Hale, Amy
Ithell Colquhoun: Genius of The Fern Loved Gully (Strange Attractor Press)
- ISBN 13:
- 9781907222863
- author:
- Hale, Amy
- format:
- Paperback / softback
- publisher:
- Strange Attractor Press
- language:
- English
- Publication Year:
- 2020
- Pages:
- 336
- Dimensions:
- 23.88 x 16.26 x 2.54 centimeters
- Genre:
- Biography, Artists, Architects & Photographers, Arts & Photography,
- Condition:
- New
- Availability:
- Item usually sent within 5 working days
Description
Ithell Colquhoun Genius of the Fern Loved Gully This book offers the first in-depth biographical study of British surrealist and occultist Ithell Colquhoun, situating her art within the magical contexts that shaped her imaginative life and work. After decades of neglect, Colquhoun's unique vision and hermetic life have become an object of great renewed interest, both for artists and for historians of magic. Colquhoun's rejection of both avant-garde and occult orthodoxies resulted in a life of relative obscurity, despite her paintings being represented in major collections such as Tate Britain and the National Portrait Gallery. Her visual and written works have only recently received adequate recognition as a precursor to contemporary experiments in magical autobiography and esoteric feminism. The book balances engaging biography with art historical erudition and critical insight into the magical systems that underscored her art and writing, providing a nuanced understanding of Colquhoun's life and work.
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