The image above is an aquatint etching based on "The Temptation Of St Anthony" by Jacques Callot which I've linked to a few times on Monster Brains. The sprawling landscape filled with monsters as far as the eye can see, this is the kind of artwork I live for. I imagine Joe Vaux has probably seen this one. Be sure to check out the following links to see more work by this artist.
This gallery contains a wide selection of surreal bronze sculptures that define strange objects and characters. There is an ancient and often Lovecraftian vibe about much of the work.
Here's an incredible gallery of fantastic creatures made from paper, modeling paste and bamboo. Pinktentacle has been kind enough to translate the gallery into a list of links and what they're directed to. You'll probably want to navigate the site that way opposed to the original which is in Japanese.
Piranesi was one of the Godfathers of fantastic architecture. While much of his work was taken from real world locations, he went on to create dreamlike imaginary cities and colossal interior structures which defined a vast and incredible world. This gallery has compiled over 1,000 high quality scans of Piranesi's insanely detailed artwork. The gallery is overwhelming and easy to get lost in, much like Piranesi's imagery.
Here is a selection of some amazingly detailed and strangely abstracted depictions of real life creatures. The lack of interior definition in some of them gives them a very bizarre cartoon like appearance. Be sure to click on the "high resolution image" links below each picture to see them at incredibly large sizes.
Powers brought surrealism to the science fiction book cover. By blending science fiction imagery with the surreal style he created a unique look that set a standard for science fiction book covers.
Chandler has made a very bizarre comic strip "Battle Of The Planets" which is filled with many strange looking characters getting into very strange adventures. The costumed character with the pointed nose and ears brings to mind an art brut version of Maurice Sendak. Really amazing work.
This gallery contains a selection of surreal paintings, many of which seem partly influenced by Remedios Varo.
Marek was a Polish artist who died at the early age of 34 in 1985. His paintings are filled with hauntingly surreal environments with figures who's anatomies are often blended into the landscapes. One painting shows an eye socket as a glowing entrance to a cave. The paintings are very powerful and come across as drug induced nightmares.
