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Surrealism and Magic : Enchanted Modernity by Will Atkin (2022, Hardcover)

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This book combines surrealist art with in-depth essays from leading academics about how it has been inspired by magic and the occult. Title Surrealism and Magic. Format Hardcover.

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Product Identifiers

PublisherPrestel Gmbh & Co KG.

ISBN-103791378147

ISBN-139783791378145

eBay Product ID (ePID)27050412904

Product Key Features

Book TitleSurrealism and Magic : Enchanted Modernity

Number of Pages240 Pages

LanguageEnglish

TopicHistory / Modern (Late 19th Century to 1945), General, Collections, Catalogs, Exhibitions / General, Occultism

Publication Year2022

IllustratorYes

GenreArt, Body, Mind & Spirit

AuthorWill Atkin

FormatHardcover

Dimensions

Item Height1.2 in

Item Weight67.9 Oz

Item Length12.1 in

Item Width9.8 in

Additional Product Features

Intended AudienceTrade

LCCN2022-933693

Dewey Edition23

Dewey Decimal700.904

SynopsisLike no other 20th-century movement, Surrealism was keenly inspired by tropes of magic, myth and the occult. In their engagement with the irrational and the unconscious, numerous of its members looked to magic as a poetic and deeply philosophical discourse, related to both arcane knowledge and individual self-empowerment. In their works, they heavily drew on esoteric symbols and cultivated the image of the artist as a magician, visionary, and alchemist. This catalog explores the myriad ways, in which magic and the occult informed the development of the Surrealist movement in international perspective, from the "metaphysical paintings" of Giorgio de Chirico through to works of the post-war period. Lavishly illustrated, it combines longer research essays with focused chapter introductions, all penned by leading scholars in the field. Amongst the many fascinating artists included in the volume are Victor Brauner, Leonora Carrington, Paul Delvaux, Salvador Dalí, Max Ernst, Leonor Fini, René Magritte, Roberto Matta, Kay Sage, Kurt Seligmann, Dorothea Tanning, Yves Tanguy, and Remedios Varo., This beautifully illustrated new volume on the Surrealist movement uncovers the influence magic, myth and the occult had on its development., This beautifully illustrated new volume on the Surrealist movement uncovers the influence magic, myth and the occult had on its development. Like no other 20th-century movement, Surrealism was keenly inspired by tropes of magic, myth and the occult. In their engagement with the irrational and the unconscious, numerous of its members looked to magic as a poetic and deeply philosophical discourse, related to both arcane knowledge and individual self-empowerment. In their works, they heavily drew on esoteric symbols and cultivated the image of the artist as a magician, visionary, and alchemist. This catalog explores the myriad ways, in which magic and the occult informed the development of the Surrealist movement in international perspective, from the "metaphysical paintings" of Giorgio de Chirico through to works of the post-war period. Lavishly illustrated, it combines longer research essays with focused chapter introductions, all penned by leading scholars in the field. Amongst the many fascinating artists included in the volume are Victor Brauner, Leonora Carrington, Paul Delvaux, Salvador Dalí, Max Ernst, Leonor Fini, René Magritte, Roberto Matta, Kay Sage, Kurt Seligmann, Dorothea Tanning, Yves Tanguy, and Remedios Varo.

LC Classification NumberNX456.5.S8