ART H213 Lecture 20: ARTH213: LECTURE 20 - 01.08.15
12 Jul 2018
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April 8, 2015 both women born in europe and moved to mexico during wwii, both developed artistic careers after arriving in mexico. Double agent 1936 - weird tension, surrealist elements. transgender, switch in gender roles. Rupture 1955. tend to be somewhat autobiographical, breaking away, travel. cloaked. Gure leaving claustrophobic house with sinister faces, walls kind of look like the living walls. snails in the wall - carry their homes on their back. travelling like a snail. Caravan works on panel, hard support, protected home but with travel, playing the piano, the creator of art. Varos compares the two once really settled in mexico, really believed it was her home. did not want to travel after, developed her vision in mexico. Varo and carrington not as invested in the national identity or ideas that came out of the revolution. 1935, moved to paris to be with him and stayed until 1940.
