Prediction in art - shocking facts

People of art - artists, writers, musicians - are extraordinary personalities who see many events through the prism of their talent. Sometimes this vision breaks through all the laws of physics and rushes into the future. Prediction in art is a common thing, but phenomenal, often frightening.

The prophecies of Jules Verne

There are many examples where the author of a work of art predicted future events. It could be global incidents or ordinary episodes, often the writers predicted their own destiny.

A fantastic prediction in the arts was made by science fiction writer Jules Verne. In the novel From the Earth to the Moon, he in 1865 described in detail the flight to the moon, which in reality took place in 1968. And it's not that the author fantasized the exploration of space, but that he described the ship in detail, accurately indicated its height and mass, the crew of 3 astronauts, the launch site - Florida and the landing site in the Pacific, the month of flight - December. In 1994, a manuscript of Jules Verne, previously considered lost, was found - "Paris in 1968". It described in detail not only such modern inventions as fax and photocopy, but also the modern face of the city with the openwork tower. In total, the author made 108 predictions, of which 64 have already come true.

What other science fictionists foresaw

There were other predictions in art. Examples can be found in the works of Belyaev, the Strugatsky brothers, Herbert Wells, Alexei Tolstoy, Ray Bradbury. They predicted a lot of modern inventions, such as mobile phone, organ transplantation, TV, 3D images, "smart house", robots.

A truly shocking prediction in art is "The Tale of the Adventures of Arthur Pym" by Edgar Allan Poe, which details the shipwreck, which saved 4 people. After many days of wandering in the open sea, exhausted by hunger and thirst, three kill the fourth and eat it. 50 years after the publication, the works of the event were repeated with astonishing accuracy, even the names of the heroes coincided. Rational explanation for this is impossible.

Another tragic prediction of the future in art belongs to the American writer M. Robertson. In the novel "Futility" he described in detail the disaster and the death of the "Titanic", which occurred 14 years after the publication of the book. The coincidence of real facts with fantasies is simply inconceivable.

The poet Mikhail Lermontov predicted the October Revolution of 1917 and described in detail in rhymed lines his own death.

An artist who painted the future

The Argentine artist Benjamin Parravichini, in a burst of creative insight, made sketches that predicted the tsunami in Japan and the accident at the Fukushima nuclear power plant, the flight of Americans to the moon, the flight of the first living creature into the space of the first living creature - Laika mongrels, "peaceful atom", flying saucers, communism in China, Fascism and World War II. The revolution in Cuba under the leadership of the bearded Parravichini predicted when Fidel Castro was only 11 years old. In the figure of 1939, symbolizing the tragic terrorist attack of September 11, 2001, the famous twin towers are depicted, which were not even built then. How can you explain this incredible prediction in art? Skeptics can reason that the interpretation of symbolic drawings can be tailored to the facts. But each Argentinian prophet accompanied his drawings with detailed descriptions of future events. As they say, what is written with a pen ...

An inexplicable phenomenon - prediction in art

In 1987, the show was released "Second Chance", in an episode of which the British comedian D. Meicher recited that in 2011, Libyan leader Gaddafi will find his death, which for his connection with terrorists will go to hell. The leader of Libya really died in 2011. The name of the writer who left this prediction in art, unfortunately, is unknown. After all, the actor simply voiced a prophetic work of some author.

His death in a Facebook blog was predicted by American musician Mike Welch. Two weeks before his death, he wrote that he had a dream, as if in 2 weeks he would die from cardiac arrest. It all happened. His death was reflected in the song and Michael Circle, describing that he would perish in his own house.

Not only the townsfolk, but also the scientific world are astounded by the predictions in art. Examples often strike with the precision of details. There is a description of the place, date and situation of the incident.

What lies ahead?

It is useful to compare the predictions in art that have come true, with unfulfilled prophecies. This makes it possible to assume that in the near future mankind will master time travel, intergalactic flights, biorobots and artificial intelligence will be created, the most progressive treatment will be organ transplantation, we will establish friendly relations with aliens. These are optimistic views. Pessimists also talk about "star wars", aging in a few hours and the complete degradation of mankind to a schooling lifestyle.

Will it come true?