“Brontosaurus Civitas,” crafted by Jacek Yerka in 2002 in Poland, is an exemplary piece of surrealist art rendered using colored pencils on paper. The genre of this artwork is animal painting.
The artwork depicts a fantastical scene wherein a massive brontosaurus intertwined with itself dominates the foreground beneath a serene ocean. Above the water, a distant cityscape, poised as if floating on the water, adds an intriguing contrast to the tangible presence of the colossal creature below. The detailed, realistic textures of the brontosaurus and the dreamlike composition of the city highlight Yerka’s surrealistic approach, creating a unique interplay between realism and imagination.
