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This blog is all about helping people romanticize life organizing the most visually appealing images of things and lifestyles and organizing them nicely and creatively. So, although when you type Mermaid Art on Google it gives you a bunch of gallery websites to choose from, it is still tough to find exactly what will suit your decor, aesthetic, or mood. Maybe you have the eye for it, but maybe you will need to hire an interior designer or architect and can’t afford it. So, as a designer myself, I use this website as an opportunity to make this visual curation for you.
There is an entire symbology and lifestyle about the aesthetic and myth of mermaids, or sirens. They are often associated with beauty, mystery and not being afraid of diving in the deep waters. Maybe the reason why you are looking for mermaid art is that you do identify with these characteristics of mermaids or think sirens are pretty (if that’s the case, you do identify, in an unconscious level though, and is looking for a mermaid artwork to express this representation of yourself). But there are so many options that sometimes is too hard to choose one that suits your decor and feelings.
Besides, in times of AI-generated images, as a designer myself, I feel happy and useful to use this space to promote handmade artwork. I also love AI art, and create a lot myself for my aesthetic wallpapers posts, mixing with my expertise as a visual communicator, but there is something real, poetic, and special about human-made art that no computer can reproduce.
✦ See also: Mermaid Nails Designs To Boost Your Siren Vibes
Stunning Mermaid Wallpapers for iPhone (Aesthetic, Little Mermaid and more)
So, Take a look at the aesthetic list of mermaid art below.
Sweet, Soft & Cute Mermaid Art
There is something very whimsical and feminine, just like the overall symbology of a mermaid in this artwork style. The arts below are made with pastel and soft color palettes, evoking all the delicate and feminine aspects of a mermaid. The pastel aesthetic has a close association with softness and tranquility. As water beings, mermaids also evoke tranquility due to the calm water vibes, which have this soft calm value enhanced when portrayed with pastel color. This is why this type of mermaid art is perfect for children’s rooms, or for a very cute, girly and sweet decoration.
✦ Dive deep into the meaning of pastel colors and how these aesthetics affect your feelings here: A Guide to a Pastel Aesthetic Lifestyle (Danish, Soft, Kawaii)
Vintage Mermaids
Vintage and retro-style mermaids inspired by glamorous, playful and stylized pin-up illustrations from the early to mid-20th century.
Mermaidcore art
“Mermaidcore” refers to an aesthetic and style inspired by mermaids, which means that everything in this lifestyle, created by the internet, revolves around the mythical, ethereal, surreal vibes of these mysterious creatures. Translunscence, iridescent and shimmery textures, from the ocean colors, the magical mermaid scales, delicate seashells, and pearly surfaces, are some features of a mermaid that we hold in our imagination, and that, therefore, form the mermaid aesthetics, or, mermaid core. That being said, mermaidcore art are the ones with a less historical or realistic visual aspect and more fantastic and whimsical, mirroring the palette, forms and surrealism of the mermaidcore aesthetic.
Minimalist Mermaid
The Minimalist artworks below are for mermaid aesthetic lovers and minimalism enthusiasts.
Original Unique mermaid art
Masterfully painted exclusive pieces of history in your house (if you can afford it, of course). Some of the art below even belongs in private museums due to their historical and technical value. From exceptional oil on canvas to rare lithography portraits of mermaids, indicating that even in 1880 these magical mythic creatures were taking part in people’s imagination. These are unique and exclusive treasures for true mermaid lovers.
“Dusk” – Mermaid oil on canvas contemporary realist painting by Anthony Ackrill – 2021 ✦ Shop on 1st Dibs
Emanuel Oberhauser (Austrian 1854 – 1919) “Mermaids, Neptune and Sea Water Nymphs” An Exceptional Oil on Canvas Painting C. 1885 (frame included) ✦ Shop on 1st Dibs
Art Nouveau Style Kissing Mermaids, 24, Alphonse Mucha Lithograph 1982 ✦ Shop at Chairish
Limonade Brault 1938 Mermaid Vintage Poster Philippe by Henri Noyer ✦ Shop at Chairish
Glenn Ibbitson Mermaid Drifting. Contemporary Figurative Oil Painting 2015 ✦ Shop at1stDibs
Submerged Mermaid – Dark Haired, Fair Skinned Mermaid Emerging From the Water Bruno Sturdo 2021 ✦ Shop at 1stDibs
