I'm glad you enjoyed it. I feel the same way. I saw a big show of his early works and was shocked by how different they were from the more familiar paintings. Thanks for your comment.
While I am not a big fan of surrealist artwork, l very much appreciate their philosophical reasoning and ties to the subconscious. Magritte is the exception! I have always loved his work, and very much appreciate the (not always obvious) autobiographical nature of a lot of his paintings. He is also more accessible for younger students - they get it!
Thanks for the reminder to journey down a Magritte rabbit hole, l had no idea he ventured into sculpture! :0)
Thanks for your comment. I find it interesting that Magritte appeals to younger students; I find that my college age students are more drawn to Dalí. Though they find it easier to articulate what they understand in Magritte's work, they prefer the weirdness of Dalí. I like Magritte better too.
Have you looked at Chance Encounters 14? It's about Remedios Varo, whose approach to Surrealism is different from either of these artists. She's my favorite Surrealist!
I need to amend my statement: l don't like too many of the men associated with surrealism, but the women, wow! Varo is amazing and sort of reminds me of Leonora Carrington (is there a sensibility unique to Surrealist women?). Thanks for the introduction to her!
I think the women were open to expressing their own realities, which was something Surrealism theory approved but hadn't been allowed women before. There's less explicit violence in the art by Women Surrealists, too. They encouraged one another too. Varo, Carrington, and Kati Horna were close friends in Mexico City. Carrington and Varo even wrote plays together.
I know she insists she is not a surrealist, but did these women know Frida Kahlo? I can see kindred spirits there. And again with the visual thread: compositional, plus subject matter that seems more personal?
Like Kahlo, Varo didn't care to be called a Surrealist. She didn't want to be pigeon-holed. They did know Kahlo and had some interactions with her. Kahlo assisted Varo and other artists to settle in Mexico when they fled the Nazis during WW2. I don't think they were close friends, but they were all part of the Mexico City avant-garde circle.
Thank you for this. Magritte had the most singular and unfathomable imagination. I am always surprised and amazed by his work.
I'm glad you enjoyed it. I feel the same way. I saw a big show of his early works and was shocked by how different they were from the more familiar paintings. Thanks for your comment.
While I am not a big fan of surrealist artwork, l very much appreciate their philosophical reasoning and ties to the subconscious. Magritte is the exception! I have always loved his work, and very much appreciate the (not always obvious) autobiographical nature of a lot of his paintings. He is also more accessible for younger students - they get it!
Thanks for the reminder to journey down a Magritte rabbit hole, l had no idea he ventured into sculpture! :0)
Thanks for your comment. I find it interesting that Magritte appeals to younger students; I find that my college age students are more drawn to Dalí. Though they find it easier to articulate what they understand in Magritte's work, they prefer the weirdness of Dalí. I like Magritte better too.
Have you looked at Chance Encounters 14? It's about Remedios Varo, whose approach to Surrealism is different from either of these artists. She's my favorite Surrealist!
I need to amend my statement: l don't like too many of the men associated with surrealism, but the women, wow! Varo is amazing and sort of reminds me of Leonora Carrington (is there a sensibility unique to Surrealist women?). Thanks for the introduction to her!
I think the women were open to expressing their own realities, which was something Surrealism theory approved but hadn't been allowed women before. There's less explicit violence in the art by Women Surrealists, too. They encouraged one another too. Varo, Carrington, and Kati Horna were close friends in Mexico City. Carrington and Varo even wrote plays together.
I know she insists she is not a surrealist, but did these women know Frida Kahlo? I can see kindred spirits there. And again with the visual thread: compositional, plus subject matter that seems more personal?
Like Kahlo, Varo didn't care to be called a Surrealist. She didn't want to be pigeon-holed. They did know Kahlo and had some interactions with her. Kahlo assisted Varo and other artists to settle in Mexico when they fled the Nazis during WW2. I don't think they were close friends, but they were all part of the Mexico City avant-garde circle.
This was such an enjoyable read. Magritte is one of my favorites.
I'm glad you enjoyed ir. Thanks for your comment.