Abstract:

Image is the manifestation of an infinite amount of possibilities that are represented in mind, and whose actualizations are yearned for, in consciousness as an object, event or a dream. Despite the fact that at first sight, and as referred to in many sources, the concepts of image and fantasy are treated as having the same meanings, they distinguish from one another, even in ordinary language. While image is the look-alike reflection in consciousness of that which is present, fantasy is the reappraisal of this reflection. Moreover, unlike the concept of image, the concept of fantasy contains concepts such as whim, odd thinking and fancy as well. No doubt images and fantasies are among the most important sources of nourishment for an artist during creation process. The artist brings her works into real with the help of the image allowing her to let her desires and motives loose. At that point, it is natural that the created world of image would at the same time be fantastic. That is, the assessment of the creation that is present would imply for the present creation a new transformation that would gain it a fantastic identity. Through the reinterpretation of it with different reflections in the mental world of the artist, the body that is used during the course of creation comes to have a fantastic character with the artist’s work. Furthermore, the perception of the concept of body has been subjected to a constant change in parallel to the change in the fact of perceiving the world. Yet, the only thing, if any, that has not changed is the fact that the artist, regardless of time, has always made the body a certain part of her fantasy world.

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