Surrealism

I first started noticing the Surrealism trend in 2008 when Etro created a beautiful ad reminiscent of the the painting "The Snake Charmer" by Henri Rousseau. Although the painting is more Avant-Garde than Surrealistic, the ad shows that designers were leading us into more of a dream scape world in their designs. (The landscape for the ad was created from photos of broccoli and celery stalks.) From these kind of photo realistic images and highly rendered large bold shapes to distorted placement of form vs function, designers have been going out on the edge to deliver something new and creative. The resulting designs are fun, modern and beautiful at the same time. Shown from top left: Etro ad from 2008; Shoes by Marc Jacobs 2008; The Snake Charmer painting by Henri Rousseau 1907; Dress by Marni Spring 2008; Windmill pillow by ALiason; Dress by Emporio Armani SP2010; Shoes by Balenciaga Fall 2010; Bag by Leitmotiv for Furla, Spring 2010.