Can understand it also, as:
Supernatural, magical, visionary, dreamlike.

Categorize it as:
Impressionism, Modernism

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Detailed Description

Fantastic realism is a genre of painting that combines elements of both fantasy and realism. Famous artists who have worked in this style include Hieronymus Bosch, Pieter Bruegel the Elder, and Max Ernst. Fantastic realism often features bizarre, fantastical, or surreal subject matter. Bosch, for example, is well-known for his paintings of Hell, which are filled with grotesque creatures and scenes of torment. Ernst’s “The Elephant Celebes” is another famous example of fantastic realism, and features a giant elephant with a human head. While fantastic realism is sometimes associated with the dark and the macabre, it can also be whimsical and light-hearted. Bruegel’s “The Land of Cockaigne” is a good example of this, depicting a land where food is plentiful and people do nothing but eat, drink, and be merry. Fantastic realism is a genre that allows artists to explore the imagination, and to create works that are both beautiful and thought-provoking.

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1. Fantastic realism is a genre of literature that combines elements of fantasy and realism.

2. Fantastic realism is often used to explore social and political issues.

3. Fantastic realism often includes elements of the supernatural or magical.

4. Fantastic realism is often seen as a reaction against naturalism and realism.

5. Fantastic realism is often seen as a way to explore the human condition.

6. Fantastic realism often uses elements of the grotesque or the bizarre.

7. Fantastic realism often includes elements of satire or black humor.

8. Fantastic realism is often seen as a way to challenge traditional ideas about reality.

9. Fantastic realism often uses elements of the fantastic to question traditional ideas about reality.

10. Fantastic realism is often used to explore issues of identity and difference.

11. Fantastic realism often uses elements of the supernatural or the magical to explore issues of identity and difference.

12. Fantastic realism is often seen as a reaction against traditional ideas about literature and art.

13. Fantastic realism often uses elements of the fantastic to challenge traditional ideas about literature and art.

14. Fantastic realism is often used to explore issues of power and control.

15. Fantastic realism often uses elements of the supernatural or the magical to explore issues of power and control.

16. Fantastic realism is often seen as a way to subvert traditional ideas about reality.

17. Fantastic realism often uses elements of the fantastic to question traditional ideas about reality.

18. Fantastic realism is often used to explore issues of knowledge and truth.

19. Fantastic realism often uses elements of the supernatural or the magical to explore issues of knowledge and truth.

20. Fantastic realism is often seen as a way to challenge traditional ideas about the world and our place in it.
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Artists (be aware, speculation possible):

1. Ernst Fuchs (1930-2015) 2. Salvador Dali (1904-1989) 3. Remedios Varo (1908-1963) 4. Leonora Carrington (1917-2011) 5. Frida Kahlo (1907-1954) 6. Dorothea Tanning (1910-2012) 7. Max Ernst (1891-1976) 8. René Magritte (1898-1967) 9. Pablo Picasso (1881-1973) 10. Giorgio de Chirico (1888-1978) 11. Rene Lalique (1860-1945) 12. Alphonse Mucha (1860-1939) 13. Viktor Schreckengost (1906-2008) 14. James Ensor (1860-1949) 15. Tove Jansson (1914-2001) 16. Edward Gorey (1925-2000) 17. Roger Dean (born 1944) 18. Chris Foss (born 1946) 19. H. R. Giger (1940-2014) 20. Jean Giraud (1938-2012) 21. Richard Corben (born 1940) 22. Simon Bisley (born 1962) 23. Moebius (1938-2012) 24. William Stout (born 1951) 25. Frank Frazetta (1928-2010) 26. Mike Mignola (born 1960) 27. Charles Vess (born 1951) 28. Bernie Wrightson (1948-2017) 29. Robert Crumb (born 1943) 30. Daniel Clowes (born 1961)

Artworks (be aware, speculation possible)

1. “The Persistence of Memory” by Salvador Dali (1931) 2. “The Treachery of Images” by René Magritte (1928-1929) 3. “The Great Wave off Kanagawa” by Katsushika Hokusai (1829-1833) 4. “The Hay Wagon” by Pieter Bruegel the Elder (1565) 5. “Nighthawks” by Edward Hopper (1942) 6. “The Scream” by Edvard Munch (1893) 7. “The Starry Night” by Vincent van Gogh (1889) 8. “The Birth of Venus” by Sandro Botticelli (1486) 9. “The Madonna and Child” by Leonardo da Vinci (1472-1475) 10. “The Last Supper” by Leonardo da Vinci (1495-1498) 11. “Mona Lisa” by Leonardo da Vinci (1503-1506) 12. “The Arnolfini Portrait” by Jan van Eyck (1434) 13. “The Ghent Altarpiece” by Jan van Eyck (1432) 14. “The Hay Wagon” by Pieter Bruegel the Elder (1565) 15. “The Tower of Babel” by Pieter Bruegel the Elder (1563) 16. “The Triumph of Death” by Pieter Bruegel the Elder (1562) 17. “The Wedding Dance” by Pieter Bruegel the Elder (1566) 18. “The Harvesters” by Pieter Bruegel the Elder (1565) 19. “The Hunters in the Snow” by Pieter Bruegel the Elder (1565) 20. “The Fall of Icarus” by Pieter Bruegel the Elder (1558) 21. “The Census at Bethlehem” by Pieter Bruegel the Elder (1566) 22. “The Little Tower of Babel” by Pieter Bruegel the Elder (1563) 23. “The Beheading of John the Baptist” by Pieter Bruegel the Elder (1567) 24. “The Massacre of the Innocents” by Pieter Bruegel the Elder (1567) 25. “The Triumph of Death” by Pieter Bruegel the Elder (1562) 26. “The Seven Deadly Sins” by Pieter Bruegel the Elder (1558) 27. “The Peasant Wedding” by Pieter Bruegel the Elder (1568) 28. “The Peasant Dance” by Pieter Bruegel the Elder (1568) 29. “The Peasant and the Nest Robber” by Pieter Bruegel the Elder (1568) 30. “The Peasant and the Birdnester” by Pieter Bruegel the Elder (1568)

Epoch

Fantastic realism is typically associated with the art movements of Surrealism and Magic Realism. While the exact time period is difficult to pinpoint, the style is generally thought to have emerged in the early twentieth century and continued to be popular throughout the mid-twentieth century.