Fantasy
The creative imagination; unrestrained fancy. The power of the mind mi nd to form images.
Fantasy is a genre of art, literature, film, television, and music that uses magic and other supernatural forms as a primary element of either plot, theme, or setting
In popular culture, the genre of fantasy is dominated by its medievalist form, especially since the worldwide success of The Lord of the Rings books by J. R. R. Tolkien. In its broadest sense however, fantasy comprises works by many writers, artists, filmmakers, and musicians, from ancient myths and legends to many recent works embraced by a wide audience today
Hieronymus Bosch born c. 1450 – August 9, 1516) was an Early Netherlandish painter. His work is known for its use of fantastic imagery to illustrate il lustrate moral and religious concepts and narratives.
Garden of Earthly Delights triptych by Hieronymus_Bosch (c. 1450 1450
buried August 9, 1516)
H. Bosch – – fragment fragment of ‘Garden …’
H. Bosch
fragment of ‘Garden …’
The Garden of Earthly Delights fragment Hieronymus Bosh
Hieronymus Bosh
Pieter Bruegel the Elder Born c. 1525 – 9 September 1569 was a Flemish Renaissance painter and printmaker known for his landscapes and peasant scenes. The most obvious influence on his art is the older Dutch master Hieronymus Bosch, particularly in Bruegel's early "demonological" paintings such as The Triumph of Death and Dulle Griet (Mad Meg).
Pieter Bruegel the Elder (ca. 1525/30 – 1569)
rebel-angels Pieter Bruegel the elder
rebel-angels (fragment) Pieter Bruegel the elder
triumph of death by P Bruegel
Monster inspired by work of H Bosch
monsters inspired by work of H Bosch
monsters inspired by work of H Bosch
Hendrick Avercamp (January 27, 1585 (bapt.) – - May 15, 1634 (buried)) was a Dutch painter. Avercamp painted in the tradition of Brueghel, filling his airy landscapes with small lively figures skating, sprawling, dancing, and working on the frozen rivers and canals, singly or in groups. His buildings and trees have as much cheerfulness and movement as may be found in the figures, which seem like animated puppets.
Winter Scene with Skaters by Hendrik Avercamp (1585 – 1663)
Winter Scene by Hendrik Avercamp (1585 – 1663)
Surrealism - an early 20thcentury movement in art and literature that tried to represe represent nt the subconscious mind and dreams by creating fantastic imagery and juxtaposing ideas that seem to contradict each other
James Ensor (1860-1949)
James Ensor (1860-1949)
Salvador Domingo Felipe Jacinto Dalí i Domènech, 1st Marqués de Dalí de Pubol (May 11, 1904 – January 23, 1989), known as Salvador Dalí. A skilled draftsman, best known for the striking and bizarre images in his surrealist work. His painterly skills are often attributed to the influence of Renaissance masters. Dalí was highly imaginative, and also enjoyed indulging in unusual and grandiose behavior.
The Persistence of Memory by S. Dali
Burning Giraffe by Salvador Dali
Geopoliticus Child Watch Watching ing the Birth of the New Man S Dali
Metamorphosis Of Narcissus Narcissus by S Dali
Salvador Dali Soft Construction with Boiled Beans (Premonition of Civil War)
Soft Watch At The Moment of Explosion by S Dali
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Max Ernst (2 April 1891 – 1 April 1976) was a German painter, sculptor, graphic artist, and poet. A prolific artist, Ernst was a primary prim ary pioneer of the Dada movement and Surrealism.
The Elephant Celebs by Max Ernst
Max Ernst - The Blessed Virgin Chastises the Infant Jesus Before Three Witnesses (1926)
The Antipope by Max Ernst-1941/42
L'ange du Foyer by Max Ernst-1937
Max Ernst
Giorgio de Chirico Artist He was a Greek-born Italian artist. In the years before World War I, he founded the scuola metafisica art movement, which profoundly influenced the surrealists.
Giorgio de Chirico
The Disquieting Muses, 1947 by Giorgio de Chirico
Giorgio de Chirico
René François Ghislain Magritte was a Belgian surrealist artist. He became well known for a number of witty and thought-provoking thought-provokin g images that fell under the umbrella of surrealism.
Fantasy by association
Rene-Magritte
Rene-Magritte - The Man in the Bowler Hat
Rene-Magritte The Liberator
Rene-Magritte
Joan Miró i Ferrà (April 20, 1893 – December 25, 1983) was a Catalan painter, sculptor, and ceramicist born in Barcelona. Earning international international acclaim, his work has been interpreted interpreted as Surrealism, a sandbox for the subconscious mind, a re-creation of the childlike, and a manifestation of Catalan pride.
Joan Miro
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Visual Crossovers Fantasy by Mutation
Visual Crossovers Fantasy by Mutation Creative blend of several corresponding, comparable visual components put together toget her into a single autonomous object.
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Alteration, proportion, and fantastic fantast ic compilation
Anthropomorphism is a term coined in the mid 1700s to refer to any attribution attributi on of human characteristics (or characteristics characterist ics assumed or believed by some to belong only to humans) to animals or non-living things, phenomena, material states and objects or abstract concepts, such as God.
T. S. Sullivant - The Father of Cartooning He is one of the most m ost important cartoonists in the history of the medium. He pioneered many of the elements of anthropomorphism that we now take for granted.
Fantasy by Association Even the most common objects put together in a creative and imaginative visual form can produce a fascinating fantasy illustration.
fantastic spaces
fantastic spaces
Yves Tanguy
fantastic fantast ic spaces
Forest by Max Ernst
Fantasy Vehicles
Flying Monastery by Arthur Mirzoyan
Fantasy Mechanical Arts
Fantasy Structures
Neo-surrealism
Fantasy Structures
Maurits Cornelis Escher (17 June 1898
27 March 1972),
M. C. Escher
Various faces of contemporary fantasy illustration
John Bauer
Dragon by Jeff Easley
Max Ernst1
Movie and Video Game Fantasy Illustration
Science-fiction
Monster inspired by work of H Bosch
monsters inspired by work of H Bosch
monsters inspired by work of H Bosch
Fantastic transformation of an ordinary object