There is the sense that one of the dressers Dali’s paintings opened a drawer and these little bits and creatures came dancing out of them onto her canvases.
Or maybe I’m just very very tired. And this is all a dream…
One of the “peripheral” figures of Surrealism who continues to fascinate in her own particular way, while many of the main figures have become a little too analysed and seen in recent decades . The consistent quality I have always associated with her work is that semblance of access to one of those very important and archetypal dreams. A very special painter. Well worth exploring more .
I completely agree. Some of the more well-known Surrealists have been so thoroughly analyzed that their mystery has faded, while figures like hers retain that raw, dreamlike quality that still feels deeply personal and archetypal. Her work continues to offer new depths to explore, making her an artist well worth further study.
There is the sense that one of the dressers Dali’s paintings opened a drawer and these little bits and creatures came dancing out of them onto her canvases.
Or maybe I’m just very very tired. And this is all a dream…
One of the “peripheral” figures of Surrealism who continues to fascinate in her own particular way, while many of the main figures have become a little too analysed and seen in recent decades . The consistent quality I have always associated with her work is that semblance of access to one of those very important and archetypal dreams. A very special painter. Well worth exploring more .
I completely agree. Some of the more well-known Surrealists have been so thoroughly analyzed that their mystery has faded, while figures like hers retain that raw, dreamlike quality that still feels deeply personal and archetypal. Her work continues to offer new depths to explore, making her an artist well worth further study.
Exactly