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Leonora Carrington: The Image of Dreams
Leonora Carrington: The Image of Dreams
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Leonora Carrington was a British-Mexican artist who fled Europe during WWII and settled in Mexico. She was known for her lucid madness and solitary thought, and her art was influenced by the culture of Mexico, which inspired her to create a fantastic mythography. This book provides a narrative of her life, from her English upbringing to her time in Mexico City.
Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 208 pages
Publication date: 01 September 2022
Publisher: Mimesis International
Leonora Carrington (1917–2011) was a prominent artist who left Europe for America during the Second World War. Andre Breton hailed her as possessing two invaluable gifts: the enlightenment of lucid madness and the sublime potential of solitary thought. Max Ernst regarded her as the Bride of the Wind, a figure who brought energy through her intense life, mystery, and poetry. This comprehensive volume combines a reconstruction of Carrington's biography with a detailed analysis of her artistic production. It begins with her fleeing English high society to pursue a dream of freedom, her tumultuous love affair with Max Ernst, and her time in the small village of Saint Martin d'Archeche in the south of France, where she began to paint, write, and sculpt.
After the outbreak of war, the abyss of madness led her to an asylum, her escape to New York, and finally to Mexico. The culture of Mexico nourished her imagination, inspiring a fantastic mythography that amalgamates a deep understanding of the Italian Renaissance, the hybrid figures of Surrealism, and studies of esotericism and alchemy, producing original and extremely sophisticated creations.
The book offers an intense narrative that spans across the fundamental stations of Carrington's life, situating her individual journey within the cultural context of the 20th century. It begins in England, moves across the Ocean, and concludes in Mexico City, where the author met and became acquainted with the artist.
Weight: 280g
Dimension: 217 x 140 x 19 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9788869773938
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