I guess what I meant when I used the term surreal is the impossible depicted within the visual tropes of conscious reality, or "Damn that looks totally real, but couldn't possibly exist", or an image that looks unlike something I would ordinarily see in my mundane, waking reality but has the qualities and cues of reality... Probably why I'm such a big fan of CG special effects.

I wonder how Stan would feel about this artists depiction?

Since I've become interested in CG art I've encountered this expression "the Uncanny Valley" which seems alot like post-structuralist ideas of abjection. Wonder if anyone has written anything comparing these topics?