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There seems to be an attitude amongst artists (and art teachers) that fantasy art is not worthy of consideration under any circumstances. This attitude also seems to prevail in relation to Manga and Anime.

Any strong views out there?

fanatsy art should be treated the same as any other art . imean the artist creating some of tese masterpieces have had to put time and effort as much as classical artists!!


andy

exactly. in fact, some fantasy art is better than some of the famous artists in galleries!

see i told you i would leave a message i will try and get susie in here

andy

thanx!

Of course it's 'real' art. Art is an expression of one's soul. And for anyone that thinks that that is too far out there, just look at the title of fantasy ART...right in there!

Manga and fantasy art are definantly art. Manga movies are some of the most moving I've ever seen. Who can forget the eerily aged children of Akira, or ghost in the shell with the girl child who doesn't know if she has a soul (that scene where she tries to open the tanks door so hard her arms flay and are ripped off is moving and distubing without being gory)?
Good fantasy art can have as much to say about life and dreams as any other form of art. Pop art wasn't recognised for a long time, now it's practically all GCSE artists study.
Anyone agree?

i do i do!

Good good.
I think that fantasy art isn't recognised because it doesn't really say much about real life, it's about fantasies. I bet if you got a wooden dummy, sawed it's head in half and stuck your fantasy art on, they'd all be gasping at the artistic statement.
I feel it does say alot about real life though, as each person lives their own fantasy in their head, and try to bend reality around it, or hope for it to come upon them.
*looks confused at her waffling*

Naww, that makes ALOT of sense....people spend their times afraid of the real and living in the fantasies. Also, it's an illustration of the human mind and imagination.

right. Now we just need to get the art teachers to agree...... Any art teachers here?

I could find a few at my school..

at my old school, my art teachers didn't like any type of fantasy, and not manga either, i still used it though.

Look up Yoshitaka Amano - He draws some manga and fantasy (vampire hunter D) But is accepted and very popular.

ill do that, thanx!!

http://goingreen.tripod.com/amano/amano.html
http://www.amanosworld.com/flash/base.html

He's done some of the final fantasy art and my art teacher likes his art.

thank you!

my pleasure....