The Modern Raconteur
Exhibitions/Nightmare Psychedelic/Ceremonial Surrealism
Nightmare Psychedelic

Ceremonial Surrealism

Processions, costumes, and impossible ritual spaces.
12 selected works
Untitled work image043 from the Ceremonial Surrealism gallery of Nightmare Psychedelic.
Red Dominion
A tall stylized ceremonial figure in red and black stands inside a glass-fronted room while a group of patterned figures gathers behind it.
Behind Glass
Four elongated ceremonial figures stand beneath a large red mask-like form, framed by black angular shapes in a dim room.
Beneath the Red Brow
A row of pale hooded ceremonial figures stands beneath a crystal chandelier in a dark wood-paneled interior.
Beneath the Crystal
Five mannequin-like synthetic figures pose in a gray ceremonial room, including a central white figure with a radiating circular headdress.
The AssemblyThe dress code has outlived the need for introductions.
A dense group of vividly colored mask-like ceremonial figures surrounds a pale central figure in a black-and-white sculptural gown.
Conclave
A theatrical group of formally dressed synthetic figures sits and stands together in a dark room with saturated red and green lighting.
Four luminous synthetic figures with pale mask-like faces stand close together in saturated blue, magenta, green, and red light.
Five synthetic figures perform beneath bright blue-white beams of stage light, with one central figure raising an object toward another.
Four elaborate synthetic figures pose around a central silver-bodied figure in a theatrical chamber with saturated ceremonial costumes.
A sculptural gathering of hooded synthetic figures in black and vivid colors stands and crouches against a pale tiled architectural wall.
Several elaborate synthetic figures in floral and jewel-toned ceremonial garments gather around two seated figures in a pale architectural interior.