Fantastic Art Basic Art

The goal of art is not the depiction of reality, but the creation of a world of ones own, Fernando Botero. This book brings together a colorful mixture of various works focusing on themes of the fantastic and surreal, starting with Böcklins Toteninsel and including Dorothea Tanning, Max Ernst, Hans Bellmers dolls, the Australian painter Sidney Nolan, Gigers monsters, Cattelans pope, and the Chapman brothers hybrids, as well as surreal painting from Magritte and Delvaux, the mystical and sensual work of Gustav Klimt, and Frida Kahlos dreamlike self-portraits. Artists featured: Balthus, Hans Bellmer, Arnold Bocklin, Fernando Botero, Maurizio Cattelan, Jake and Dinos Chapman, Salvador Dali, Paul Delvaux, Peter Doig, Alfred Kubin, James Ensor, Max Ernst, Ernst Fuchs, Frida Kahlo, Gustav Klimt, Joan Miro, Sidney Nolan, Odilon Redon, Dorothea Tanning, Franz von Stuck, Andrew Wyeth. About the Series: Each book in TASCHENs Basic Genre Series features: - a detailed introduction with approximately 35 photographs, plus a timeline of the most important events (political, cultural, scientific, etc.) that took place during the time period - a selection of the most important works of the epoch; each is presented on a 2-page spread with a full-page image and, on the facing page, a description/interpretation of the work and brief biography of the artist as well as additional information such as a reference work, portrait of the artist, and/or citations About the author: Walter Schurian studied psychology, sociology, and anthropology. Based in Vienna, he has been professor of psychology at Westfälische Wilhelms-Universitat in Munster since 1973 and is the author and editor of numerous publications focusing mainly on Austrian contemporary art.