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An illustration of a gorilla sitting in a surreal, blue-toned landscape under a full moon. Large, rounded architectural forms with glowing yellow interiors and red accents rise from the ground around them.

Submerse yourself in the unconscious world of Sam Chivers

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Date
28 March 2013

Surreal landscapes and detached narratives are the fundamentals for Sam Chivers, a Brighton-based artist and illustrator. His is a world where nature and shapes collide, and monkeys rein free – I suspect something rather mental goes on inside Sam’s head! At a young age, Sam was inspired by Jean ‘Moebius’ Giraud, the God of comic artists, and since then has developed his love for drawing with sumptuous style.

Describing his own work as “science fiction, cosmical and the fantastical, and an innate love of landscape,” I challenge you to look at his work and not be bowled over by this guy’s vivid imagination.

An illustration of a giant, glowing pink and white lotus flower blooming against a dark night sky. Below, a surreal landscape of rolling green hills and a winding blue river curves around the flower’s long, slender stem.
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Sam Chivers: Print for Pick Me Up

An illustration of a surreal landscape featuring a white, dome-shaped building with a dark tree growing from its roof. A white figure sits on a branch beneath a large pink sun and a turquoise sky. In the foreground, a flock of white geese gathers by a pool of water, framed by a giant, dark hand and foliage.
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Sam Chivers: Distant Gods/Faded Suns

An illustration of a complex, interlocking 3D star shape in vibrant neon colours. The geometric form is set against a dark purple background dotted with tiny white stars.
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Sam Chivers: Tetrahedron

A complex 3D render of an abstract, organic form composed of swirling teal, black and red curves. The central shape floats against a pink and purple gradient background with sharp, geometric shards radiating outwards.
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Sam Chivers: Untitled

An illustration of a person in a white spacesuit sitting in a deckchair beside a small monkey. They are dwarfed by a towering white tree and a landscape of dark forests and giant, geometric mountains.
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Sam Chivers: Untitled

An illustration of a surreal landscape with rolling black hills and a distant pyramid. Stylised text reads “LUX VOLCA” across the scene, with the letters curving to follow the contours of the land.
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Sam Chivers: Lux Volca

An illustration of several abstract, rounded figures in shades of blue and pink. They are surrounded by geometric spheres, floating clouds and arrows against a pale yellow background.
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Sam Chivers: End Game of Nothing

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Holly Wilkins

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