Alchemy, Jung, and Remedios Varo: Cultural Complexes and the Redemptive Power of the Abjected Feminine

by Dennis Pottenger

Book Overview

Alchemy, Jung, and Remedios Varo offers a depth psychological analysis of the art and life of Remedios Varo, a Spanish surrealist painter. The book uses Varo's paintings in a revolutionary way: to critique the patriarchal underpinnings of Jungian psychology, alchemy, and Surrealism, illuminating how Varo used painting to address cultural complexes that silence female expression.

The book focuses on how the practice of alchemical...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0367704250
• ISBN13: 9780367704254
• Release Date: January 2023
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 246 Pages
• Weight: 0.74 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.1" x 9.1"