Fantasy Art

Fantasy Art evolved from Greek mythology and other sacred traditions. Fantasy paintings come from the imagination rather than from direct observation of the real world. Fantasy styled art is known as the genre in France, grotesque art in England and is occasionally referred to as visionary art due to its subject matter. The subject matter of could be derived from hallucinations and dreams of artists rather than reality. The term fantasy is closely related, and is normally a term that is given to recent art from the 20th century on wards, and this is more than often based on fantasy literature.

Understanding contemporary fantasy art involves more than appreciating illustrations for movies, books, magazines, and video games. Fantasy art concerns mythological, magical, and supernatural themes. The history of fantasy art has been created by artists such as Pablo Picasso, Leonardo Da Vinci, Salvador Dali and it is therefore surprising that as a genre is does not receive the recognition like other art movements. This genre is often excluded from today's art history books and rarely displayed in high art galleries. This unique style of art, unlike other well known styles, is harder to explain the concept and grasp it as well. Like abstract, it can often be taken and depicted how the onlooker sees it.