The Art of Fantasy
A Visual Sourcebook of All That is Unreal
$46.03
- Hardcover
240 pages
- Release Date
4 September 2023
Summary
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…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780711279957 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0711279950 |
| Author: | S. Elizabeth |
| Publisher: | Quarto Publishing PLC |
| Imprint: | Frances Lincoln |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 240 |
| Release Date: | 4 September 2023 |
| Weight: | 854g |
| Dimensions: | 31mm x 346mm x 304mm |
| Series: | Art in the Margins |
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Critics Review
“The exploration of fantasy landscapes in the book’s last section is particularly compelling and stylistically diverse. Foreboding alien invasions, apocalyptic castles and whimsical aircraft remind us just how unlimited our imaginations can be.”
* Bookpage *“The Art of Fantasy is an absolute winner, a beautiful curation of fantastic art which brings together the mythical and modern, the beautiful and the scary, and the revelatory with the damning…I can’t wait to see what S. Elizabeth brings us next!” * Juli Witte, A Universe In Words *“This is an excellent publication for those who run with the creatures of our dreams and play in the wonderlands of our imaginations.”
* San Francisco Book Review *“Profusely illustrated with museum quality, full color artwork, The Art of Fantasy: A Visual Sourcebook of All That is Unreal is an impressively informative and truly inspiring collection.” * Midwest Book Review *About The Author
S. Elizabeth
S. Elizabeth (aka Mlle Ghoul) is a writer, curator, and frill-seeker. Her essays and interviews focusing on esoteric art have appeared in Haute Macabre, Coilhouse, Dirge Magazine, Death & The Maiden, and her occulture blog Unquiet Things, which intersects music, fashion, horror, perfume, and grief. She is the co-creator of The Occult Activity Book Vol 1 and 2 and the author of The Art of the Occult (2020) and The Art of Darkness (2022).
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