Do you still remember your dream? No matter how many rules there are in real life, we are free in dreams. There is no logic and no laws. Anything can happen. Maybe dreams can be made after childhood. The only space where boundless imagination can be unleashed, a mysterious place where people still retain the freedom of surreal fantasy. The famous Polish artist Jacek Yerka is world-famous for his surreal paintings. The dream-like surreal fantasy style in his paintings leads us into the mysterious world of dreams through vision.
Surreal pastoral illustrator Jacek Yerka was born in Poland in 1952. Both of his parents were artists, so he grew up with the smell of brushes, paper and paint.
Despite being influenced by his childhood, Jacek Yerka did not decide to follow in the footsteps of his parents from the beginning. Jacek Yerka, who originally planned to study astronomy and medicine, did not discover his passion for painting until just before the final exam, and decided to step into this world full of color and Fantasy art world.
Although he did not develop a passion for painting from the beginning, the experience of being surrounded by art since childhood still had a very significant impact on Jacek Yerka. Jacek Yerkaa means that the scenery, feelings, tastes and colors in his paintings are all inspired by childhood memories and dreams.
The bright color images show Jacek Yerkas love for the art masters of the 15th and 16th centuries, coupled with the influence of modern fantasy painting styles such as Dali and Escher, allowing Jacek Yerka to create these extraordinary works. .
The rural environment of the Polish countryside has become the basis for Jacek Yerkas pastoral art creation. With his surreal style and unique imagination, he gives the paintings his unique mysterious atmosphere.
Among Jacek Yerkas various types of works, works in the science fiction style are particularly prominent.
After getting inspiration from Jacek Yerkas creations, fantasy writer Harlan Ellison wrote thirty short stories. These stories were paired with Jacek Yerkas illustrations and compiled into a book - "Mind Fields", published in 1994. Published in year.
In 1995, Jacek Yerka won the World Fantasy Award for Best Artist. His works have been exhibited in Poland, Germany, France, the United States and other countries, and he is a representative of modern science fiction art.
The pictures constructed by Jacek Yerka are full of various relative cosmic philosophies: religion and science, nature and machines, past and future, etc.
In the picture of the same space, reasonableness and irrationality exist at the same time, harmony seems to be disharmonious, and contradiction does not seem to be contradictory.
Although full of fantasy imagination, it is also very realistic, full of traces of life and surrounding the feeling of home.
Traveling frequently in the suburbs of Poland also gave Jacek Yerka a lot of creative inspiration, and this painting "Express Package" was born from this.
Every picture makes people unable to help but keep their eyes on it, and follow the beginning of Jacek Yerka, and start to imagine the story that will happen next.
Although the abstract feeling of art is subjective, it is full of contagion. In addition to being for people to appreciate, these stunning images can also inspire the creation of literature and even movies. I wonder if when you look at these works, your mind starts to wander like the author, and begins to extend your own unique fantasy?