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Laddar... UNEXPECTED JOURNEYS: The Art and Life of Remedios Varo (urspr publ 1988; utgåvan 1988)av Janet A. Kaplan (Författare)
VerksinformationUnexpected Journeys: The Art and Life of Remedios Varo av Janet A. Kaplan (1988)
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Gå med i LibraryThing för att få reda på om du skulle tycka om den här boken. Det finns inga diskussioner på LibraryThing om den här boken. Las aventuras que llenan las extrañas y maravillosas pinturas de Remedios Varo (1908-1963) reflejan los viajes físicos y psicológicos de su propia vida tumultuosa: la vanguardia bohemia en Barcelona; la Guerra Civil española; el círculo íntimo de los surrealistas parisinos; la huida del acoso nazi, y una nueva residencia en la tierra, México. La vívida y espléndida biografía de Janet A. Kaplan entreteje la azarosa vida de Varo, el hermetismo de su alma y la exquisita obra de la artista. Además, cincuenta reproducciones a color muestran el humor y la belleza de sus obras mayores, y las numerosas ilustraciones en blanco y negro captan a la pintora y a sus amigos, que también dejaron huellas fuertes. El libro gana vida adicional mediante la propia voz de Remedios Varo, reproducida en cartas graciosas e historias publicadas aquí por primera vez. Un libro único, excepcional. ( ) About 12 years ago, a fellow grad student found an art book at a used book sale. The artist was Remedios Varo, and the paintings were enchanting. Wispy figures whose mustaches grew into handle bars, and whose beards wound down to their feet and became wheels; willowy women who floated through magical landscapes with threads connecting them to wings and wheels. I especially liked ten or so of the paintings. Immediately, I began a search for a copy of the book. This was, of course, the days before Amazon and Google, so I had no luck. I kept at it, and about three weeks ago, I found a copy of this book. It came from England via ABEbooks (another favorite website for hard to find volumes). I was surprised I had not come across this before, but here it is. I guess my search had some holes in it! Kaplan is a Professor of Art History at Moore College of Art in Philadelphia, and on the graduate faculty of The University of Vermont. This volume grew out of her dissertation. Of the ten paintings I admired from the original collection, numbers 8 and 10 are here, but not the rest – so the search continues. Despite this disappointment, Kaplan has written an excellent biography and survey of surrealism. I was surprised to learn Varo was born in Spain, spent time in Paris, and only later immigrated to Mexico. For some reason. I always thought she was Mexican. If you like surrealism, Varo is a little known artist, but in her paintings, “The familiar becomes extraordinary,” as Kaplan writes. 4-1/2 stars – only for lack of more of my favorites. --Chiron10/6/07 inga recensioner | lägg till en recension
The adventures that fill the strange and wonderful paintings by Remedios Varo (1908-1963) reflect the physical and psychological journeys of her own tumultuous life. Raised in a strict Spanish family and rigorously trained in academic art, Varo first found escape in Barcelona's bohemian avant-garde. After fleeing the Spanish Civil War with the poet Benjamin Peret, later her husband, she entered the inner circle of the Surrealists in Paris. Forced to flee again by the Nazis, she and Peret faced a year of mounting danger in Marseilles before securing passage to Mexico. Finding welcome refuge in Mexico City, where she remained until her death, Varo produced the extraordinary paintings for which she gained renown. Painted with a jewel-like palette and old-master precision, Varo's intimate tableaux, rich with details of women's experience, tell fantasy tales of alchemy, science, mysticism, and magic. Fifty color reproductions capture the wit and beauty of her major paintings; numerous black-and-white illustrations document other works and portray the compelling artist with her circle of lifelong friends and admirers. The book is further enlivened by her own voice, conveyed in hilarious letters and surreal stories, published here for the first time. An instant celebrity in Mexico -- where her retrospectives have drawn record crowds -- Varo has recently found enthusiastic audiences in Europe, Asia, and the Americas. A retrospective of her work opens at the National Museum of Women in the Arts, Washington, D.C., in February 2000. Inga biblioteksbeskrivningar kunde hittas. |
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