Brandon Freels

Report #20: I'm Afraid of Americans — Brandon Freels What a terrible, shitty year 2025 was. Let’s be clear, Trump’s inauguration was enough to contaminate a decade, not just a year. It was bewildering to see how quickly the masks came off, and the unapo...

My newest blog post.

Jacques Hérold’s The Great Transparent One (1947, replica 1971). Philadelphia Museum of Art. #surrealism

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#instax

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Report #19: Beautiful World — Brandon Freels It hasn’t been the greatest year for me. I’ve found myself losing my temper more and more often. I’ve been tired, stressed, and overworked. I can’t seem to find enough time for myself and my own proje...

Updated my website with a new blog post.

I finally saw The Vourdalak and loved it 100%. If you love Black Sabbath or Viy, you'll love this. If you love amazing puppets, you'll love this.

As beautiful as the chance meeting between a bicycle and a barbecue grill on a shopping cart. #involuntarysculpture

I’ve had this octopus in my scraps for a few years. Finally found a reason to use it.

Coastal themes happening in my collages lately.

Two quick after-work collages from this evening. #analogcollage #collage

Two bears I saw at this years Outsider Art Fair.

New #analogcollage #collage

Who didn’t sleep with Max Ernst?

Lucky For You, I Do Not Believe I Belong Amongst People Poems, collages, paragraphs, flash fictions, diaries, lists, dreams, surrealism yo!

Some Dada poetry for your consideration.

I was in Los Angeles last week.

New York If it weren’t for the trees I could see the Empire State Building from my front door

Working on these short poems.

Spilt bronze I saw at the Nameless Art Show in Chelsea yesterday. #involuntarysculpture

Where can I see this?

My piece "Base Poetics" from my surrealist zine Black Giraffe #2 (2009) was translated and included in the Brazilian publication Caca e Pesca.

The Ostrich Dream September 6, 2023

My first Substack post.

I have to say, I think I love Bertrand Mandico. Here's my Letterboxd review of She Is Conann: letterboxd.com/koalacanth/f...

New collage from tonight. #collage #analogcollage

Brandon Freels | Substack I believe in destroying whatever makes a passionate life impossible.

I now have a Substack for creative work. May start posting nonsense there. substack.com/@brandonfreels

YouTube video by Terrific Horror VS. - Leather Complex

Left the podcasts running all night. Woke up this morning to Cruel Noise playing this excellent song "Leather Complex" by VS. www.youtube.com/watch?v=dXEn...

New collages.

Report #18: Eve of Destruction — Brandon Freels It’s hard to recap the last seven months. Genocide rages on as Israel, with the aid of the United States, attempts to stomp the Palestinians out of existence. It’s daunting that anyone I’m associated ...

After a long procrastination, I finished my newest report. I meant to have this done by Nov/Dec but felt overwhelmed and tired. Here it is!