This publication offers a definitive look at the artistic practice of Remedios Varo (1908�C1963) following her emigration from Spain to Mexico City in 1941. Her work from 1955 to 1963 made a lasting contribution to modern art and the legacy of Surrealism. In?Remedios Varo: Science Fictions, fresh historical and material findings establish the integral relationship between Varo��s layered interests��in alchemy, architecture, magic, mysticism, philosophy, and science��and her beguiling technical approach to art making. Essays detail specific works�� complex stories and spectacular surfaces. An illustrated taxonomy of Varo��s artistic techniques, including automatic mark making as well as careful manipulation of materials and media, offers new insights into the artist��s craft. An illustrated inventory of a major portion of Varo��s library��published here for the first time��reveals the artist��s engagement with a wide range of subjects. Stunning new photography of many of her artworks are presented within a dynamic geometric design inspired by the artist��s work. Situating Varo as a woman working in midcentury Mexico City and living among a tight-knit community of local and ��migr�� artists, poets, and thinkers, the catalogue illuminates the complex worldview that shaped her search for individual and collective transcendence.
Art Institute of Chicago
Hardcover,?184 pages
ISBN 9780300273212
Remedios Varo: Science Fictions