Surreal words
We paint with words. We take colours and ideas and forms and we stroke and blend them together to create new things. For this exercise, take inspiration from these surreal art works, and brainstorm at least 10 objects, at least 10 verbs, and at least 10 descriptive adjectives (colours, shape etc), and use them to … Continue reading