According to the Cambridge Dictionaries Online, surrealism is: ‘a type of 20th century art and literature in which unusual or impossible things are shown happening .’ My own perception of surreal art is the mixture of things that don’t necessarily belong together, or a change in perspective, either in size or shape or both.
Surreal art in web design has not (yet) trended, but there are plenty of examples. The use of surrealism in web design takes the form of photo manipulation, hand drawings, cartoon-style imagery or photographs taken from unusual angles or set up scenarios. You will notice that floating islands are the most popular form of surreal art in web design.
Web Design Incorporating Surreal Art
The Los Angeles Film School
Ray Gun
Recycled Lifeforms
I Huvudet Pa Toyota
Serj
Dan Meek
Logo Nest
Delen Als Een Baas
Greensplash Design
Roland Mathieu Roderjan
Pixlogix
The Pixel
The Oleg
Skittles – Experience the Rainbow
The Creative Mind – Adobe Creative Suite
Plastic Heroes
Fifteen Robin
Studio Airport
Media Engine
Fiat 500L
Wild Expeditions
Cloud 330 Experience
Protect Our Waves
Priscilla Martins
Mokhtar Saghafi
Pacific Steel & Recycling
Red Monkeys
Dharma Media
Creative Pundits
Fondazione Borsalino
Lab4motion
Hauska
Bandar Arts
FK Agency
Madwell
Adidas Snowboarding
Good Twin
OK Studios
Lake Nona
Adventure World
Kyan
Poco People
Somersby Cider
Art4web
DivUps
Riser Media
More Than Twenty
W. Brett Wilson
Malaga Creation
Urban Beauty United
Conclusion
Some of the above examples of surreal art in website design push the limits of surrealism, but they all, for one reason or another, appeared surreal to me! Do you agree?
If so, which of the above sites were your favorites? Please share your thoughts with us in the comments section below.
