Actually, Visionary art goes way back. Gustav Moreau immediately comes to mind, as well as Bosch and many others. I am glad it is so lively today. I am a member of the Visionary Art group in Austria and the Society of Art of Imagination in England.
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Thanks for that, I actually had to look up Gustave Moreau, I wasn't aware of him. I've always seen Bosch as more of a surrealist, even though the lines between surrealism and visionary art are pretty blurry anyways. As far as contemporary visionary art is concerned I just like to see some metaphysical and/or spiritual twist. Being a visionary has a positive ring to it and visionary art should ideally reflect that as well, at least in my book. Not to be elitist but to inspire and lift up humanity so that nobody ever has to have visions like Bosch again.
Couldn’t agree with you more. One of my main goals as an artist is to communicate a positive message about humanity.