Description
Our spotlight on Surrealist Women examines the works of four of the most important women artists who contributed to one of the radical art movements of the twentieth-century avant-garde. We will analyze the works of Dorothea Tanning, Leonora Carrington, Remedios Varo, and Leonor Fini, better grasping their importance and role in the Surrealist movement.
Surrealism rose to prominence in the avant-garde in the late 1920s and early 1930s, revolutionizing the visual arts and reshaping European and American society. Although many women were involved in this movement, surrealism nowadays is mostly linked with a group of male artists and authors like Andre Breton, Salvador Dali, Rene Magritte, Max Ernst, etc. Surrealist women artists not only supported surrealist ideas but also worked against them to produce works that allowed them to delve into their unconscious minds and forge new identities for themselves. In this seminar, we'll take a close look at the work of these Surrealist artists who challenged the idea of women’s role solely as muses, rebelling against gender-specific roles.
Led by an expert on modern and contemporary art and published author, Dr. Timea Andrea Lelik, this interactive seminar will explore the contribution of these four women artists to the history of art. Designed to inform curiosity as well as future travels, participants will come away with an increased appreciation of some of the most important works by Dorothea Tanning, Leonora Carrington, Remedios Varo, and Leonor Fini.
This seminar is part of an extended series, each event spotlighting a different artist. For additional details, click here.
Surrealism rose to prominence in the avant-garde in the late 1920s and early 1930s, revolutionizing the visual arts and reshaping European and American society. Although many women were involved in this movement, surrealism nowadays is mostly linked with a group of male artists and authors like Andre Breton, Salvador Dali, Rene Magritte, Max Ernst, etc. Surrealist women artists not only supported surrealist ideas but also worked against them to produce works that allowed them to delve into their unconscious minds and forge new identities for themselves. In this seminar, we'll take a close look at the work of these Surrealist artists who challenged the idea of women’s role solely as muses, rebelling against gender-specific roles.
Led by an expert on modern and contemporary art and published author, Dr. Timea Andrea Lelik, this interactive seminar will explore the contribution of these four women artists to the history of art. Designed to inform curiosity as well as future travels, participants will come away with an increased appreciation of some of the most important works by Dorothea Tanning, Leonora Carrington, Remedios Varo, and Leonor Fini.
This seminar is part of an extended series, each event spotlighting a different artist. For additional details, click here.
About Your Expert
Dr. Timea Andrea Lelik is an art historian, curator, and writer based in Amsterdam, The Netherlands. She holds an MA in art history from Utrecht University and a Ph.D. in art history from the University of Amsterdam. For over ten years she has written, lectured, and published in the international field of modern and contemporary art. As a freelance curator, she organized several exhibitions in The Netherlands and abroad. Since 2016, she is serving as a member of the International Association of Art Critics, AICA, The Netherlands.
Audience
This conversation is suitable for all ages.
Duration
90 minutes, including a 30 minute Q&A.