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Arranged on a chair with a dove on top, a woman's dress, shawl, and winged boots suggest their former inhabitant. Mexican artist Laura Villanueva creates this limited-edition surrealist print, celebrating the legacy of Frida Kahlo. Frida's portrait is displayed on the blue wall alongside the set of clothing.

Titled La pequeña Frida in Spanish.

A sharply-dressed bird tries to fly away, but its leg is chained to a human hand. It fights for freedom and believes it can be set free, only to realize in the end it was just an illusion. This powerful composition by El Salvador's Jorge Alberto Merino is part of his "Caffeine" series, which includes surrealist-style paintings filled with oneiric elements and crafted with ink and coffee wash on canvas.

Titled El Engaño de La Libertad in Spanish.

Swirling in the ether, a group of koi fish is watched by a girl in a blue dress in this limited-edition surrealist print by Mexican artist Laura Villanueva. A box containing a koi fish is on the girl's back, seemingly where the floating koi fish came from.

Titled Caja acuática in Spanish.

Madero paints a surreal scene representing the protective power of a village's patron saint. He shows the saint as a large figure dressed in a colorful robe that towers over the village's homes against a fantastical night sky.

The Mexican artist is a self-taught painter. His work draws inspiration from literature, music, and his own dreams.

Working in the linoleum block technique, Marina Pallares carves a surreal landscape, creating negative images that will leave parts of the paper without color. Thelinoleum block is used to create this beautiful limited edition work. She depicts a strange forest in black and white, each bare tree wearing a woman's dress for a striking yet enigmatic addition to your space.

Titled Bosques extraños in Spanish.

In this whimsical and surrealist work Herlina presents a creative twist on the famous Mona Lisa painting by Leonardo da Vinci. The artist is fascinated with the idea of Mona Lisa as a Javanese woman, painting a representation of the enigmatic woman in elegant clothing that exudes the traditional fashion of the island. She wears a vibrant red dress with a yellow-orange sash, her hair tied in a traditional bun.

"Twilight gave me the inspiration to create this work. The bustle of dusk above the trees and rocks as storks scramble for a place to rest. The noise and composition of the flock mark the end of the rotation of the time of day. That dusk became a beautiful resting place after a day of struggling to find the sweet and the bitter of life," says Balinese artist A. A. Darmayuda of this impressive Surrealist-style painting he crafted using oil paint on canvas. The composition and colors create a hypnotizing scene that will command everyone's attention the minute they set eyes on it.

"We as God's creatures must have peaceful feelings and hearts. A peaceful heart allows us to forgive each other for all mistakes, maintain good relations with fellow creatures of God and be grateful for what we have and are. If we can live from the heart, we will feel grateful and will always be at peace" says Aldi.

In his painting, free-flying doves symbolize world peace, and two hands shake in accord, forming a united, yet diverse forest in this dreamy acrylic painting fashioned in the surrealist style.

"Standing as a metaphor for the process of globalization and free movement of people, the greeting of hands is the unification of all continents of the globe, while the trees bridge the gap as the diverse population of the globe."

The artist says his painting interprets world peace as the only way for the relationship between God, humans and the environment to prosper — to be able to forgive each other and set aside common differences.

A pregnant woman with angel wings is destined to evoke myriad emotions in this painting by Juan Sandoval. "This composition shows the sweetness of a pregnant woman who wants to be free and flap her wings like an angel but at the same time she expresses sadness, anguish, and who is inconsolable at not being able to do it. She agonizes behind that intriguing look on her face. Hers is a surreal image, as if taken from a dream," says the Peruvian artist of this canvas. He combines walnut stain and pencil with oil and acrylic paints to successfully achieve a mystical ambience.

Titled "Dulce agonia" in Spanish.