Symbolism and Narrative in Surreal Oil Paintings

American Artist Jeff Mihalyo with background in the media, entertainment, and information design industries, furthermore he has worked for some of the biggest multinational companies in the world.  He is able to inject a lot of symbolism and messages balanced with a beautiful narrative in the paintings, that Mihalyo so expertly translates in to a fantastical and cohesive images.

Faces Hidden in the Symbolism of Illustrations

Israeli Graphic Designer and Typographer, Noma Bar describes his work as "Visual Communication".  If you pay attention to the characters illustrated above and below, you will be able to see that, even thought the image its self is a minimalist one, the components that form the eyes, nose and mouth are made of items that are integral in the character's or personality's identity.

Surreal Paintings that hide a lot of Symbolism

Art that have a lot of parts that at first view, do not appear to belong in the same painting.

Surreal Paintings Hidden in Symbolism

Brazilian Artist Marcel Caram has a different view, to most of us, as to what as to what populates, his waking mind.  His art is composed digitally and has a very surreal influence.  Some of these paintings look like a segment of a dream, one full of symbolism, the kind you wake up from, wondering what was the meaning of that???!!!  It is said that the great thoughts of who we are, are coded in such dreams, it is up to us, to find the meaning.

Symbolism Hidden in Charcoal Drawings

Drawings that make us pause and think about what the artist is trying to convey and ultimately, what the piece is saying to us.

Detailing and Symbolism in Ink Drawings

Some of these details are so small and so accurately drawn by this talented artist.

Animal Drawings Steeped in Symbolism and Surrealism

These are not your typical animal portraits, find our more in the post.

Digital Art and Symbolism

A picture tells a 1000 words; that is the saying right? See if you can add words to the pictures in this post.

Ink Drawings Full of Symbolism

Not a surprise that they are full of symbolism, as many of them form part of the Inktober challenge.

Symbolism in Surreal Looking Drawings

Fascinating drawings with an abundance of symbolism mixed into them.

Symbolism in Ink Illustrations

Ink illustrations that speak though the symbolism in the images.

Surrealism and Symbolism Paintings

Oil paintings that tell a story through symbolism and surrealism.

Symbolism in Stippling White Drawings

Beautifully constructed stippling drawings.

Color and Black and white Doodle Drawings

Color and black and white doodle drawings, to start you off on your weekend.

Smoky Surreal Ghost Drawings

Drawings exploring emotions of two people coming together, mixed with a lot of symbolism and subtext.

Surreal Animal Lives in Drawings

A very normal life for us, but strange and surreal when worn by animals.

Watercolor Pencil and Ink Drawings

A nice mixed media ensemble to create illustrations steeped in fantasy.

Ink Portraits Steeped in Symbolism

Ink portraits that inspire thought...

Stippling Dots and Creating Drawings

Little dots and great concepts, really make for an enjoyable post.

Black Background Drawings

Ink drawings with a black background.