Still Life Reviving, 1963 Remedios Varos died of a heart attack at the age of 54. This is her only painting that I am aware of without people in it; it clearly is a painting foreshadowing her death (at least in this world). For me, Art –at its best — is a reflection of…
What we are to our inward vision, and what man appears to be… can only be expressed by way of myth. Myth is more individual and expresses life more precisely than does science. Memories, Dreams, Reflections; Prologue (1961) El Malabarista, 1956 from Defining irrealism: scientific development and allegorical possibility Dean Swinford, University…
Phenomenon of Weightlessness 1963 FromThe Science Of Remedios Varo Excerpts from The New York Times-Science Forum A man, presumably a scientist, stands in a room with a number of orreries on shelves. One orrery, of the Earth and Moon, has broken free of its base and floats in the air. In addition, the room is…
Woman Leaving the Psychoanalyst, 1960 Oil on canvas, 27-7/8 x 16-1/8 in. Private collection. From Remedios Varo: Unexpected Journeys; Janet Kaplan Whether Varo herself ever sought psychiatric help is undocumented. Her letters to unknown psychiatrists, filled with descriptions of ridiculous imaginary crisis, and pleas for help, were surely written in jest, as was her proposal…