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A while ago I made a posting with similar title and presented Science Fiction and Fantasy illustrations which had made me an impact. This time I present a selection of the work from fantasy illustrators describing the worlds which do not exist either - but now focusing on to sceneries and planets instead of futuristic or fantasy architecture.  Andeavenor's Planet Rise is a typical scenery from an non existing planet. Rough, hostile but also with a romantic views to the skies. I had to select one of my absolute favorite's Mézières' illustration of the imaginary New York. Sometimes you just do not need 3D in order to create an illustration letting your imagination to fly. I selected this unknown artists' illustration becase this is a try to illustrate a world working with a different kind of aesthetics. Unknown: Scenery from outer space. What if buildings were really reaching to the skies. Replacing the world skyscraper with spacescraper! I love ...

I remember my first encounter with illustrations of Science Fiction and Fantasy landscapes. It was in a library in Eastern Carelia near the Russian border. I had found these huge American illustrated books presenting architecture, vehicles and landscapes of the worlds which did not exist - but which made me wish they would. Today I saw some images of Asian concept architecture on my Facebook friend's wall. Suddenly, I had a dejavú and started an hour long journey to the worlds which do not exist. I have travelled beyond stars, to our unknown past and our frightening future - and again these fantastic drawings got me out Science fiction and fantasy has always presented images of something unexisting or presenting a dream where our world should be heading to - or dystopy of a future we are heading with our current lifestyle. Most of the Art Critics doom these paintings and illustrations as a pulp art. Figurative painting, even of fantasy worlds, has not been taken seriously by...