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| Title: | Surrealism & the Occult
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| Author: | Nadia Choucha |
| ISBN: | 1869928164 : 9781869928162 |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Weight: | .225 Kg. |
| Published: | Mandrake of Oxford - January 1991 |
| List Price: | 8.99 Pounds Sterling |
| Availability: | In Print |
| Subjects: | Surrealism & Dada: Occult studies: The Occult |
Many people associate Surrealism with politics but it was also permeated by occult ideas, a fact often overlooked by art historians. This fascinating book concerns itself with magical subculture and the central role it played in the development of a great art movement. It also shows how many surrealists and their predecessors were steeped in magical ideas: Kandinsky, with his involvement in Theosophy; the sorcery of Salvador Dali; the alchemy of Pablo Picasso, and; the Shamanism of Max Ernst and Leonora Carrington.
"A refreshing perspective on the surrealist movement's association with the occult... very exciting for the British audience in particular is her inclination is to focus whole chapters on major British Surrealists such as Leonora Carrington and Max Ernst. A well structured not over academic book in an area needing such research..." -- Lovely Jobly. "New inspiration to fantasists of the flesh..." -- Body Art Magazine.
