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Fantasy & Surrealism Fantasy & Surrealism The Idea of fantasy and surrealism has been around as long as man has. As long as there is R.E.M. during sleep there will exist fantasy in art and literature. Sculptures from Greece, c. 1500- 400 BC.

Fantasy & Surrealism The Idea of fantasy and surrealism has been around as long as man has. As long as there is R.E.M. during sleep there will exist fantasy

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Fantasy & SurrealismFantasy & Surrealism

The Idea of fantasy and surrealism has been around as long as man has. As long as there is R.E.M. during sleep there will exist fantasy in art and literature. Sculptures from Greece, c. 1500-400 BC.

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The full circleThe full circle Today, the world of Today, the world of

Fantasy/Science Fantasy/Science Fiction and Surrealism Fiction and Surrealism is wide open. We can is wide open. We can utilize the Myths and utilize the Myths and Mythologies of past, Mythologies of past, present and the present and the fantasies of the future fantasies of the future to give rise to the to give rise to the illustrations and illustrations and drawings of anything drawings of anything on our minds.on our minds.

Boris Vallejo

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Jan van Eyck:Jan van Eyck:Jan van Eyck was a Flemish Jan van Eyck was a Flemish painter who along with Robert painter who along with Robert Campin  was the founder of the Campin  was the founder of the Ars Nova ("new art") of 15th-Ars Nova ("new art") of 15th-century northern late Gothic century northern late Gothic painting. This style heralded painting. This style heralded the Renaissance in northern the Renaissance in northern Europe. This period of Europe. This period of Netherlandish art is Netherlandish art is characterized by a naturalistic characterized by a naturalistic style of vivid oil colors, style of vivid oil colors, meticulous detail, accurately meticulous detail, accurately rendered textures, and the rendered textures, and the illusion of three-dimensional illusion of three-dimensional space on a two-dimensional space on a two-dimensional surface. This effect is call surface. This effect is call atmospheric perspective. This atmospheric perspective. This particular piece is thought to particular piece is thought to be Jan's self portrait. It contains be Jan's self portrait. It contains a lot of Jan's proposed a lot of Jan's proposed personality and the frame is personality and the frame is signed and dated containing signed and dated containing his personal motto, Als ich his personal motto, Als ich chan ("The best I am capable of chan ("The best I am capable of doing"). This motto illustrates doing"). This motto illustrates the humanist spirit that an the humanist spirit that an artist excepts himself and is artist excepts himself and is proud to display it.proud to display it. Man in a Red Turban, 1433, 10 ¼” X 7 ½”Man in a Red Turban, 1433, 10 ¼” X 7 ½”

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Jan van EyckJan van Eyck

Giovanni di Arrigo Arnolfini, a merchant from Giovanni di Arrigo Arnolfini, a merchant from Lucca and a frequent visitor to Bruges, and Lucca and a frequent visitor to Bruges, and his wife Giovanna Cenami. The signature on his wife Giovanna Cenami. The signature on the back wall in latin- 'Jan Van Eyck was here, the back wall in latin- 'Jan Van Eyck was here, 1434' - and his reflection in the mirror has led 1434' - and his reflection in the mirror has led many to believe that he was a witness to their many to believe that he was a witness to their marriage. The carving of Saint Margaret, the marriage. The carving of Saint Margaret, the patron saint of childbirth, on the bed, and the patron saint of childbirth, on the bed, and the presence of the dog - a traditional symbol of presence of the dog - a traditional symbol of faithfulness - accentuate the marital theme.faithfulness - accentuate the marital theme.

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Jan Van Eyck is where Jan Van Eyck is where

the term Iconographythe term Iconography comes from.comes from.

An Icon is a picture An Icon is a picture symbol used to symbol used to convey meaning or convey meaning or an idea. Like the an idea. Like the little pictures on little pictures on your computer your computer telling you what a telling you what a program or file is.program or file is.

The marriage of Giovanni Arnolfini and his bride Giovanna, Oil on wooden panel, 1434

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Can you Can you find 4 find 4

people?people? Jan Jan

painted painted himself himself and the and the priest into priest into the picture the picture as as symbolic symbolic witnesses witnesses to this holy to this holy union.union.

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Hieronymus Bosch, 1450 – 1516. Hieronymus Bosch, 1450 – 1516. Triptych of the Triptych of the Garden of Earthly Delights. Creation of Eve (left wing), Garden of Earthly Delights. Creation of Eve (left wing), Garden of Earthly Delights (center), Hell (right wing). Oil Garden of Earthly Delights (center), Hell (right wing). Oil

on woodon wood

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Bosch's most famous and Bosch's most famous and unconventional picture is unconventional picture is The Garden of Earthly The Garden of Earthly Delights which, like most of Delights which, like most of his other ambitious works, his other ambitious works, is a large, 3-part altarpiece, is a large, 3-part altarpiece, called a triptych. This called a triptych. This painting was probably made painting was probably made for the private enjoyment of for the private enjoyment of a noble family. It is named a noble family. It is named for the luscious garden in for the luscious garden in the central panel, which is the central panel, which is filled with cavorting nudes filled with cavorting nudes and giant birds and fruit. and giant birds and fruit. The triptych depicts the The triptych depicts the history of the world and the history of the world and the progression of sin. progression of sin. Beginning on the outside Beginning on the outside shutters with the creation of shutters with the creation of the world, the story the world, the story progresses from Adam and progresses from Adam and Eve and original sin on the Eve and original sin on the left panel to the torments of left panel to the torments of hell, a dark, icy, yet fiery hell, a dark, icy, yet fiery nightmarish vision, on the nightmarish vision, on the right. The Garden of right. The Garden of Delights in the center Delights in the center illustrates a world deeply illustrates a world deeply engaged in sinful pleasures. engaged in sinful pleasures.

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Bosch, Bosch, 1500 AD1500 AD One of my favorite panels One of my favorite panels

is the right one. It depicts is the right one. It depicts Bosch’s concept of Hell and Bosch’s concept of Hell and the odd things that we the odd things that we envision as the worst of envision as the worst of punishments. Some of punishments. Some of them are quite graphic and them are quite graphic and in some ways humorous.in some ways humorous.

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BOSCHBOSCH At the time of his death, At the time of his death,

Bosch was internationally Bosch was internationally celebrated as an celebrated as an eccentric painter of eccentric painter of religious visions who religious visions who dealt in particular with dealt in particular with the torments of hell. the torments of hell. During his lifetime During his lifetime Bosch's works were in Bosch's works were in the inventories of noble the inventories of noble families of the families of the Netherlands, Austria, and Netherlands, Austria, and Spain, and they were Spain, and they were imitated in a number of imitated in a number of paintings and prints paintings and prints throughout the 16th throughout the 16th century, especially in the century, especially in the works of Pieter Bruegel works of Pieter Bruegel the Elder. the Elder. Garden of Earthly Delights, detail

c. 1500Oil on panelMuseo del Prado, Madrid

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Henry Fuseli,Henry Fuseli,1741-18251741-1825 The term ‘Nightmare’, The term ‘Nightmare’, referring to a referring to a disturbing dream, disturbing dream, comes from this series comes from this series of 4 paintings, In which of 4 paintings, In which a beautiful young a beautiful young woman, tormented by woman, tormented by some dream is thrown some dream is thrown partially from her partially from her couch as an incubus couch as an incubus squats malignantly on squats malignantly on her body and a flame-her body and a flame-eyed horse emerges eyed horse emerges from behind drawn from behind drawn curtains. curtains.

This painting depicts This painting depicts the visitation of a the visitation of a demon and a equally demon and a equally demonic mare todemonic mare to

The NightmareThe Nightmare

1781-1782, Oil on Canvas 30 x 25 in.1781-1782, Oil on Canvas 30 x 25 in.EnglandEngland

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William-Adolphe William-Adolphe BouguereauBouguereau(1825-1905)(1825-1905)

Adolphe William Bouguereau, had a Adolphe William Bouguereau, had a long, successful career as an academic long, successful career as an academic painter, exhibiting in the annual Paris painter, exhibiting in the annual Paris Salons for more than 50 years. His Salons for more than 50 years. His paintings of religious, mythological, paintings of religious, mythological, and genre subjects were carefully and genre subjects were carefully composed and painstakingly finished. composed and painstakingly finished. Thus he opposed the admission of Thus he opposed the admission of works by the impressionists to the works by the impressionists to the Salon, because he believed that their Salon, because he believed that their paintings were no more than paintings were no more than unfinished sketches. After a period of unfinished sketches. After a period of neglect following his death, neglect following his death, Bouguereau's paintings were returned Bouguereau's paintings were returned to view as part of a renewed interest in to view as part of a renewed interest in and reappraisal of academic painting and reappraisal of academic painting and of Ecole des Beaux-Arts works in and of Ecole des Beaux-Arts works in general. A major retrospective general. A major retrospective exhibition opened in Paris and was exhibition opened in Paris and was seen in Montreal and Hartford, Conn., seen in Montreal and Hartford, Conn., in 1984. in 1984. Nymphs & Satyr, 1873, oil on canvas,

Sterling & Francine Clark Art Institute, Williamstown, Massachusetts.

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Salvador Dali (1904-Salvador Dali (1904-1989) 1989)

(1904-89) A finger in every (1904-89) A finger in every artistic pie, the Spaniard was a artistic pie, the Spaniard was a painter, sculptor, graphic artist painter, sculptor, graphic artist and designer. He found his and designer. He found his niche in cubism, via Cubism, niche in cubism, via Cubism, Futurism and Metaphysical Futurism and Metaphysical painting. Dali was also a painting. Dali was also a brilliant self-publicist, and brilliant self-publicist, and quickly became the most quickly became the most famous representative of famous representative of Surrealism after moving to Surrealism after moving to Paris in 1929. The eccentric, Paris in 1929. The eccentric, dream-like works reflected the dream-like works reflected the character of the artist character of the artist perfectly. The anagram of his perfectly. The anagram of his name 'Avida Dollars' seemed name 'Avida Dollars' seemed fitting, as in the late 1930s fitting, as in the late 1930s Dali was completely Dali was completely preoccupied with publicity and preoccupied with publicity and making money. There are two making money. There are two museums in the USA museums in the USA (Cleveland and Florida) and (Cleveland and Florida) and one in Spain (Figueras - his one in Spain (Figueras - his birthplace) completely birthplace) completely devoted to Dali's work, though devoted to Dali's work, though critics meet his output with critics meet his output with mixed feelings. mixed feelings.

Daddy Longlegs of the Evening-Hope! (1940)

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Salvador Dali (1904-1989)Salvador Dali (1904-1989)

The Persistence of MemoryThe Persistence of Memory

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Salvador Dali Salvador Dali (1904-1989)(1904-1989)

Dali’s strange dream-like Dali’s strange dream-like world is riddled with world is riddled with symbolism and Icons.symbolism and Icons.

Dali also utilized linear Dali also utilized linear perspective and perspective and atmospheric perspective to atmospheric perspective to give extreme depth, thus give extreme depth, thus allowing the viewer to allowing the viewer to question their own sanity, question their own sanity, asking themselves, is it real asking themselves, is it real or just a dream? or just a dream?

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At the same time a table with a fruit dish, a scene at a beach, a dog (looking to the At the same time a table with a fruit dish, a scene at a beach, a dog (looking to the right), and a face looking towards you ! You may not like the work of Dali, but this is right), and a face looking towards you ! You may not like the work of Dali, but this is actually an amazing achievement : four different scenes in one painting ! actually an amazing achievement : four different scenes in one painting !

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Michael WhelanMichael Whelan Linear Perspective is used to present a setting Linear Perspective is used to present a setting

or a situation in a believable format that or a situation in a believable format that frames or enhances our visual experience. frames or enhances our visual experience. What ever we can imagine can now be What ever we can imagine can now be rendered in a ‘realistic’ format.rendered in a ‘realistic’ format.

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Michael WhelanMichael Whelan Be it Horror Be it Horror

or Fantasy, or Fantasy, PerspectivePerspective, both , both Linear and Linear and AtmospheriAtmospheric, help to c, help to create a create a vivid image vivid image not easily not easily forgotten. forgotten. Notice how Notice how the artist the artist uses both uses both to help his to help his compositiocomposition and to n and to create create emphasis emphasis and depth. and depth.

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Keith ParkinsonKeith Parkinson

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Keith ParkinsonKeith Parkinson Notice the use of Notice the use of

warm and cool warm and cool colors as well. colors as well. Very interesting!Very interesting!

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Keith ParkinsonKeith Parkinson

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John HoweJohn Howe John Howe’s use of John Howe’s use of

color, perspective and color, perspective and technique combine to technique combine to make him one of the make him one of the premiere Fantasy premiere Fantasy Artists of our time. Artists of our time.

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John John HoweHowe

Does one point perspective work Does one point perspective work here?here?

This guy did set designs and concepts for the ‘Lord of the Rings’ movies. Can you tell?

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John HoweJohn Howe

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James ChristensenJames Christensen

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James ChristensenJames Christensen

Utah Utah based based artist who artist who often often paints paints fantasy fantasy images in images in intimate intimate settings settings and and rooms.rooms.

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James James ChristensenChristensen

Sometimes his rooms are Sometimes his rooms are defined by walls. defined by walls.

Sometimes the rooms are Sometimes the rooms are not defined.not defined.

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A room with a A room with a viewview

Your challenge is Your challenge is to design a room to design a room in one point in one point perspective and perspective and fill it with a fill it with a minimum of minimum of three objects three objects that do not that do not naturally go naturally go together.together.

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Be creative, have fun Be creative, have fun and use color like and use color like

crazy.crazy. You must You must

also have also have a tiled a tiled floor and floor and two two windows windows anywheranywhere but in e but in the back the back wall.wall.