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The Art of Fantasy
The Art of Fantasy
Edited by S. Elizabeth
A VISUAL SOURCEBOOK OF ALL THAT IS UNREAL
This beautiful, fully illustrated book presents a compendium of artworks throughout history which have been inspired by myth, fantasy, and the unreal.
Artists have explored imaginary worlds and fantastical creatures for centuries, expressing the unreal and impossible, the mystical and mythical, via the medium of paint.
But what draws them to the imaginary, the uncharted, and the unknown? Is it merely an escape from reality? Or are they seeking a greater understanding of the human experience, or perhaps the very meaning of life itself? With myriad styles and methods of expression, what links artists through the ages? And how have these visual flights of fancy and imagination changed over the course of time?
The Art of Fantasy is a visual sourcebook of all that is fantastical—from fine art to illustration, and from surrealists and symbolists to the creatives working in undefined territories. While the artists in our history books (Blake, Goya, Dali, Magritte, Ernst) first brought fantasy art to the galleries, it was the twentieth-century artists who brought it to the masses. It is in this book that, for the first time, they are united and equally weighted, presenting a mesmerizing and thoughtful curation of the best fantasy artwork out there.
This is an inspiring collection for fans of myth, magic, fantasy, and art history.
S. Elizabeth (aka Mlle Ghoul) is a Florida-based writer specializing in art, the macabre, and the supernatural. She is a staff writer at Haute Macabre and has written for Coilhouse, Dirge, and the blog Death and the Maiden. S. Elizabeth was also the co-creator of the two-volume The Occult Activity Book and runs two successful blogs—Ghoul Next Door (ghoulnextdoor.tumblr.com) and These Unquiet Things (unquietthings.com).
The Peculiar Parish Bookshop is proud to offer The Art of Fantasy. These first-printing copies are new from the publisher.
Published by Frances Lincoln, an imprint of The Quarto Group (2023).
240-page hardcover book with color illustrations throughout.
Edited by S. Elizabeth
A VISUAL SOURCEBOOK OF ALL THAT IS UNREAL
This beautiful, fully illustrated book presents a compendium of artworks throughout history which have been inspired by myth, fantasy, and the unreal.
Artists have explored imaginary worlds and fantastical creatures for centuries, expressing the unreal and impossible, the mystical and mythical, via the medium of paint.
But what draws them to the imaginary, the uncharted, and the unknown? Is it merely an escape from reality? Or are they seeking a greater understanding of the human experience, or perhaps the very meaning of life itself? With myriad styles and methods of expression, what links artists through the ages? And how have these visual flights of fancy and imagination changed over the course of time?
The Art of Fantasy is a visual sourcebook of all that is fantastical—from fine art to illustration, and from surrealists and symbolists to the creatives working in undefined territories. While the artists in our history books (Blake, Goya, Dali, Magritte, Ernst) first brought fantasy art to the galleries, it was the twentieth-century artists who brought it to the masses. It is in this book that, for the first time, they are united and equally weighted, presenting a mesmerizing and thoughtful curation of the best fantasy artwork out there.
This is an inspiring collection for fans of myth, magic, fantasy, and art history.
S. Elizabeth (aka Mlle Ghoul) is a Florida-based writer specializing in art, the macabre, and the supernatural. She is a staff writer at Haute Macabre and has written for Coilhouse, Dirge, and the blog Death and the Maiden. S. Elizabeth was also the co-creator of the two-volume The Occult Activity Book and runs two successful blogs—Ghoul Next Door (ghoulnextdoor.tumblr.com) and These Unquiet Things (unquietthings.com).
The Peculiar Parish Bookshop is proud to offer The Art of Fantasy. These first-printing copies are new from the publisher.
Published by Frances Lincoln, an imprint of The Quarto Group (2023).
240-page hardcover book with color illustrations throughout.
