#art, This is Surreal-Expressionism in Painting

Surreal-expressionism is my own, unique and personal style of creating art. It may sound as if it derived from two of the great vanguards of the XXth Century, Expressionism and Surrealism, but not exactly. The combination of both yields greater results artistically, plus more expressivity and visual intensity. Sort of like the synthesis gained from the union of thesis and antithesis.

Then I must say that Surreal-expressionism is my unique and personal philosophy of art as well. It unites, yet disengages, thoughts and emotions and allows me to create a way to communicate. In so doing I believe I can reach deep into the soul of the spectator for you are not seeing what you would expect you would find in everyday life. Yet you perceive it as such and as such you understand it. These paintings are greatly admired and sought after by collectors from all over the world for they contain the spirit of their contemporariness.

Surreal-Expressionism differs from pure Expressionism in its origins and procedure. Although it does present context, figures, landscapes or even abstractions in the manner of last century’s Expressionists. Perhaps the closest similarity is that I paint not what the figure/object actually looks like, but how I see it. But I approach my paintings with peace, happiness and an enduring faith that seemed to be lacking in the great Expressionists of the early XXth Century. Painters like Munch, Kokoschka and Dix painted the sadness, the melancholy and the pain of their existence. I paint for the beauty that I am blessed with. And I paint what the XXIst Century teaches me and reflects upon me. They painted their reality, I paint mine.

Surreal-Expressionism differs from Surrealism in ways similar to how it differs from Expressionism. The first and most significant way is that I am not repeating the process/philosophy of the Surrealists of the XXth Century. I am, and must be, true to my time in order to bring lasting spirituality to my work. Therefore I do not seek the same dream-like fantasies of painters like Dali, Magritte, or Max Ernst. Like I said previously, I paint according to my time and culture, using the references of all of Art History but not attempting, in any manner or way, to emulate or repeat what artists had done eras before mine.

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