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Lightning Bolts & Little Sparks: Unusual and surreal artworks featured by Wow x Wow

Lightning Bolts & Little Sparks is the inaugural group exhibition from online platform Wow x Wow. Intending to take a step back from any restrictions a ‘themed’ group show can impose on an artist’s natural expression, the gallery seeks to provide a stage for participating artists to showcase new pieces from their personal and ongoing output of work.

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A boy wearing 3D glasses gazes into a surreal landscape of neon blue and red geometric shapes, lightning bolts and abstract forms

The show's title is a metaphorical reference to both the ‘eureka’ moments and the smaller inspirational steps forward that are experienced by every artist; all of which are significant and of relevance to the continual growth and development of the true artistic voice of each creative individual.

Curated by Wow x Wow’s founder, the Scottish artist, curator and writer, Tim Maclean, Lightning Bolts & Little Sparks will feature the work of over 90 artists, and gathers together a powerful roster of both established and emerging talent from within the international New Contemporary Art movement.

The primary aim of Wow x Wow is to provide a unique destination for art lovers wishing to be exposed to the visual wonders created by artists who boldly blur the boundaries between the disciplines of fine art, illustration, graphic design and street art. Through original content, including artist interviews and guest blog posts, its able to give true insight into the talented minds and working lives of these creative individuals. Discover more at wowxwow.com.

Shirtless young man sitting astride a large brown ram with curved horns against a pale landscape backdrop
A roaring lion with a tree growing from its head chases a gazelle, surrounded by drones flying in a hazy desert landscape
Surreal underwater scene with two divers in vintage suits and tentacled creatures surrounding them against a deep blue background with swirling tentacles
Woman in profile with closed eyes wearing a turquoise hair net and pearl necklace against a blue starry background with pink shoulder detail
A surreal illustration featuring a contorted figure with legs in the air lying beneath an elaborate branch structure spanning two tower-like tree stumps, set against a stormy sky
Skull with open top filled with coloured gumballs wearing dark blue gumball machine base, titled Life Suck with scattered sweets below
Vibrant abstract illustration in turquoise, pink, purple and orange featuring geometric shapes, a stylised bird and eye motifs against a pale green background
A figure in a light blue dress stands in a dark forest facing glowing blue orbs suspended in the air, with twisted branches and stumps surrounding them
Woman in black dress perched on a large stone skull overlooking a misty landscape with floating sparks and distant figures
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