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Weird and wonderful illustrations by Camelia Pham are inspired by our influences

If surrealism is your thing, you might just want to check out this weird and wonderful series of illustrations by Camelia Pham – a freelance illustrator and graphic design student of the Academy of Fine Art, Italy.

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Woman in a red shirt shielding her eyes with her hand, gazing towards turquoise mountains and pink clouds in a surreal landscape with layered terrain below

Utilising an abstract style and bold colour blocking, Pham creates an otherworldly, and almost uncomfortable, depiction of raw human emotion.

She explains: "This series is based on my perpetual thoughts of how our personality is based on the patches of perspectives and opinions endorsed by the people we've known.

"We pick up habits and knowledge just by watching others live their lives and talk about their days. That's one of the things which makes our universes intertwine in a mysterious way."

Camelia states that she's been drawing "since the dawn of time". Starting with copying "a bunch of Pokemon on the covers of notebooks" to her daily drawing that has spawned her unique style today. Discover more at cameliapham.tumblr.com.

Colourful illustration by Camelia Pham showing abstracted hands and figures in yellow, pink and turquoise, with line-drawn insects floating around them against a geometric background
Colourful illustration of a figure with a red face and blonde hair in a dynamic jumping pose against a coral background, with abstract flowing lines and shapes emerging from their body
Abstract illustration of a figure with pink face and teal hair wearing yellow and olive clothing against a bright red background, by Camelia Pham
Surreal illustration of a figure in hot pink diving headfirst into teal waves against a golden sunset sky with orange clouds.
A turquoise figure with brown hair emits five floating heads with pink and red tones against a golden yellow gradient background with geometric patterns
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