Fantastic art
Fantastic art is a broad and loosely defined
Fantasy has been an integral part of art since its beginnings,
The subject matter of fantastic art may resemble the product of hallucinations, and Fantastic artist
The term fantasy art is closely related, and is applied primarily to recent art (typically 20th century on wards) inspired by, or illustrating fantasy literature.[citation needed]
Fantastic art has traditionally been largely confined to painting and illustration, but since the 1970s has increasingly been found also in photography. Fantastic art explores fantasy, imagination, the dream state, the grotesque, visions and the uncanny,[2] as well as so-called "Goth" and "Dark" art.
Related genres
Genres which may also be considered as fantastic art include the
Historic artists and fine artists
Many artists have produced works which fit the definition of fantastic art. Some, such as
Twentieth century
The rise of fantasy and science fiction "pulp" magazines demanded artwork to illustrate stories and (via cover art) to promote sales. This led to a movement of science fiction and fantasy artists prior to and during the Great Depression, as anthologised by Vincent Di Fate, himself a prolific SF and space artist.[6][page needed]
In the United States in the 1930s, a group of Wisconsin artists inspired by the Surrealist movement of Europe created their own brand of fantastic art. They included
In postwar
After 1970, modern western fantasy is influenced by illustrations from
See also
- Dream art
- Society for the Art of Imagination
- Surrealism
- Vienna School of Fantastic Realism
References
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- ^ "From the Pre-Raphaelites to the Comics: Illustrating the Imaginative | Fantasy – BnF". fantasy.bnf.fr. Retrieved 20 December 2020.
- ^ Larkin, David, ed. (1973). Fantastic Art. Pan Ballantine.
- ^ Di Fato, Vincent. Infinite Worlds: The Fantastic Visions of Science Fiction Art.
- ^ Krajewski, Sara (1998). "Surreal Wisconsin: Surrealism and its Legacy of Wisconsin Art". Madison Art Center. Archived from the original on 5 December 1999. Retrieved 18 December 2020.
- ^ Richard Vine, "Where the Wild Things Were", Art in America, May 1997, pp. 98–111.
- ^ "The History of Fantasy Art & Fantasy Artists". The Art History Archive. Retrieved 18 December 2020.
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