But because his paintings could hardly be entirely classified under surrealism or realism, the American art historian, Carol Strickland, developed the term “sottorealism,” based on Kalaizis' work.
Fordi hans værker ikke helt kan klassificeres under surrealisme eller realisme, har den amerikanske historiker Carol Strickland udviklet termen ”sottorealism”, baseret på Kalaizis’ arbejde.