The mysterious aesthetics of surrealist artist Stephen Mackay

Most artists strive for fame. This is not surprising, because fame helps to gain a solid audience of fans and sell paintings profitably. But this doesn't apply to everyone. British artist Stephen Makey is not interested in popularity. He is very modest and even hides his face. Despite this, his works are known all over the world and are readily bought by connoisseurs of surrealism.

Stephen Mackey doesn't like to talk about himself. He calls himself a self-taught artist and claims that this information is enough. Stephen believes that the person of a true creative person should be shrouded in an aura of mystery. The main thing in a creator is his work, and PR of a person is a sign of vanity.

Still, something is known about Makei. He was born in 1968 in Great Britain. The artist learned the subtleties of painting himself, inspired by the paintings of Renaissance masters. Stephen is married and, according to him, has many children, and cats and rabbits live in the house. That's probably all.

But we can talk about the paintings of Stephen Mackay for a very long time. He created a whole world inhabited by people, fairies, animals and mysterious creatures that have no name. The artist’s works are imbued with a vintage aura, which is given to them by a burnt color palette and mystical, far from modern images.

Each of Makei’s creations excites the imagination and invites you to plunge into the world of dreams and fantasies. Looking at his paintings, you think about how little we know about the world around us and about things that seem simple and understandable to us.

Some of Stephen Mackay's paintings are disturbing, as are the paintings of San Marino artist Nicoletta Ceccoli.