Alchemy, Jung, and Remedios Varo offers a depth psychological analysis
of the art and life of Remedios Varo, a Spanish surrealist painter. The
book uses Varo's paintings in a revolutionary way: to critique the
patriarchal underpinnings of Jungian psychology, alchemy, and
Surrealism, illuminating how Varo used painting to address cultural
complexes that silence female expression.
The book focuses on how the practice of alchemical psychology, through
the power of imagination and the archetypal Feminine, can lead to
healing and transformation for individuals and culture. Alchemy, Jung,
and Remedios Varo offers the first in-depth psychological treatment of
the role alchemy played in the friendship between Varo and Leonora
Carrington--a connection that led to paintings that protest the pitfalls
of patriarchy.
This unique book will be of great interest for academics, scholars, and
post-graduate students in the fields of analytical psychology, art
history, Surrealism, cultural criticism, and Jungian studies.