SURREAL FASHION is where fashion meets fine art, beauty meets absurdity, and couture meets chaos. 

Suspended in dreamy, glamorous worlds, opulent characters serve up surreal surprises from the sublime to the bizarre: where zoo animals poke out from chateaus, ribbon reels morph into painted birds of Melchior d'Hondecoeter, and designer dresses bleed into the ocean.

Miss Aniela (Natalie Dybisz) has been working on the collection for over 6 years, shooting extensively with models in locations worldwide - from French chateaus to LA mansions, to classic English stately homes and kitsch London prophouses.

Within the images is the artist's passion for blurring boundaries between the common boundaries: between advertising and fine art; photography and painting; nature and interior.  Many of the images feature elements weaved from classical paintings -  including for example Adriaen van Utrecht, Otto Marseus van Schrieck and Jean-Baptiste Greuze - creatively and strategically combining modern with old, and birthing a new creation from paintstroke to pixel. 

Surreal Fashion has been exhibited by the Saatchi Gallery, Waldermarsudde Museum Stockholm and Photo Vogue in Milan; and in numerous media including Plastik Magazine, Yahoo, Nikon Pro, and Elle Thailand.
Many pieces in SURREAL FASHION take classical works of art from as early as the 16th century, pulling them apart to breathe a new modern context around their brushstrokes. In particular the sources are Dutch still life masters and landscape painters. Animals, birds, seas and boats make a playful interaction between the new and the old; fusing modern fashion with bygone brushstrokes. Other images use modern stock images such as photos of fire, landscapes and museum items. On this page are some examples of where well-known paintings are used in the series. 
Above: 'Still Life with Golden Bream' by Francisco de Goya, circa 1808-1812. Used in 'The Fisherman's Daughter'.

Right top: 'Horse Attacked by a Lion', 1765 by George Stubbs, which is one of the 3 horses used in 'Ignite Mares'. 

Lower right: 'A Pelican and other birds by a pool', circa 1660-95 by Melchior D'Hondecoeter. The pelican is used in Melchior's Medley.
"In this day and age, there's no photographer who creates such surreal fashion photos as Miss Aniela."

- Alice Yoo, Founder of My Modern Met
Second above: 'Girl with Canary and Open Cage' by Jean Baptiste-Greuze, 18th century. Used in 'Away with the Canaries' - the same canary is duplicated over 200 times!

Above: 'Still Life with a Dead Rabbit and Falcon' by Dirck de Bray, 1678. The rabbit is in the hand of the model in 'Trussed Trophies'.


Above left: 'Landscape with a Dog and Partridges' by Alexandre-Francois Desportes, 1719. Used in 'The Dance', where the dog is crowned with exotic millinery.

Left: Seascape by Marcus Larsson, 1859, which is subtlely blended around the lightbulb (like the sun) in 'Victory Voyage'.
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