Historical and psychological context of visionary art of the mid-20th century

The article examines the origins and prerequisites of the emergence and development of visionary art. It also examines the historical and psychological content of visionary art as a basis for studying the historical and psychological essence of fine art in the 20th century. The article provides explanations of research on determining the capabilities of human consciousness through attempts to study whether it is possible to expand the horizons of human comprehension of the surrounding reality. The article describes the main distinctive features of visionary art and the process of separating visionary art into a separate independent direction.