A Dialogue with Guernica , Pop Surrealism by Hanskristo , tribute artwork to Spain painter-Picasso Masterpiece

A CARNIVAL OF BROKEN TOYS AND BURIED TRUTHS.

For Hans Kristo, art is not merely form — it is a record of fading memories and vanishing voices. Beneath each stroke lies sorrow, joy, anger, and fear — all wrapped in candy-coated imagination, hiding what truly aches. To him, imagination is not an escape, but a veil — a shield for the unspoken. His world is a labyrinth of riddles — a place where questions are not meant to be answered, only felt.

UNMASK THE ILLUSION.

pop surrealism digital Self-portrait of Hans Kristo with halo, cross eyeball and playful tension, multimedia Indonesian artist profile

“In this world, dreams stray and reality never returns.”

An intimate journey through pop surrealism by Hans Kristo.​

" Where reality meets Dreams Chaos  Colors  illusions memories and never returns."

I see art as a place where my thoughts, doubts, and memories meet.
Through metaphor and distortion, I try to find truths that can’t be spoken directly.

I don’t paint answers — I paint questions.

Industrial Bath, a pop surrealist artwork by Hans Kristo, depicting marginalized human figures submerged in a chaotic, machine-like industrial structure that symbolizes the divide between use and discard.
Pandora Circuit by Hans Kristo — a pop surrealist artwork featuring vibrant colors and distorted figures that symbolize the chaotic interconnections of human emotions, struggles, and mysteries.

Surreal Worlds, Playful Stories | Paint, pixels, and characters colliding in imagination

Exquisite Aberrations #2 — surreal pop surrealist artwork by Hans Kristo, featuring distorted organic shapes with abstract fragments, including a subtle Mickey Mouse reference symbolizing cultural memory and transformation.

PIXEL ART | GLITCH ART

Paint, paper, and restless hands.
Raw, imperfect, and honest — every stroke carries a fragment of memory.

DIGITAL ART
Acrylic Painting , Pop surrealism , Hans kristo's traditional art . Expressionism and grotesque in canvas

TRADITIONAL ART

ACRYLIC | WATERCOLOR

Paint, paper, and restless hands.
Raw, imperfect, and honest — every stroke carries a fragment of memory.

Surreal industrial factory painting by Hans Kristo, featuring lifeless pigs as metaphors for greed, tangled gears, conveyor belts, and smoke — symbolizing endless consumption and heartless production

MIXED MEDIA ART

MARKER + GLITCH ART

Collisions of technique and texture. A playground for contrasts, where accidents become part of the story.
Whispera open her cabinet like form with the light and mask , the parade of characters - pop surrealism storytelling art by hans kristo

ILLUSTRATION

MARKER + GLITCH ART

Illustration as a moving parade of forms. Each character, line, and gesture marches with its emotions

BLOGGING | INSIDE THE STUDIO | WORK IN PROGRESS

Words between
the images.

A journal of process, doubt, and discovery.

This blog is a bridge between image and word. When visuals are not enough to convey complexity, and text cannot breathe life into color, I bring them together within a single frame.

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      FRAGMENTED PSYCHE

      Fragmented Psyche” — a mirror cracked, reflecting hysteria and the quiet unraveling within.

      IN DISRUPTION WE TRUST

      “In Disruption We Trust” from the Homo Ludens collection — a reflection on how life itself is a playground of roles, rules, and inevitable change. Disruption isn’t chaos, but the only certainty that shapes the stories we live in.

      Ink on paper artwork of Dark Santa, a sinister reimagination of the holiday figure, blending themes of shadow, greed, and forgotten desires.

      WIP SANTA

      Ink on paper artwork of Dark Santa, a sinister reimagination of the holiday figure, blending themes of shadow, greed, and forgotten desires.

      Pencil drawing of Araneus–Papilioensis, a hybrid creature combining spider and butterfly features, symbolizing beauty entangled with fear and transformation.

      ARANEUS-PAPILIOENSIS

      Where wings meet webs—Araneus–Papilioensis embodies both beauty and dread, a fragile metamorphosis suspended in shadow.

      Drawing of Mysura, a mystical cave-dwelling character surrounded by plants and potions, representing wisdom and hidden pathways in Elunia.

      MYSURA - THE PARADE OF CHARACTERS

      Mysura walks with the silence of caves and the wisdom of roots—an unseen guide in the Parade of Characters.

      Illustration of Rogan Cluckbane, a transformed clown toy with a menacing grin and sharp claws, surrounded by grotesque chicken-shaped toy mutations.

      ROGAN CLUCKBANE : CURSED CLOWN

      From laughter to horror—Rogan Cluckbane carves his obsession into feathers and fear.

      Color pencil drawing of Mysura, a mystical character from Elunia, shown as a serene figure in a hidden valley cave, surrounded by natural elements.

      MYSURA - COLOR PENCIL

      From the shadows of Elunia’s hidden valley, Mysura whispers through roots and rivers—keeper of secrets, healer of the unseen.

      Illustration of TRISERVA, a monstrous guardian formed from three fused rabbits with overlapping faces and sharp teeth, protecting Elara and hidden paths.

      TRISERVA - illustration by Hans Kristo

      TRISERVA is a formidable guardian, a fusion of three loyal rabbits transformed by mystical potions into a single, eerie protector. With overlapping faces and razor-sharp teeth, its monstrous appearance strikes fear into any intruder who dares approach Elara and the hidden paths. Silent and elusive, TRISERVA only emerges from the shadows when Elara’s safety is at stake, its instincts honed solely for defense

      Balthazar, the skull-faced clown with buffalo-like horns in a tuxedo, carrying a box of magical creatures at Gloomshade Cliffs.

      BALTHAZAR

      From skull and shadow, he brings wonder — Balthazar’s circus turns chaos into harmony beneath the cliffs of Gloomshade

      Whisperra by Hans Kristo — a silent, mystical figure drawn with marker on paper, evoking healing, wandering, and quiet surreal presence.

      WHISPERRA - MARKER ON PAPER

      In silence, she heals. Whisperra drifts unseen, yet her presence lingers like a soft incantation.

      Mysura by Hans Kristo — a cave-dwelling figure illustrated with marker on paper, blending mystery, solitude, and organic surrealism.

      MYSURA - MARKER ON PAPER

      From the shadows of the valley, Mysura blooms — a silent keeper of secrets.

      Balthazar by Hans Kristo — a skeletal clown figure drawn with marker on paper, combining eerie playfulness with surreal grotesque detail.

      BALTHAZAR - MARKER ON PAPER

      Balthazar laughs in the silence — a clown of bones and echoes, forever caught between joy and dread.

      surreal painting of a distorted Mickey-like figure with melting forms, X-marked eyeball, and grotesque textures, lying in a grassy landscape.

      THE FORGOTTEN FANTASIA

      “FORGOTTEN FANTASIA — where childhood icons decay into surreal echoes, their joy melting into strange memory.”

      Watercolor abstract painting by Hans Kristo titled Mind Expansion, featuring vivid organic forms in flowing greens, oranges, and blues that evoke growth, transformation, and the expansion of consciousness.

      MIND EXPANSION

      Mind Expansion — a burst of colors where thought, memory, and vision collide, opening unseen doors within.

      Pop surrealism BREATHCORE by Hans Kristo , neo abstraction art

      BREATHCORE DETAILS

      At the center of silence, the first breath returns.

      watercolor Abstract artwork by Hans Kristo titled Harmonizing the Essence, featuring intertwining organic lines and layered forms symbolizing the balance of opposing forces, merging shadows and light into a unified rhythm.

      HARMONIZING THE ESSENCE

      Harmonizing the Essence — where contrasts meet, blending tension and calm into a single breath of existence.

      Black and white surreal drawing by Hans Kristo, Inner Flow, with fluid, wave-like forms evoking tissues, shadows, and subconscious movement.”

      INNER FLOW

      Inner Flow — where ideas drift into currents of flesh and shade, uncovering the silent pulse inside.

      BECOMING THE TRANCENDENT

      Becoming the Transcendent — a self dissolving beyond the material, finding unity in earth and sky, reaching for a higher consciousness.

      large oil pastel on paper abstract artwork blending traditional pastel with digital elements in experimental multimedia style

      CRAYON OR OIL PASTEL ART BY HANS KRISTO

      “Crayon and oil pastel — a playground of textures, where every layer reveals Hans Kristo’s restless urge to explore new mediums.”

      Traditional art painting with acrylic, neo abstract with a organic shape by Hans Kristo

      ACYRLIC PAINTING

      Layers of flesh and rhythm — organic movements tangled in surreal colors, revealing life’s hidden pulse.”

      Charcoal drawing art by Hans Kristo , abstract art 2024 unique form

      CHARCOAL PAINTING

      This painting was made in 2024 using charcoal on paper

      Framed watercolor Abstract artwork by Hans Kristo titled Harmonizing the Essence, featuring intertwining organic lines and layered forms symbolizing the balance of opposing forces, merging shadows and light into a unified rhythm.

      HARMONIZING THE ESSENCE IN FRAME

      Harmonizing the Essence — where contrasts meet, blending tension and calm into a single breath of existence.

      Romantic grotesque #18 , neo abstract - pop surrealism art , colorful cartoon eyes

      ROMANTIC GROTESQUE #19

      Romantic Grotesque #15, Series pop surrealism abstract , a new abstract by Hans Kristo

      ROMANTIC GROTESQUE #15

      INTERSUBJECTIVE HORIZONS

      A landscape built from many perspectives – Intersubjective Horizons

      GAME CHANGER

      “Game Changer” — when one move reshapes the entire board.

      Abstract artwork depicting branching, tangled tendrils symbolizing thought processes and cognitive expansion.

      THE TENDRILS OF COGNITION

      When the mind reaches too far, its thoughts twist into tendrils — connecting, consuming, and creating worlds of their own.

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      Ember-Steps by Hans Kristo — surreal painting featuring ember-lit surreal landscape with distorted creatures, symbolic X-shaped eyes on ball-like forms and figures, representing fragility and renewal.

      EMBER STEPS

      EMBER-STEPS — where fragile flames guide the lost, and creatures with X-eyes linger in the shadows.

      ROMANTIC GROTESQUE #5

      ROMANTIC GROTESQUE #9

      ROMANTIC GROTESQUE #22

      Romantic grotesque #18 , neo abstract - pop surrealism art , colorful cartoon eyes

      ROMANTIC GROTESQUE #19

      ROMANTIC GROTESQUE #2 by Hans Kristo , A neo - Abstraction hybrid with Pop surrealism style

      ROMANTIC GROTESQUE #2

      Romantic Grotesque #17 , neo surrealism hybrid with pop surrealism style by Hans Kristo

      ROMANTIC GROTESQUE #17

      Surreal artwork with layered ritualistic symbols, fragmented figures, and game-like patterns, representing the endless cycles of play, status, and control in modern life.

      SYSTEM TRAPS

      System Traps” — where life unfolds as an endless game of rituals, rules, and illusions of greatness.

      FRACTURED SIMULACRA

      Fractured Simulacra — where order collapses, reality glitches, and the world itself becomes a question.

      REPUBLIC OF IMAGINARY

      Truth and illusion entwined, building a republic of imagination.

      PANDORA CIRCUIT

      The hidden always finds a way to reveal itself.”

      THE CONSTRUCT OF HABIT

      We build habits, and then habits build us.

      THE CLOCKWORK TREMOR

      Fear ticks louder than time itself — the rabbit machine never blinks

      THE GLUTTONOUS GEAR

      The Gluttonous Gear — a factory without mercy, where pigs of desire churn the wheels of endless hunger, and production never sleeps.

      THE INDUSTRIAL BATH

      Industrial Bath — where discarded humanity is immersed in the machinery of modern life, caught between what is deemed useful and what is left to waste.

      TEMPLE OF THE GLITCHED PROPHET

      dynasty of code, stacked bodies, and repeating silence

      A Dialogue with Guernica , Pop Surrealism by Hanskristo , tribute artwork to Spain painter-Picasso Masterpiece

      A DIALOGUE WITH GUERNICA

      Responding to Guernica: Pop Surrealism reframed in a classical cloak

      A DIALOGUE WITH GUERNICA

      Exquisite Aberrations #3 — surreal artwork by Hans Kristo featuring distorted abstract forms and organic textures, with a subtle reference to Donald Duck hidden within the composition as a playful cultural memory.

      EXQUISITE ABERRATIONS #3

      “Exquisite Aberrations #3 — fragments of chaos stitched into rhythm, where even childhood echoes slip through the cracks.”

      Exquisite Aberrations #2 — surreal pop surrealist artwork by Hans Kristo, featuring distorted organic shapes with abstract fragments, including a subtle Mickey Mouse reference symbolizing cultural memory and transformation.

      EXQUISITE ABERRATIONS #2

      “Exquisite Aberrations #2 — where playful icons twist into surreal distortions, revealing the strangeness beneath the familiar.”

      IMAGINED COMMUNITY

      “Imagined Community” — where unity is stitched from illusions, and identity flickers between truth and myth.

      Romantic Grotesque #1 — surreal pop art painting by Hans Kristo, blending beauty with distortion and exploring contrasts between tenderness and grotesque forms.

      ROMANTIC GROTESQUE #1

      “Romantic Grotesque #1 — where beauty bends into strangeness, and tenderness finds its place in distortion.”

      ROMANTIC GROTESQUE #2 by Hans Kristo , A neo - Abstraction hybrid with Pop surrealism style

      ROMANTIC GROTESQUE #2

      Where beauty whispers and distortion speaks—Romantic Grotesque #2 unveils harmony in the fractured in-between.

      ETERNAL WANDERERS

      “Eternal Wanderer” — a reflection on play as both freedom and burden, where the act of wandering becomes a game of existence itself.

      EXQUISITE ABERRATIONS #1

      Exquisite Aberrations #1 — a surreal bloom of distortion, where beauty emerges through strangeness.”