Remedios Varo Spain, 1908-1963
Biography
Her paintings often feature solitary figures engaged in acts of transformation, suggesting inner states of becoming and hidden forms of knowledge. A restrained palette, precise line, and narrative ambiguity give her work an intimate, inward quality.
Remedios Varo creates symbolic worlds shaped by mysticism, science and esoteric thought. Her paintings often feature solitary figures engaged in acts of transformation, suggesting inner states of becoming and hidden forms of knowledge. A restrained palette, precise line and narrative ambiguity give her work an
intimate, inward quality. Varo’s practice found its most sustained expression in Mexico, where surrealism took on a quieter, more interior form. Here, images of refuge, passage, and transmission recur and meaning is revealed slowly.