Illogical and unnerving scenes have long been used by surrealists to depict the machinations of the unconscious mind, and taking inspiration from this genre has opened up these artists’ own personal dreamworld.
Concept artist journey into the unreal began with a painting by dystopian surrealist Zdzisław Beksinski. “It haunted me for a long time,” she says. “I found something in it that I had not seen anywhere else.” Although the art had affected her profoundly, it took a while for Mélissa to feel confident enough to put something of this into her own work; she thought it wasn’t whatone day, a client whose work I admire came to me for an album cover and it gave me a chance to express myself, and to believe in myself. It was the kick I needed to trust in my process.”