Category: surrealism photography

Bruno Paolo Benedetti’s surrealism photography is inspired by religious and  cultural archetypes of eastern and western civilisations. The artworks depict dream landscapes and have a very great emotional impact. The artworks are photocompositions, made with more pictures for depicting not real situation, such as landscapes, dream situations and have a symbolic value

two seagulls flying on light reflections on dark background
lights reflections, surrealism photography, water reflections

light reflections in the wind

bruno paolo benedetti
two seagulls flying on light reflections on dark background
dream landscape with two seagulls flying on a shining mottled light flow pushed by the wind on a dark backround.

This artwork is inspired by the Sanskrit name of Samira.  The name Samira has its known origins in Arabic and Sanskrit. It is a name of Goddess Durga and Lord Hanuman: Lord Hanuman is also known as Sameerudu (the name given to him while he was carrying the Sanjeevani mountain) from which the name Sameera is said to be derived. In the Arabic language the name was connected with the wind. The Goddess Durga is one of the three Jogin,i with Kali and Parvathi, expression of the Shakti, the femal strenght of the universe, connected with their husband Shiva. This artwork was inspired by a woman called Samira, and with this artwork I wanted depict the purity and the strength of the wind as the breath of the universe. It was also the first picture I made after the death of my wife after 4 months of darkness in my art.

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wihte snow and blue pyramid with sun above peak in surreal landscape
photography based digital art, surrealism photography

albedo

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snow field with rising blue pyramid on horizon below sun on black sky albedo: dream landscape with snow on foreground, rising blue pyramid on middleground at horizon and sun with light reflections on surrounding clouds on black background.Surrealsim photography.

A dream image representing the albedo, step of alchemy.  Albedo is one of the four major stages of the magnum opus; along with nigredo, citrinitas and rubedo.  Following the chaos of the nigredo stage, the alchemist undertakes a purification in albedo, which is literally referred to as ablutio – the washing away of impurities. See references about albedo

Surrealism pictures are a branch or better the ancestor of photography based digital art. It is an “old” tachnique, started with the darkroom and used by surrealists as Salvador Dalì in some works of photography. The technique is known as photomontage and consistes in mounting more images into one.

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cristal pyramd burning in fire flame, alchemy black work representation
photography based digital art, surrealism photography

surrealistic symbolic artwork depicting the black work of alchemy

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hyaline quartz pyramid burning in flame on black background lateral view burning hyaline quartz pyramid in fire like a stake, surrealism picture with symbolism about alchemy

This is the second surrealistic picture holding symbolic value. It represents the first step of alchemy, the nigredo or black work. In this step  on the way to the the self awarness and enlightenment the self is distroyed for a rebirth in the second step, the albedo, represented in an other picture. Nigredo is the first step in the pathway to the philosopher’s stone all alchemical ingredients had to be cleansed and cooked extensively to a uniform black matter. See references about black work

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the path of the soul to the heaven after death representation
photography based digital art, surrealism photography

surrealism and symbolism: a way to depict cultural and religious archetypes

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emerging colored pyramid in light, surrealism photography emerging colored pyramid in light, surrealism photography

In the surrealism photography the image can hold a conceptual and symbolic value, in contrast with non objective photograpy, where the image interpretation depends on  the watcher imagination. It takes the place or better can be used along the symbols of the world cultures. We have symbols like Swastika, Cross, Moon, Sun, and many others used by official religions and mystic movements, related to a specific meaning. The two swastikas toghether simbolise the equilibrium, the cross the rebirth and the Moon, in the islamic religion, has different meanings depending on its color. All these symbols evoque, in their culture and religion, a specific sensation, message. So through the surrealism photography we can create images transmitting messages as well. The depicted situations, landscapes create a dream world which makes our imagination working. We start from the rational sphere, given by a recognizable image for reaching the emotional sphere.

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surrealism picture representing the secon step of the alchemy
photography based digital art, surrealism photography

albedo the white work

bruno paolo benedetti
wihte snow and blue pyramid with sun above peak in surreal landscape
dream landscape with snow on foreground, rising blue pyramid on middleground at horizon and sun with light reflections on surrounding clouds on black background above pyramid peak.

Picture representing the second step of the evolution to the self awarness of the Alchemy, the White work, in Latin Albedo. After the trasformation of the row material, the human passions and emotions, through the fusion as represented in the artwork burning pyramid, a new human being rises.

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cristal pyramd burning in fire flame, alchemy black work representation
photography based digital art, surrealism photography

burn at stake: the black work

bruno paolo benedetti
cristal pyramd burning in fire flame, alchemy black work representation
cristal piramyd burning in fire flame on dark background. Colors of burning metals,purple,white,light blue and transparencies

Surrealism picture with colors of  metals fusion: blue, yellow, white. This picture with burning crystal pyramid in a fire flame on black background represents the black work of the Alchemy, in latin Nigredo. It is the first step of the evolution to the self awarness. The transformation of the old into the new, like a metal in the fusion. The second step is the albedo, the white work.

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stone bridge takes to a vortex in fire storm with dream landscape beyond
surrealism photography

escape route from fire storm

bruno paolo benedetti
stone bridge takes to a vortex in fire storm with dream landscape beyond
route away from fire storm. Stone bridge to vortex with dream ladscape behind with yellow shinig sky, sea and fortress

Surrealistic picture: all the elements together. Fire, water, earth and air. Dream landscape with wide depth of field. A stonebridge brings to a vortex with a dream landscape beyond with fort, sea and colored shining  sky making an escape route from the fire storm on foreground.

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surrealistic emotion of sofft mood
colors of the nature, photography based digital art, surrealism photography

soft mood sensation

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surrealistic emotion of sofft mood
sofft mood given by a flower with soft petals and pistils like spot lights on green blurred background

Surrealitic sensation of soft mood given by a flower with soft petals and pistils like spot lights.

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transfoming daisy pistils into curls
colors of the nature, surrealism photography

surreal daisy

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transfoming daisy pistils into curls
surreal daisy: green pistils transforming into curved petals on brownish blurred background

Surrealistic daisy on fluid background.

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surrealistic indigo flower petals disgregating into pieces
colors of the nature, surrealism photography

vanishing flower

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surrealistic indigo flower petals disgregating into pieces
indigo flower petals seem dissolving into pieces on blurred brownish background with green shades

Picture digitally elaborated with violet flower and petals.

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