Leonora Carrington - Surrealism, Alchemy And Art

Informationen zum Autor Susan L. Aberth received her PhD in Art History from the Graduate Center of the City University of New York; her dissertation was on the art of Leonora Carrington. She is currently Assistant Professor of Art History at Bard College, New York, where she specializes in Latin American Art. Klappentext A survey of the life and work of Surrealist artist Leonora Carrington (born 1917). It provides an overview of this intriguing artist's rich body of work and considers Carrington's preoccupation with alchemy and the occult. Zusammenfassung A survey of the life and work of Surrealist artist Leonora Carrington (born 1917). It provides an overview of this intriguing artist's rich body of work and considers Carrington's preoccupation with alchemy and the occult. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction: The magikal art of painting; The reluctant debutante; Ernst! Surrealism and the femme sorciere; Heaven and hell: wartime experiences; The alchemical kitchen: Domestic space as sacred space; Esoteric interests; Bibliography; Index.

Product details

• Authors: Susan Aberth, Susan L Aberth, Susan L. Aberth, Susan L./ Carrington Aberth, Aberth Susan, Aberth Susan L.
• Publisher: Lund Humphries Publishers Ltd
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 30.12.2004
• EAN: 9781848220560
• ISBN: 978-1-84822-056-0
• No. of pages: 160
• Dimensions: 255 mm x 296 mm x 18 mm
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Art > Art history; Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Biographies, autobiographies; ART / History / General, ART / Individual Artists / Monographs, Surrealism, History of Art, Painting & paintings, Individual artists, art monographs, Art & Design Styles: Surrealism & Dada, Paintings and painting