Fantastic Art by Walter Schurian 2005 Trade Paperback

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Fantastic Art by Walter Schurian
"what is fantastic? the non-natural, the dreamlike, the visionary?
The absurd, the irrational, the taboo? … Read more Fantastic Art by Walter Schurian
"what is fantastic? the non-natural, the dreamlike, the visionary?
The absurd, the irrational, the taboo? perhaps we can say: anything that lies outside what a particular epoch takes for granted."
Wieland Schmied
The fantastic in the visual arts is a constant current, which manifests itself differently at different times: as the expression of social crises, of the uncertainty of an age, or of far-reaching upheavals. We find captivating examples in, for instance, Mannerism, in Romanticism, in Symbolism, and in Surrealism. Fantastic works of art may come across as droll, or as mythic, sometimes as erotic or else as exaggerated; often they express something dreamily unreal, surreal, or supernatural. They are characterized by premonitions of imminent woe, by a search for orientation, by murky imaginations or by the vision of a different, literally more "wonder-full" world. Rarely do fantastic artists find themselves in harmony with contemporary art movements, mostly they go their own way, casting their gaze inwards rather than outwards.
This book presents the fantastic in art by way of striking examples from the late 19th century right up to our own day.
BALTHUS HANS BELLMER PETER BLUME ARNOLD BÖCKLIN
FERNANDO BOTERO MAURIZIO CATTELAN JAKE & DINOS CHAPMAN GIORGIO DE CHIRICO FABRIZIO CLERICI SALVADOR DALÍ
PAUL DELVAUX PETER DOIG JAMES ENSOR LEONOR FINI ERNST FUCHS HR GIGER RUDOLF HAUSNER FERDINAND HODLER FRIDA KAHLO FERNAND KHNOPFF GUSTAV KLIMT MAX KLINGER ALFRED KUBIN WIFREDO LAM SIDNEY NOLAN RICHARD OELZE ODILON REDON
HENRI ROUSSEAU PIERRE ROY RUDOLF SCHLICHTER FRANZ VON STUCK DOROTHEA TANNING WERNER TUBKE ANDREW WYETH
ZHANG XIAOGANG
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