Fantastic Art

Fantastic Art is a broad and loosely defined art genre.

It is not restricted to a specific school of artists, geographical location or historical period.

It can be characterised by subject matter - which portrays non-realistic, mystical, mythical or folkloric subjects or events - and style, which is representational and naturalistic, rather than abstract - or in the case of magazine illustrations and similar, in the style of graphic novel art such as manga.

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Anne Bachelier, 1949 | Surrealist /Visionary painter

French painter and illustrator Anne Bachelier, was born in Louvigne du Desert, France.

Metamorphosis, transition, and evolution provide the common threads of the art of Anne Bachelier.

The artist captivates her audience with compelling, highly imaginative images that are distinct, unique, inventive and immediately recognizable.

Dennis Lewan, 1943 | Romantic painter

Mr. Lewan, American painter, has developed a style with unique qualities and has become the modern day master of realism, romanticism and fantasy.

He says, "I concentrate on picking up where the "Old Masters" left off, by adding camouflaged images in many of my paintings.

I like to have a painting tell a story and stimulate the imagination of everyone who views it".

"I like to create in each painting a special place that people want to 'walk into and visit".

Edward Pustovoitov, 1964 | Fantasy painter

Эдуард Пустовойтов was born in Makeyevka, Ukraine.

He gained the Designer’s qualification at Odessa Institute of theatrical and artistic studies.

Irresistible desire of travelling once led Pustovoitov to come to Latvia and to join the Riga nautical college; after graduating he worked as a sailor at Latvian Shipping.

Charles J. Dwyer, 1961

A Wisconsin native, Charles J. Dwyer, Jr. graduated from the Milwaukee School of Art, where he studied fine arts, painting and printmaking.

Dwyer has shown his work in a variety of galleries across the U.S.A.

In the Spring of 1992 the artist's growing reputation was underlined when his first New York exhibition sold out.

Naoto Hattori, 1975 | Pop Surrealist painter

Japanese painter Naoto Hattori was born in Yokohama Japan.

He graduated with honors from the Illustration Department at School of Visual Arts in New York.

He received Awards from the Society of Illustrators and The New York Directors Club.

Wojtek Siudmak, 1942 | Fantasy painter

Wojtek Siudmak, an artist of polish origin, settled in France in 1966 and is considered one of the principal representatives of fantastic realism, like M.C. Escher, L. Fini and others.

He himself claims to be a fantastic hyperrealist, conscientiously putting his originality into relief.

Karen Tarlton, 1965 | Palette-knife painter

American painter Karen Tarlton is an artist from Manhattan Beach, California who have painted whimsical animals and figures, textural florals and scenes from California and around the world for nearly twenty years.

Karen Tarlton is specializing in abstract and impressionistic palette-knife paintings, including landscapes and portraits.

Karen’s oil paintings express her appreciation of nature with a simple intimacy that conveys a quiet emotion and a gentle strength.