Leonora Carrington Study Course - 1 -The Early Years
Leonora Carrington (1917-2011) was one of the most creative of the Surrealist artists.
Her paintings are charming, intriguing, enigmatic, and sometimes impenetrable. She was working for nearly seven decades and her output was prolific, covering many topics and styles.
Adam McLean has created a seven-part study course on Carrington's work.
The Early Years
Mexico
Celtic
Esoteric and magical
Her map diagram
Humour, animals
Late works
Nowadays, it seems that most art historians drag an artist's work into the commentator's worldview. They ruthlessly press an interpretation onto the work, rather than letting it speak for itself. Adam McLean avoids recontextualising Carrington's art but instead provides background information that can flesh out the readers' appreciation of her paintings, point to the source material from which she drew, the internal links between the complex symbols and show the links between many of her works.
Providing an external narrative to an artist's work can be quite destructive, stealing the viewer's appreciation of a painting by assigning a meaning that was not within the motivation of the artist. Sadly, some art historians elevate themselves above the artist by encapsulating their work in a web of meaning, suggesting that they understand what lay behind the painting more than the artist herself did. This is the folly of Postmodernism, which has polluted art history, perhaps more than any other discipline.
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Dear Adam, I stumbled across Leonora's "Down Below" in the Max Ernst Museum in Cologne, started researching her artwork and feel like having entered a whole new world in a way I have rarely felt about any artist. I love your series and am watching one part per day. Thank you for sharing your research and for all the time and effort you put into making it so accessible.
Ive just this morning come across your videos on Leonora and the surrealists, really enjoying them Adam. Happy birthday for two days ago you're about a month older than me ! Wishing you well for the coming year, John
You just became my favorite new channel
Thank you for sharing your research Adam.
This is the first I've heard of Carrington. Her work is mesmerizing! I'm excited to see (and learn) more.
I could listen to your narration all day long. I'm hooked on your course now. Came here from following a link about Remedios Varo, a friend of hers. Thank you so much for such a well-put together video. I didn't realise she was still alive in the 90s. I don't think the lecturer knew that.
These are fantastic; thank you so much. So informative and inspirational.
Thank you so much for this series, I can't wait to watch it all. I saw several Carringtons in the Angels of Anarachy exhibition in Manchester a few years ago. Remarkable in books, but utterly stunning in real life. Cheers!
This is great.Thank you for all your research and insight.Her work scares me and inspires me at the same time.A lot of my own work comes out scary and "Halloweenish".I try to censor it but that's not healthy.I feel encouraged to express myself mor after looking at her work.I never saw any of it when I was in art school.
@avicennitegh1377
3 жыл бұрын
Same. I saw two of her works at art school and there was no comment or study of her except that she was a "female surrealist". Research needs to be ongoing.
Thank you for this, the narration is great ✨
Would you ever be interested in doing a series like this on Remidio Varos?🙏🏼🌹
@AdamMcLean
3 жыл бұрын
Yes I have thought about this. Unfortunately I do not have much time due to the other projects in which I am involved. There is some analysis of her work on my Surrealism course lesson 10 kzread.info/dash/bejne/lHaMmbuhpqydh84.html
@poetryjones7946
3 жыл бұрын
@@AdamMcLean Thank you for the link! Your serie(s) are fascinating and so well researched, I could listen for hours. Thanks for sharing these excellent videos.
@japhyryder6950
3 жыл бұрын
Second that 👍🏼 Really inspired by this series