Surreal Dream Art From 1970s Japanese Culture (Gallery)

Combining dreams and art produces psychedelic imagery because they share the same boundless canvas.

Surreal dream visions are highlighted in these dream art scans from 50watt’s collection of 1970s’ Japanese illustration catalogs.

Shigeru Izumiya

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Hidetoshi Umeda

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Ryu Kumita

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Tadami Yamada

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Shuhei Hasegawa

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Haruo Takino

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Toshinobu Imai

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Yukio Ueda

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Hanmo Sugiuura

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