An art historian shows how many surrealists and their predecessors were steeped in magical ideas that were expressed in their art: the sorcery of Dali, the alchemy of Picasso, the Theosophy of Kandinsky, and the shamanism of Ernst and Carrington.
An art historian shows how many surrealists and their predecessors were steeped in magical ideas that were expressed in their art: the sorcery of Dali, the alchemy of Picasso, the Theosophy of Kandinsky, and the shamanism of Ernst and Carrington.
A writer and frequent lecturer on art and magic, Nadia Choucha holds a master's degree in art history from Edinburgh University and is currently researching the surrealists for her Ph.D. at Essex University.
Inhaltsangabe
Surrealism and the Occult: Shaminism, Magic, Alchemy, and the Birth of an Artistic Movement Acknowledgments Illustrations Introduction: An Outline of Symbolism and Surrealism 1. Occultism in the Nineteenth Century 2. Post-Symbolist Occult Influences 3. Dada and Duchamp: The Fusion of Mysticism and Materialism 4. The Surrealist Manifestos, Automatism, and Austin Osman Spare 5. Revolution and the Erotic Aesthetic 6. The Androgyne, the Surrealist Woman, and the Magical Tradition 7. Max Earnst and Leonora Carrington: Alchemy, Shamanism, and Psychoanalysis Bibliography Index
Surrealism and the Occult: Shaminism, Magic, Alchemy, and the Birth of an Artistic Movement Acknowledgments Illustrations Introduction: An Outline of Symbolism and Surrealism 1. Occultism in the Nineteenth Century 2. Post-Symbolist Occult Influences 3. Dada and Duchamp: The Fusion of Mysticism and Materialism 4. The Surrealist Manifestos, Automatism, and Austin Osman Spare 5. Revolution and the Erotic Aesthetic 6. The Androgyne, the Surrealist Woman, and the Magical Tradition 7. Max Earnst and Leonora Carrington: Alchemy, Shamanism, and Psychoanalysis Bibliography Index
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