Fantasy art gets a good showing in Flint Institute of Arts in Michigan, which is currently hosting "Enchanted: A History of Fantasy Illustration" through January 8.
There are original paintings and drawings by artists such as Arthur Rackham (above), Howard Pyle, Frank Frazetta, NC Wyeth, Norman Rockwell, Jessie Wilcox Smith, Anna Dittmann, Gary Gianni, and Victo Ngai.
Two of my paintings are in the show, Garden of Hope and Skeleton Pirate.
Tony Diterlizzi and I demonstrate the startle reflex of the Horsfield's Tarsier.
"Enchanted: A History of Fantasy Illustration" will be on view through January 8.
If you can't make it to Michigan, there's a gorgeous catalog.
How wonderful! If I still lived there, I would certainly go!
ReplyDeleteI grew up not far from Flint. When ever my family went shopping "in the big city" they would also take me to the Flint Institute of Arts. While in high school, Andrew Wyeth was my favorite. Flint had one of his paintings, which I would always visit.
Like the above comment, I was raised near Flint. My first exposure to art was the Flint Institute of Art. Mary Cassatt's painting of her sister Lydia baffled me as it seemed incomplete. I kept going back trying to figure it out. Finally I began taking night classes in art as I completed my engineering degree. Art became a life long love, not a career. It is great to see that the Art Institute is still flourishing. Great to see that they got this fantasy art exhibit. Sorry that I am not there to visit it.
ReplyDeleteShould have gone to the special Van Gogh exhibit at the Detroit Institute of Arts. Great show.
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