Surrealist Gallery

Dream Worlds in Nine Works

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Step Inside the Dream

This curated set of surrealist imagery highlights unexpected juxtapositions and dream logic. Use it for inspiration as you plan your own surrealist sketchbook responses.

Ready for more ideas? Explore this Pinterest board of surrealist sculptures to see additional clay-based creations before building your own air-dry masterpiece.

Note for students: Some surrealist sculptures can explore unsettling or mature themes. If an image feels disturbing or suggests inappropriate content, skip it and choose a different reference.

Apple that transforms into the wings of a butterfly

Apple Wings

A crisp green apple unfurls butterfly wings, blending fruit and flight.

Dreamlike dawn landscape with floating figures

Dawn in the Garden

Light spills across a mysterious garden inhabited by impossible figures.

Head that opens into a maze

Maze Mind

A portrait cracks open to reveal a maze of memories and hidden paths.

Room scene set inside a head

Room for Thought

A cozy interior lives inside a human profile, blurring interior space and identity.

Surreal sculpture by Michael Alfano

Alfano Sculpture

Flowing bronze forms twist reality, inspired by Michael Alfano's dreamlike figures.

Landscape emerging from an open mouth

Speak a Landscape

An entire world pours out of an open mouth, as stories come alive.

Person with a pear head

Pear Person

A portrait swaps the usual head for a ripe pear—unexpected yet elegant.

Scissors that transform into snakes

Snake Scissors

A tool turns serpentine, suggesting ideas that cut and coil at once.

Tree branch that becomes a squirrel

Tree Squirrel Fusion

Branches morph into woodland creatures, blurring plant and animal life.