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SillDA's Surreal Illustrations of the Subconscious

artist · 2026-05-13

South Korean illustrator SillDA creates surreal illustrations that translate subconscious imagery into vivid, detailed artworks. Her pieces depict bizarre scenes such as a brain formed by snakes, a tongue becoming a strawberry, a spider replacing eyelashes, a fishbowl used as an ashtray, butterflies tearing skin from a hand, and a heart turned into a cocktail. The work oscillates between beauty and unease, exploring unexpressed desires and contradictory emotions. SillDA encourages embracing perversions and external suggestions that challenge a precise, meticulous view of reality. The article features her illustrations and is part of a larger collection on Collater.al, which also includes stories on Aryz, Westwing x Crosby Studios, Francesco Faraci, Wu-Tang Clan, Mattia Ozzy B., Uno Moralez, Ca' Riviera, and the Venice Biennale.

Key facts

  • SillDA is a South Korean illustrator.
  • Her illustrations are based on subconscious imagery.
  • Themes include surreal and contradictory emotions.
  • Examples: brain of snakes, tongue as strawberry, spider eyelashes.
  • Her work is detailed and brightly colored.
  • The article appears on Collater.al.
  • Collater.al also features other artists and topics.
  • The piece invites embracing perversions and external suggestions.

Entities

Artists

  • SillDA
  • Aryz
  • Francesco Faraci
  • Mattia Ozzy B.
  • Uno Moralez
  • Oliver Laric

Institutions

  • Westwing
  • Crosby Studios
  • Ca' Riviera
  • Biennale di Venezia

Locations

  • South Korea
  • Palermo
  • Italy
  • Riviera del Brenta
  • Venice

Sources