Placeholder text

Go to cart

Surrealism & the Occult

By Nadia Choucha

Surrealism & the Occult

0 - Used - very good
Description
Many people associate Surrealism with politics, but it was also permeated by occult ideas, a fact often overlooked by art historians. This occult influence goes beyond general themes to the movements very heart. This occult influence goes beyond general themes to the movements very heart. The antinomian stance of Surrealism can be traced directly to the influence of radical nineteenth century magi such as Eliphas Lévi, whose Dogma and Ritual of High Magic was widely read by Surrealisms ideologues. Amongst these we find its progenitor André Breton. The book shows how many Surrealists and their predecessors were steeped in magical ideas: Kandinsky, with his involvement with Theosophy, the sorcery of Salvador Dali; the alchemy of Pablo Picasso and the shamanism of Max Ernst and Leonora Carrington. Surrealism did not establish itself in Britain until the 1930s but a select few felt something in the air. Almost ten years before the Surrealist experiments with automatic drawing, an obscure English artist, Austin Osman Spare had perfected the technique. Nadia Choucha shows, convincingly, that occult and surrealist philosophies were often interchangeable. Surrealism and the Occult is seminal reading for art historians and occultists alike, while artists will find it a vital guide to the unlocking of the imagination.
Product details
Binding:
Paperback
Number of Pages:
164
Release Date:
2016-12-01
Publication Date:
2016-12-01
Publisher:
Mandrake of Oxford
Languages:
Original: English
ISBN10:
1906958742
ISBN13:
9781906958749
GPSR Manufacturer Reference:
[email protected]
Weight:
288 g
Height:
150 cm
Width:
227 cm
Thickness:
14 cm
Buy on Amazon
Currently sold out