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    How surrealism can inspire your creative projects today
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    How surrealism can inspire your creative projects today

    [Surrealism: A Century of Inspiration for Contemporary Creativity. Discover how this artistic movement revolutionized art. Surrealism: how to unleash your creativity beyond reason. Surrealism was one of the most influential artistic movements of the 20th century. It was born out of the desire to free the mind from the limitations of reason and explore the subconscious as an inexhaustible source of creation. One hundred years later, its principles continue to inspire artists, designers and creators of all disciplines. In a world dominated by immediacy and digital logic, surrealism invites us to recover wonder, intuition and the irrational. In this article we will explore how to apply its ideas in contemporary creative processes to unlock new forms of expression. A brief overview of surrealism. Surrealism emerged in the aftermath of World War I as a reaction to the extreme control and rationality that characterized the society of the time. Inspired by the psychoanalysis of Freud and earlier artistic avant-gardes, this movement sought to free the imagination from the stranglehold of logic. Among its main referents were André Breton, considered its founder, together with figures such as Salvador Dalí, René Magritte, Max Ernst, Leonora Carrington and Remedios Varo. They all shared an essential idea: art should be a vehicle to access the unconscious and express the invisible. Their key concepts-automatism, dream, chance, juxtaposition and unconscious symbolism-remain pillars for those seeking a freer and more authentic creativity.

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    Lapin Lapin @lapinbarcelona Barcelona, Spain
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      • Deutsches Museum. Sketching, Sketchbook, Editorial Design, and Picturebook project by Lapin - 05.08.2025
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      • my best wishes for this new year!. Traditional illustration, Digital Illustration, Drawing, Arts, Crafts, Fine Arts, Textile Design, Watercolor Painting, Creativit, Fashion Design, Interior Design, Decoration, Pencil Drawing, Sketching, Pattern Design, and Botanical Illustration project by Lapin - 01.16.2025
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      Atsushi Futatsuya Atsushi Futatsuya @sashikostory Sashiko Artisan Lewisburg, United States
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      Jeffrey Nishinaka Jeffrey Nishinaka @jnishinaka Los Angeles, United States
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      Ruby Silvious Ruby Silvious @rubysilvious Coxsackie, United States
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        Ashley Mary Ashley Mary @ashleymary Minneapolis, United States
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        Olivia Fields Olivia Fields @ofields Illustrator + Printmaker Based in Brooklyn, NY Nueva York, United States
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        Broadcloth Studio Broadcloth Studio @broadclothstudio quilter | designer | writer New York, United States
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        Alicia Goodwin Alicia Goodwin @linguanigra Chicago, United States
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        Jen Smith Jen Smith @jen_35 Monterrey, United States
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        Catherine Casalino Catherine Casalino @ccasalino New York, United States
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        Molly Jackson Molly Jackson @cedarsprucestudios Milwaukee, United States
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        John Gall John Gall @johngall Book Cover Designer, Creative Director New York, United States
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          Jeanne McGee Jeanne McGee @jeanne_5 Artist Minneapolis, United States
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          Richard Mehl Richard Mehl @richardmehl New York, United States
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          Adriana Quezada Adriana Quezada @adriana_quezada Editorial Illustrator and object creator Seattle, United States
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          Giselle Manzano Ramírez Giselle Manzano Ramírez @giselle_ny Designer New York, United States
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          Cristina Córdova Cristina Córdova @cristinacordovastudio Mitchell County, United States
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            Karen Barbé Karen Barbé @karenbarbe Chicago, United States
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            • Punto de cruz y cartón. Embroider, and Design project by Karen Barbé - 09.07.2018
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            Fernando Gomez Baptista Fernando Gomez Baptista @fernandobaptista Washington, United States
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            • My Course Project: Create an infographic that will make history. Information Design, Sculpture, and Traditional illustration project by Fernando Gomez Baptista - 07.14.2014
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            Domestika Domestika @domestika Berkeley, United States
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