i stumbled upon a book in pageone at vivocity. something like the works of hieronymus. it wasnt the complete works but i understood what she meant when she posed that question. bosch's work is, to me, fantasy-like because it portrays the imagination. the secret garden and my personal favourite was this scene when he ponders what would have happened if adam and eve were still in paradise? a multitude of creatures filled the canvas, amidst a very whimsical portrayal of paradise itself.
"We marvel at the extraordinary fantasy of the artist. We also feel that the man himself must have been very morbid to have been so concerned with pain. Although his pictures, with their weird animals and monsters, look as if they belong to the Middle Ages, they are not too unlike some of the paintings that are being produced today by painters who are called surrealists. They too paint a world of fantasy. Bosch lived at a time when the medieval period was giving way to a new age. His paintings undoubtedly reflect his concern for a changing world. Looked at in this way Bosch and his fantasies are curiously up to date. "
"But whereas the Flemish painters created a world of serenity and reality, the world of Bosch is one of horror and imagination. His Vision of Tondalys both amuses and frightens us. We see a strange animal forcing a sharp stick through a large ear. A creature with a great head stretches open its mouth to show a table with people both behind and under it. A man caught in a big hat finds that one of his legs is sprouting roots. People fly through the air. In the background fire lights up the sky. "
here are some pictures,
sources:
http://www.ibiblio.org/wm/paint/auth/bosch/
surrealism appeals to me because with it because there is no right or wrong. i have a personal tiff agaisnt the idea of having a 'right and wrong' because being right and wrong is generally opinionated. but without it i guess there wouldnt be LAW would it?
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