by Mark Sheeky (Illustrator), Mark Sheeky (Author)
The first Manifesto of Surrealism was a rejection of the logical and the rational, and a call to explore the untainted functioning of the mind. The results of its study led to many of the 20th century's great artworks, and founded a movement that permeates every aspect of contemporary art. 21st Century Surrealism attempts to update the principles of the art of the unconscious. This book is a treatise in aesthetics, viewed through the lens of history. It is an examination of the meaning and purpose of art, and why the art of the unconscious remains the most vital spark in creativity.Careful to embrace all media: visual, musical, literary, and others, this engaging and wondrous book, bespeckled with myriad alluring illustrations, examines the workings of the mind with respect to creativity, explores consciousness and unconsciousness, and acts as a guide, inspiration, and a tool box for artists and creative thinkers working in any medium.
Author Biography
Mark Sheeky (b. 1972) is an award winning artist and contemporary Renaissance Man; an oil painter, music composer, performance pianist, poet, author, broadcaster, and more. His childhood passion was computer game design and programming, composing music on software of his own design. In 2004 he began oil painting and decided shortly after to devote his life to art. Sheeky's primary output as a visual artist consists of highly crafted oil paintings of contemporary surrealism and his work forms part of the British National Art Collection. His first novel, The Many Beautiful Worlds of Death, was published in 2015, and he has been a contributing author and illustrator to several independently published titles.