UNEXPECTED JOURNEYS: The Art and Life of Remedios Varo
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Rating | : | 4.56 (821 Votes) |
Asin | : | 0896597970 |
Format Type | : | paperback |
Number of Pages | : | 288 Pages |
Publish Date | : | 2017-10-16 |
Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
She settled in Mexico in 1942, where she remained - and was passionately admired - until her death in 1963.. The author also draws on the family's extensive archives and research in Mexico, Europe and North Africa. This is a biography of Remedios Varo, a Surrealist painter based on interviews with the artist's family, close friends and fellow artists. The greatest influence on her art and life was Surrealism, which she first encountered in Barcelona and later pursued in Paris where she was married to the Surrealist poet Benjamin Peret, and where her long, collaborative friendship with Leonora Carrington began. Varo had a war-haunted life - she moved to Paris to escape the Spanish Civil War, then barely escaped France during the Nazi occupation - and had intense romantic involvements with three husbands and numerous lovers. Tapping into sources as diverse as alchemy and physics, mysticism and engineering, mythology and mathematics, she created evocative, jewel-like images whose power is reinforced by her highly precise technique. From her wandering childhood in S
anonymous said I've wanted this for 15 years. and finally got it. What a stunning mind and imagination she has! And the freakish perfection of a true surrealist. I bought it for the pictures, but it turns out that the book is extremely well-written as well, and the events of her life and her personality are truly fascinating. I made my world a notch more interesting when I bought this book.. "Five Stars" according to NB. Beautifully illustrated and with fine biographical writing.. "Five Stars" according to Dana Point Artist. Book is in better than describe shape, thank you!