Date of Award
Summer 8-4-2023
Document Type
Thesis
Degree Name
Master of Arts (MA)
Department
Art & Art History
First Advisor
Harper Montgomery
Second Advisor
Lynda Klich
Academic Program Adviser
Lynda Klich
Abstract
Remedios Varo is best known for the narrative, if enigmatic and symbol-laden, paintings she produced while living in Mexico from 1941 to 1963. This thesis argues that Varo’s key creative strategy was to mine and mimic the subject matter and motifs of other artists—Hieronymus Bosch and Leonora Carrington – as well as the visual culture related to the occult and other esoteric practices that she found in published sources, specifically by Carl Jung and Kurt Seligmann.
Recommended Citation
Colbert, Margaret, "Remedios Varo: Inspirations and Creative Strategies" (2023). CUNY Academic Works.
https://academicworks.cuny.edu/hc_sas_etds/1085