Surreal Dreams Reign in Hieu Chau’s Digital Illustrations

Hieu Chau compares his dense, dynamic compositions to his always active mind. Playing with scale and proportion, the Vietnamese artist renders surreal scenes in which flora and fauna converge and figures interact with the outside world as if in a dream. Chau, who was trained as a painter, now works digitally, although his pieces capture the grainy textures and gestures of a physical medium.

The artist recently published a book collecting his projects from the last decade, and you can find explore an archive of these pieces on Instagram.

a digital illustration by Hieu Chau of a cat surrounded by florals

a digital illustration by Hieu Chau of a figure holding a fish and surreal elements

a digital illustration by Hieu Chau of a figure holding a large floral piece

a digital illustration by Hieu Chau of a figure on a horse

a digital illustration by Hieu Chau of a figure in water with a boat carrying a colorful mass

a digital illustration by Hieu Chau of colorful plants, a castle, and a prostrate figure

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