1. BRIDGET BATE TICHENOR, “UNTITLED.” SIGNED AND DATED OCT. 1976. OIL ON PLASTERED LINEN.2. TOYEN, “
1. BRIDGET BATE TICHENOR, “UNTITLED.” SIGNED AND DATED OCT. 1976. OIL ON PLASTERED LINEN.2. TOYEN, “LA GUERRE.” 1945. OIL ON CANVAS.7 Forgotten Women Surrealists Who Deserve To Be Remembered“I believe in the future resolution of these two states, dream and reality, which are seemingly so contradictory, into a kind of absolute reality, a surreality, if one may so speak.”Writer André Breton explained as much in Manifestoes of Surrealism. The 1924 text founded the surrealist movement, one characterized by, in Breton’s words, “pure psychic automatism.”The names most often associated with surrealism, the avant-garde cultural movement born in the 1920s, include Max Ernst, Salvador Dalí, Man Ray, Hans Arp, Marcel Duchamp and Yves Tanguy, among others.Surprise, surprise, they’re all men. Thankfully, Sotheby’s is now hoping to illuminate the many women artists who deserve equal recognition, those who also expressed the convoluted details of their interior worlds with sharp lines and bold colors. The upcoming exhibition “Cherchez la Femme: Women and Surrealism“ will feature more well-known names like Frida Kahlo and Leonora Carrington, along with many even surrealist buffs may not recognize.“A lot of it is still fairly unknown to the general public, even to surrealism enthusiasts,” Julian Dawes, a Sotheby’s vice president who organized the show, explained to The New York Times. “Male surrealists look at women as objects of desire. The female surrealists sort of treat women as looking inward.”In anticipation of this much-needed exhibition, here are seven forgotten surrealist artists who deserve to be remembered.Read the full piece and see more artwork hereMore women’s art posts -- source link
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