Anyone who knows me will know I’m a massive Sci-Fi nerd, I’m also a huge fan of Surrealism, so when I came across the work of Jeremy Geddes it was no surprise I adored it.
His photo-realistic style combined with the surrealist elements of the paintings produces dreamy, melancholic, but also quite unsettling images. The astronaut crashing onto the road of an empty street is eerie, yet the soft colours, hazy light & the inclusion of the lone dove give it such beauty too. This seems to run throughout the core of most of his work, giving even the pieces with a much darker subject matter a certain kind of elegance.
Even though I would call the paintings photo-realistic, they also have a softness to them, almost like the kind of reality you see when your dreaming. I also love that they still retain that painterly look, despite the realism, it’s very obvious after looking at them for a few seconds they’re paintings, unlike a lot of photo-realistic work which is very hard to distinguish from a photograph. It reminds me a little of the way the old masters did realism.
My favourites are of course his ‘Cosmonaut’ paintings, for which he has become known, but it would be a shame to not include some of his other pieces too, which are just as gorgeous & I think really show off his outstanding talent in the exquisite faces of the subjects he paints.
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Jeremy Geddes’ work is new to new so thanks for sharing these. These images are so stunning and engaging. It is like a visual trip into someone’s dream.
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Thank you for sharing this amazing art! Loved the post :)
These are so beautiful…yet uncomfortable. I like that about them, a lot.
These pictures are so beautiful!!!
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the third image is my favourite, for some reason i keep expecting it to slowly move like an inception frame.. i can’t believe these are paintings.. they look so real!
Now you’ve said that I keep thinking of Inception too! :D
really love this post!
Great post, loved the paintings, they seem like photos. really like the softness of the colours and light on more melancholic themes.
These are arresting images. They show so much movement, it’s fantastic that they are still photos.
Visiting your blog always makes me feel so cultured! These pictures are so beautiful. Like, seriously stunning. The colours and the way he plays with light… amazing. xx
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Aw, that is such a nice compliment! Really appreciate that! :)
I agree too, the lighting is what makes these for me, such softness, really beautifully done!
These pics are so amazing and surreal.
Wow this is AMAZING! I love it so much, thank you for sharing!!
WOW. these photos are sooo gorgeous!
I like the third painting/picture. Very cool. I love sci-fi. I am right up in there with you at being a geek, but surrealism is not my favourite art form. As it weirds as it will sound it is too futuristic to me and I like future in movies, editorials but not in paintings. Am I too old school? The only one that does it for me is Salvador Dali xx
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No, it’s not weird, I totally get what you mean! Dali is my favourite too, but then he was more than just a surrealist, he was an insanely talented painter too. His work is right up there with the old masters in terms of talent I think & his work definitely still has that ‘old school’ feel, thanks to how beautifully he painted, despite the futuristic themes.
the photos and your writing style are beautiful. I totally understand what you mean about the realism of the photos yet the colour tones, soft lines and big empty spaces in some of the photos suggest a sort of dreamy-like state. I also think the fact that the faces are either covered or have their eyes closed, also suggest dreaming.
Thankyou Izzy! I love that you mentioned about the eyes/face too. Since posting this I keep coming back to it, thinking more & more about the subtle symbolism in them, I only thought about the eyes after it was posted!
I can’t believe these are paintings!!!
Amazing !!!
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Oh my god! I love these, thanks for sharing :)
Jo. x