These photos are surreal

Pierre Beteille's "Me, me, me, me, me...and me!" is among works on display at Annenberg Space for Photography.

Salvador Dalí never had it so good.

A year after the legendary surrealist’s death, Adobe Photoshop came along and revolutionized artists’ ability to transform images with computers. Starting this Saturday, some of the mind-bending results made possible by the new technology will be displayed in Century City.

Digital Darkroom, an Exploration of Altered Realities, is the Annenberg Space for Photography’s latest free exhibition. Created with guidance from Russell Brown, an original designer of Photoshop, it features 80 printed works from 17 modern image-smiths. Hundreds of additional images will be displayed on two 14’ by 7’ high-resolution screens.

The museum will also screen a 3D short film on the artists’ works and creative process.

The nonprofit Annenberg Space for Photography presents all kinds of photography, from traditional to modern. Billing itself as the “first solely photographic cultural destination in the Los Angeles area,” even its unique architecture mimics a camera and lens.

Digital Darkroom opens to the public Saturday, December 17, and runs through May 28, 2012, open Wednesdays through Sundays. Visit the website for hours and directions.

Posted 12/12/11