Internationally award-winning, Olivier Lamboray (1968) is a Belgian Surrealist painter who currently lives in Germany. He has been painting since 1992 and has had many successful exhibitions in Belgium, USA, Monaco, Australia, Italy, England, Germany, France, Thailand, The Netherlands, Indonesia, and Guinea.
Surrealism | Contemporary art
Surrealism, movement in visual art and literature, flourishing in Europe between World Wars I and II. The Surrealists sought to channel the unconscious as a means to unlock the power of the imagination. Disdaining rationalism and literary realism, and powerfully influenced by psychoanalysis, the Surrealists believed the rational mind repressed the power of the imagination, weighing it down with taboos. The word ‘surrealist’ (suggesting ‘beyond reality’) was coined by the French avant-garde poet Guillaume Apollinaire in the preface to a play performed in 1917.
Born in Santa Clara, Villa Clara Cuba in October, 1989. “ My work opens a door to a dreamlike world, magical, idyllic, where I create a parallel universe, a personal reflection of reality. Not satisfied by the world we live in, I create a surreal refuge that helps me face everyday life.
Alejandro DeCinti is a Chilean-Italian painter, graduate of the University of Fine Arts in Chile. He has lived in Spain since 2001. He is admitted to the Faculty of Arts of the University of Chile, being awarded the Academic Excellence Scholarship in the 1991 admission process to Chilean universities.
Dalia Milan was born and raised in Arizona. Dalia’s parents, John and Elli Milan, own an art school called, Milan Art Institute. Growing up with both of her parents and two older sisters as successful artists, she was always surrounded by art. Being in this environment, she always felt the urge to paint and was naturally creative.
Jan Szczepkowski’s artistic language is based in figuration. The award-winning Polish painter finds his inspiration in old photographs and combines eras to create a new story.
Vladimir Kush is a founder of Metaphorical Realism. He is the first artist to popularize visual metaphor as his method of creation.
Born in Gataia, Romania, Gyuri Lohmuller followed an industrial training at the Technological High School and then had various jobs, among which he was a technician physiotherapist EEG at the Psychiatric Hospital in Gataia. In 1990 he devoted himself entirely to painting.
Allison Reimold is a Los Angeles native and nature enthusiast who currently works in the entertainment industry illustrating posters for film and TV.
Yousuke Kawashima 川嶋 陽介 was born in Japan in 1978. While he was still attending High School, he realized his first exhibition.