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María de los Remedios Alicia Rodriga Varo y Uranga (known as Remedios Varo, 16 December 1908 – 8 October 1963) was a Spanish surrealist painter working in Spain, France, and Mexico. Varo had a difficult life, struggling against poverty and fleeing from war in Spain and then France .
Remedios Varo Uranga was one of the few acknowledged female surrealist painters of the first half of the 20th century. She defied the male dominated artistic world of that era through her unique and peculiar approach to Surrealism.
“The dream world and the real world are the same,” declared Spanish-born artist Remedios Varo, who alchemically combined traditional techniques, Surrealist methods, and mystical philosophic inquiry into visionary dreamscapes.
The visionary lone painter, Remedios Varo, typically portrays herself sitting at a desk engaged in magical work, embarking on a journey to unlock true meaning, or dissolving completely into the environment that surrounds her.
Oct 30, 2020 · A guide to the life, art, and career of Spanish Surrealist painter Remedios Varo.
María de los Remedios Alicia Rodriga Varo y Uranga 1 ( Anglés, Gerona, España, 16 de diciembre de 1908- Ciudad de México, 8 de octubre de 1963), conocida como Remedios Varo, fue una pintora surrealista, escritora y artista gráfica española. 2 La obra de Varo evoca un mundo surgido de su imaginación donde se mezcla lo científico, lo místico, ...
Sep 24, 2021 · The scene is fictional but the piece is not: It is “Embroidering the Earth’s Mantle” (1961), by Remedios Varo, a Spanish painter who emigrated to Mexico City during World War II.
