Below is a glossary article post in the category F which discusses the explanation of the meaning, definition and meaning of the acronym, term, jargon, or termonology of Fantastic Realism based on summaries from various types of sources (references) that are relevant, related, and trustworthy.
Understanding Fantastic Realism
So, what is actually meant by Fantastic Realism?
The term fantastic realism refers to the work of a group of painters who worked in the late 1950s in Vienna which combined the accuracy of the painters from old masters with interest in the Modern Arts and Psychoanalysis Movement.
Explanation of Fantastic Realism
Johann Muschik first used the term ‘phantastischer realism’ (fantastic realism) in the late 1950s to describe a group of painters who worked in Vienna who had met at Der Bildenden Künste academy after the Second World War. Their pictures are vision like dreams from the subconscious painted in a realistic way. Most of the arts are rooted in the traumatic experience of war, from which artists are trying to escape in their fantastic paintings.
This group consisted of Arik Brauer, Ernst Fuchs, Rudolf Hausner, Wolfgang Hutter and Anton Lehmden, who were inspired by their teacher Albert Paris Gütersloh.
Moreover, as we have seen above, this term is one of a collection of dictionaries, acronyms, terms, jargon, or terminology in the field of arts that begins with an alphabet or prefix F, as well as terms associated with F.
Meaning of Fantastic Realism in the English, Indonesian (Including Javanese and Sundanese), and Malaysian Translation Dictionary
Apart from discussing the meaning and discussion of the definition, to deepen it further, here we also need to know what the word means in the English, Indonesian (including Javanese and Sundanese) translation dictionaries, as well as Malaysia (Malay).
For easy understanding, in this glossary post, we will explain it in the form of a list of translations of terms from various types of languages as follows:
- English; Terminology = Fantastic Realism.
- Indonesian (including Javanese and Sundanese translations); Terminology = Realisme yang fantastis (Indonesian), Realisis sing apik banget (Java), and Realisme hebat in Sundanese.
- Malaysian; Terminology = Realisme yang hebat.
Closing
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Footnotes
This glossary post was created by referring to the conclusions of the meaning of definitions from various authoritative relevant references such as Wikipedia, Britannica and several other sources such as MoMA, Tate, ModernArts, and so on. This word is one of a collection of terminology in the field of Art which begins with the alphabet or prefix F. This article wasupdated in Dec of 2025.
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Art
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Creativity
- https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?search=fantastic-realism
- https://www.britannica.com/search?query=fantastic-realism
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