Visionary art is art that purports to transcend the physical world and portray a wider vision of awareness including Spirituality or mystical themes, or is based in such experiences.[ What is Visionary Art? by Alex Grey]
History
The Vienna School of Fantastic Realism, first established in 1946, is considered to be an important technical and philosophical catalyst in its strong influence upon contemporary visionary art.
[ Manifesto of Visionary Art by L. Caruana] Its artists included Ernst Fuchs,
Rudolf Hausner,
Arik Brauer,
Wolfgang Hutter and
Anton Lehmden among others. Several artists who would later work in visionary art trained under Fuchs, including
Mati Klarwein,
Robert Venosa,
[ Robert Venosa biography] and De Es Schwertberger.
Definition
Visionary art often carries themes of spiritual, mystical or inner awareness.
Despite this broad definition, there does seem to be emerging some definition to what constitutes the contemporary visionary art 'scene' and which artists can be considered especially influential. Symbolism,
Cubism,
Surrealism and
Psychedelic art are also direct precursors to contemporary visionary art. Notable visionary artists count Hilma af Klint, Hieronymous Bosch,
William Blake,
Morris Graves (of the Pacific Northwest School of Visionary Art),
Emil Bisttram, and
Gustave Moreau amongst their antecedents.
Schools and organizations
The Vienna School of Fantastic Realism, which includes Ernst Fuchs and
Arik Brauer, is also a strong influence on visionary culture. It may also be considered the European version, with the names being interchangeable.
The Society for the Art of Imagination, founded by Brigid Marlin serves as an important portal for visionary art events. More recently, a new wave of visionary artists collaborate to function as modern cooperatives involved in self-publishing and promotion of visionary artists through the internet and via festivals such as Burning Man and Boom Festival, and exhibition/ritual spaces such as Temple of Visions and the Interdimensional Art Movement.
The American Visionary Art Museum in Baltimore, Maryland, is a museum devoted entirely to visionary art.
==Gallery==
See also
Sources
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Cosmic Art Ramond & Lila Piper (Hawthorne Books) , 1975
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Celestial Visitations The Art of Gilbert Williams (Pomegranate Artbooks) , 1979
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Sacred Mirrors: The Visionary Art of Alex Grey, Carlo McCormick, Inner Traditions International, 1990
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Raw Creation: Outsider Art and Beyond John Maizels,, 1996
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The Art of Adolf Wolfli Elka Spoerri, Daniel Baumann and E. M. Gomez, , 2003
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Nothing Is True - Everything Is Permitted: The Life of Brion Gysin John Geiger, (The Disinformation Company), 130. , 2005
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Fantastic Art (Taschen) ( Schurian, Prof. Dr. Walter) (English edition), 2005
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True Visions (Erik Davis and Pablo Echaurren) (Betty Books) , 2006
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Metamorphosis: 50 Contemporary Surreal, Fantastic and Visionary Artists (beinArt) , 2007
Further reading
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1975 - Cosmic Art Ramond & Lila Piper (Hawthorne Books)
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1979 - Celestial Visitations The Art of Gilbert Williams (Pomegranate Artbooks)
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2005 - Fantastic Art (Taschen) ( Schurian, Prof. Dr. Walter) (English edition)
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2006 - True Visions (Erik Davis and Pablo Echaurren) (Betty Books)
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2007 - Metamorphosis (beinArt)
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2011 - "Positive Creations" (Schiffer Publications)
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2016 - El Canto de Abraxas de Álvaro Robles G. (Editorial Salón Arcano)
External links
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Online visionary art exhibition with a collection of visionary artists from around the world
