Inspired by thefirst major exhibition of visionary artist Ithell Colquhounthat is currently on show at Tate Modern, this is part 1 of our Ithell Colquhoun inspired series– and the theme is'Automatic ...

Surreal. It’s one of those words like insane or awesome that’s taken a beating from aggressive misuse. I’ve heard the term applied to both a bus driver wearing a funny hat and the sight of the second ...

Joseph Innocenti opens his first solo show at Johnsonese Gallery Saturday, titled “Controlled Automatism.” The word “controlled” in this case because Innocenti feels his work isn’t automatism in its ...

André Masson, “La mer se retire” (“The Sea Withdraws,” 1941) (all images courtesy Galerie Natalie Seroussi) (click to enlarge) An expanded field of subjects pervades the visual lexicon of Surrealism, ...

Tokyo designer Ryunosuke Okazaki has created a collection of sculptural garments that reference the surrealist art method of automatism. His eponymous Automatism collection showcases a series of eight ...