Surrealism animal art

Artist/ Illustrator

The troupe of wild animals in Bruno Pontiroli’s paintings contort their bodies into backbends and handstands that would rival even the most accomplished gymnast. A wrinkly hippo balances on its tongue, a tiger arches its torso into a 90-degree angle, and a hyena rotates its hind legs in the air. The French artist (previously) notes that he begins the bizarre artworks with easily-recognized animals that he then shapes “like the way a child plays with modeling clay or a building set for…

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From the earliest noted iterations of art—paintings upon cave walls—to today’s cat-obsessed internet, animals have provided the inspiration behind culture of all kinds. We are awash in imager…

Blandly brandishing a vanishing chronicle Blindly blistering a ravishing monocle.

Animals and plants—or nature in general—have always been a huge inspiration to many artists across the world. But have any of us ever tried to imagine what these subjects would look like when combined? Well, a creative French agency called Les Creatonautes has been quite busy doing just that. This past year they have created a series of digital collages that combine sporting goods, animals, and edible objects all into one, and here’s the result.

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Spoke Art is excited to share all new print releases from artists Dulk and fnnch available this Thursday! From Dulk's "Ephemeral Treasures" solo exhibition currently on view at our NYC location, we will have two print editions available for his show stopping paintings, Sudan and Bird Concert. Miss seeing movies in theaters? fnnch's release may help ease the pain with a timed release of Movie Bear! Learn more after the jump...

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