The dance of moon and sun: Ithell Colquhoun, British women and surrealism

"Straddling the worlds of Surrealism, occultism and modernist literature, Ithell Colquhoun (1906-88) was widely respected in her lifetime, but her transgressive, esoteric and poetic paintings and writings were long neglected until Richard Shillitoe's 2009 book Ithell Colquhoun: Magician Bo...

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Corporate Author: Seeking the Marvellous Conference Plymouth (Author)
Other Authors: Noble, Judith 19XX- (Editor), Craig, Tilly (Editor), Ferentinou, Victoria ca. 20. Jh (Editor), Colquhoun, Ithell 1906-1988 (Illustrator)
Format: Conference Proceeding Book
Language:English
Published: Lopen, Somerset, UK Fulgur Press 2023
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Online Access:Inhaltsverzeichnis
Summary:"Straddling the worlds of Surrealism, occultism and modernist literature, Ithell Colquhoun (1906-88) was widely respected in her lifetime, but her transgressive, esoteric and poetic paintings and writings were long neglected until Richard Shillitoe's 2009 book Ithell Colquhoun: Magician Born of Nature initiated her revaluation--followed by Fulgur's 2016 publication Decad of Intelligence, the Tate's 2019 acquisition of more than 5,000 Colquhoun works and Amy Hale's 2020 biography. Colquhoun occupies a unique place within the lineage of occult Surrealist painters such as Leonora Carrington and Remedios Varo, as her presence in the 2022 Venice Biennale exhibition Milk of Dreams demonstrated. This volume is the first critical examination of her diverse legacy, compiling papers from a 2018 conference on Colquhoun and her contemporaries Leonora Carrington, Leonor Fini and Stella Snead. Contributors explore themes of authorship and agency, Colquhoun's drawing practice, her Celtic motifs, British Surrealism and alchemy."-- supplied by publisher
Item Description:"The book includes selected papers from 'Seeking the Marvellous' symposium, as well as an interview of Colquhoun's acquaintance, Jo O'Cleirigh, and a review that reflects on the conference" (Seite 19)
Includes bibliographical references
Physical Description:254 Seiten Illustrationen 25 cm
ISBN:9781399936484

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