Jasmine Surreal

Surrealist Jasminist artist, ex model, whose artwork is unlike anyone
elses!
Cats and toy cats are my passion. Visit
https://twitter.com/JasUniqueArt
http://www.youtube.com/JasmineSurreal

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RECENT EXHIBITIONS - Parallax af,
Chelsea Town Hall, London, 21-23 Feb 2013.
Also Ibook on Itunes by
Elizabeth Beecher pub. ' A Surrealist Life'.

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ONLINE EXHIBITION- Sunday 16 Feb 2014 ONE DAY ONLY
www.worldonlineart.com Solo display work. Now archived.
MARCH 2014 - Invited by Hill
Dickinson solicitors to exhibit a painting (I chose Lord Biro) to auction for Princes Trust. Met Quarter Liverpool 28
Feb till 6 March, Live.art.Liverpool. My
donated work sold, all proceeds to Princes Trust, to a private buyer.

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EXHIBITIONS: Polemically Small - 2-
Edward Lucie Smith curator- Orleans House London June- Sept 2012. Two
works - "Three eyed alien b movie cat " and " Jasmine and Granddad."
Also in Garboushian Beverly Hills. http://
www.artknowledgenews.com /polemically_small_art_ by_international_artists_at_ two_california_ venues.html

Curated, organised, exhibited Independents Biennial, Leaf Tea Rooms Liverpool Oct 23 to 29 2010
www.independentsbiennial.org/2010
events/1068-about-beau-tea
On a train from Beijing to Moscow, a postcard of Manvase,
Transsiberian Arts Centre London April 2011.

SOME COMMENTS -
Described as 'Genius, most gifted original artist has ever seen' Charles Moffat, Lilith
Gallery,Canada, "breathtaking" C21C/
Dot-Art commission -surreal interpretations of Liverpool
buildings including Sun Alliance as a sandcastle!

Participated in over 40 exhibitions, one related BBC TV documentary
Liverpool Biennial 08 video
www.BBC.co.uk/liverpool08/biennial

Full member of DACS- Design and Copyright Society. New member Artists Union of England.

Workshops including Big Arts Week where pupils drew their teachers as aliens and fairies!
'Manwoman' winning 1st prize Society for All Artists 2000 national exhibition, Aldershot in the
experimental professional category.

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My style is unique with its
surrealistic qualities one off
visionary vivid quirky imagination in
acrylic, inspired by me myself and my
imagination. I LOVE MAGRITTE AND BOSCH.


Portfolio:

Surreal Self Portraits

Surreal self portraits, from half me half cat goddess/priestess to me with a car that is alive with the sun and moon out together.
FIND ME ON TWITTER http://www.twitter.com/JasUniqueArt
All work is in acrylic except "Self Love" which is in felt tip. Works completed between 2000 and current.

I had sex with a flower man “I had sex with a flower man ”

Surreal self portrait of me having relations with a flower man and we produce a half me half flower man as a child. Work exhibited in many galleries including Garboushian, Beverly Hills and in my IBook by Elizabeth Beecher "A Surrealist Life".
SIZE 10x8
MEDIUM Acrylic
DATE 2013

Jasmine Russian Flower “Jasmine Russian Flower ”

I wear fake fur Russian hats so decided to paint myself as a flower in a Russian hat with a kitty in a Russian hat flower with me.
SIZE 12X16
MEDIUM Acrylic
DATE 2014

Jasmine and Aurora cat “Jasmine and Aurora cat”

Myself and a toy cat with mini faces of each other and hidden shapes in the work. An exotic colourful surreal beautiful work at one with flowers.
SIZE 14X18
MEDIUM Acrylic
DATE 2014

High Priestess “High Priestess ”

High Priestess from Tarot as a combo of me and a Persian cat.
SIZE 12X16
MEDIUM Acrylic
DATE 2013

Fairy and a Furry “Fairy and a Furry ”

Whimsical art of myself as a fairy and the "furry" a pun on Fairy a toy cat. We are also on dresses in love and in a painting in the gallery window.
SIZE 10X16
MEDIUM Acrylic
DATE 2003

Jasmine and Granddad “Jasmine and Granddad ”

A WORK of myself and my late grandfather who was a naval officer, with dolls of each other in our hands.
SIZE 12x16
MEDIUM pen and acrylic
DATE 2013

Futurcar “Futurcar ”

Standing with wings by a car that is alive with wings too, and then shown with the sun and the moon out together flying over the sky.
SIZE 12X8
MEDIUM acrylic
DATE 2005

HedyandI “HedyandI ”

A combination portrait of myself and 1940s actress Hedy Lamarr who I am said to look like.
SIZE 10X12
MEDIUM pen
DATE 2008

Jasmine after Primark “Jasmine after Primark ”

An angry ball of frustration after shopping at Oxford St Primark- rude customers, some catty women and clothes thrown everywhere. Not to mention hour long queues!

Manwoman “Manwoman”

A half me half man with ghost memories under the arms and pinstripes as worms.
SIZE 12X10
MEDIUM Acrylic
DATE 2000

Self Love “Self Love”

Self explanatory!
SIZE 6X8
MEDIUM pen
DATE 2006

Surreal unique art

All works are of the imagination and surreality, in acrylic/pen/mixed and all dated from 2000 to current. Appeared in various exhibitions including New to Dacs, IBook "A Surrealist Life" and Liverpool Biennial.
www.artwanted.com/JasUniqueArt
www.twitter.com/JasUniqueArt

Butterfly listens to the music of flowers with antenna headphones “Butterfly listens to the music of flowers with antenna headphones”

Self explanatory!
SIZE 10X10
MEDIUM Acrylic
DATE 2013

Clouds in Love “Clouds in Love ”

Lovely clouds in love two female clouds have a baby who is half sun and half moon.
SIZE 12X10
MEDIUM Acrylic
DATE 2013

LoveSeats “LoveSeats ”

The only work here in pen/pastel, a cute whimsy of a pun on love seats, with the seats actually alive and in love with each other having a drink at a bar. Normally the seats would be there for humans to sit on, so there is another pun in the work.
SIZE 10X8
MEDIUM Pen and pastel
DATE 2005

Lady “Lady”

Surreal profile image of a nature lady. Embellished in butterflies and pearls, flowers and other world.
SIZE 10X8
MEDIUM mixed
DATE 2000

Woman Hair “Woman Hair ”

Mixed media work of a woman with women as hair
SIZE 10X8
MEDIUM mixed
DATE 2005

Staircase Woman “Staircase Woman ”

A 1930s style woman as a spiral staircase.
SIZE 14X18
MEDIUM Pen/colour pencils
DATE 2006

Rita Hayworth flower “Rita Hayworth flower”

The 1940s actress Rita Hayworth as a flower.
SIZE 10X12
MEDIUM pen
DATE 2006

Shes a cartoon shes a reality “Shes a cartoon shes a reality ”

A woman becomes a cartoon version of herself.
SIZE 12X16
MEDIUM Gouache
DATE 2012

Madimage “Madimage ”

Self explanatory!
SIZE 10X18
MEDIUM acrylic
DATE 2005

Flower Man “Flower Man”

Flower man on paper
SIZE 14X20
MEDIUM mixed
DATE 2012

Easel Man “Easel Man”

Half man half easel sails on a sea of his own thoughts with a motor powered by a paint tube with a halo of brushes.
SIZE 12X12
MEDIUM acrylic
DATE 2012

Three “Three”

Black and white tones of a three headed man.
SIZE 6X6
MEDIUM acrylic
DATE 2013

Manvase “Manvase”

Man with vase hat with mini him living in it.
SIZE 12X16
MEDIUM acrylic
DATE 2011

Ladybird Man “Ladybird Man ”

Back to front ladybird head man and other strange things.
SIZE 12X10
MEDIUM pen
DATE 2002

David Bowie as a woman “David Bowie as a woman ”

Self explanatory!
SIZE 12X8
MEDIUM pen
DATE 2011

Lord Biro “Lord Biro”

Lord Byron as Lord Biro a double pun as he was a writer. With mini hims and his hand is a biro with ink resevoir veins.
SIZE 12X16
MEDIUM acrylic
DATE 2014

Toy Cat Art - by toy cats Aurora and Persia

A very unusual range of work by two artist toy cats called Aurora and Persita. They have had an exhibition of their work in the reknowned Crises centre London. Also some photos of the cats at work. They also have their own YouTube channel www.youtube.com/jasminesurreal

Persita as God “Persita as God”

Persitas first painting (You can see her and Aurora painting on videos on www.youtube.com/jasminesurreal ) and she is quite a demanding cat so painted herself as God.
SIZE 10X10
MEDIUM acrylic using paws
DATE 2013

5 headed Dave Grohl rock god cat “5 headed Dave Grohl rock god cat”

Persita then painted herself as a multi headed and bodied rock superstar- her inspiration was Dave Grohl from the Foo Fighters.
SIZE 10X10
MEDIUM acrylic
DATE 2013

Aurora Borealis “Aurora Borealis ”

Aurora painted herself as the Aurora Borealis in this work. Her style is different to Persitas its more dreamy and softer in idea.
SIZE 12X10
MEDIUM acrylic and glitter
DATE 2013

Aurora as midi du faun “Aurora as midi du faun”

Aurora painted herself as a ballet character.
SIZE 10X10
MEDIUM acrylic
DATE 2013

Surreal Cat Art

Exciting, unique and cute cat art ranging from 3 eyed alien cats with flying saucers of milk, to Ice Cream Kitty. www.artwanted.com/JasUniqueArt
Various exhibitions including a commission from Toms Shoes to hand paint shoes in Art of Giving to Parallax Art Fair Chelsea.

3 eyed bmovie alien cat “3 eyed bmovie alien cat ”

3 eyed b movie alien cat with flying saucers of milk. With fish antenna and mini robot cats on the arms.
SIZE 10X8
MEDIUM acrylic
DATE 2012

Miaow-bot “Miaow-bot”

Robot cat
SIZE 10X14
MEDIUM acrylic/material for mesh pockets
DATE 2008

Cuboid Cat “Cuboid Cat”

Cuboid cat made from Bauhaus style cubes and her pet cat telescope.
SIZE 8X8
MEDIUM acrylic
DATE 2014

Persita Glass “Persita Glass”

Persita cat with a glass as a hat.
SIZE 12X10
MEDIUM pastel
DATE 2014

Cat is a waterfall “Cat is a waterfall ”

Mystic cat half cat half waterfall.
SIZE 12X10
MEDIUM acrylic
DATE 2013

Mystic Cat “Mystic Cat”

Mystical kitty
SIZE 4X4
MEDIUM acrylic
DATE 2012

Glamour Puss “Glamour Puss”

1930s style glamour puss
SIZE 8X8
MEDIUM acrylic
DATE 2012

Catablanca “Catablanca ”

Cat themed painting of classic film Casablanca, as Catablanca! With Ingrid "Birman" and Humphrey "Mog-art".
SIZE 12X10
MEDIUM acrylic
DATE 2009

The marriage of Persita Cat to Jasmine “The marriage of Persita Cat to Jasmine ”

A cute image of a cat marrying me.
SIZE 3X3
MEDIUM acrylic
DATE 2012

Persita is my world “Persita is my world”

Persita cat is my world- my universe. So she has an orrery on her head as a hat and a planet skirt.
SIZE 12X16
MEDIUM acrylic
DATE 2013

Aurora Ice Cream Cat “Aurora Ice Cream Cat”

Aurora as a 1950s retro Ice Cream Girl with mini hers floating round. She has an ice cream dress on.
SIZE 12X16
MEDIUM acrylic
DATE 2012

Persita Leopard Beehive “Persita Leopard Beehive”

Camp cat with leopard beehive hair and dress in a leopard print world.
SIZE 12X16
MEDIUM acrylic
DATE 2011

Jasmine and Aurora “Jasmine and Aurora”

Jasmine and Aurora in a fantasy floral art.
SIZE 14X18
MEDIUM acrylic
DATE 2014

Sailing in a sea of coffee “Sailing in a sea of coffee”

Sailing on a sea of coffee in a cafetiere boat looking for coffee land. A sign depicts this way to tea land this way to coffee land and on land worshipped coffee mugs.

Humour

Surreal humour in various artworks from reversing reality in Guitar Plays Man and Paint Tube paints the unfinished artist, to unusual ways of looking at alienation. Work has been exhibited/published including IBOOK A Surrealist Life and www.worldonlineart.com

Alien-nation “Alien-nation”

Funny pun on alienation with aliens in their nation.
SIZE 12X10
MEDIUM pen
DATE 2000

Bog Standard “Bog Standard”

A pun on the phrase Bog Standard. Comparing an ordinary bog standard toilet with a luxury one.( Bog is slang for toilet in the UK)
SIZE 12X10
MEDIUM pen and pencils
DATE 2001

Plastic chair surgery “Plastic chair surgery ”

A surreal spoof of plastic surgery, literally as a man has a plastic chair grafted on his face.
SIZE 20X16
MEDIUM pen pencil
DATE 2003

Choose A Bull Face “Choose A Bull Face”

Surreal choose a bull face.
SIZE 12X10
MEDIUM collage and pen and pencil
DATE 2000

Paint tube painting the unfinished artist “Paint tube painting the unfinished artist ”

Funny reversal of reality in a paint tube painting a portrait of an artist. The artist is unfinished not just in the paint tubes painting but in reality.
SIZE 16X12
MEDIUM acrylic
DATE 2012

Guitar plays Man “Guitar plays Man”

Funny reversal of reality with a guitar playing a man.
SIZE 12X8
MEDIUM acrylic
DATE 2012

Jelly Man worry man yfronts man “Jelly Man worry man yfronts man”

Jelly man, Worry man about bills, yfront man.
SIZE 12X12
MEDIUM acrylic
DATE 2012

Pregnant baby “Pregnant baby ”

Self explanatory!
SIZE 6X4
MEDIUM acrylic
DATE 2013

I hate London tube Map “I hate London tube Map”

A spoof on the I Love London tshirts with a tube map with pun names of London tube stops.
SIZE 12X12
MEDIUM acrylic
DATE 2011