Many artists are inspired by dreams. In a dream, things can seem both familiar and unfamiliar at the same time. Artists can show this by distorting familiar objects – for instance, they might shrink or enlarge them. Spanish artist Salvador Dali often did this. Some of his paintings feature melting clocks or animals with extra-long legs.
Try it yourself. Pick an object and distort it however you like. Take a look at these Dali examples to help inspire you
Salvadore Dali 
Salvadore Dali 
