In this painting, a group of people wearing ancient robes make their way up a rocky mountain while a swirling cloud envelopes them. One of the most well-known pieces of Varo’s work is “Una Subida al Cielo” (Ascension to Heaven), which is an oil painting completed in 1956. The result was a unique style of art that was both mystical and cosmic at the same time.

Her artworks blended symbols from mythology, alchemy, science fiction, and even folklore with elements of Surrealism. Varo’s work stood out from others due to its combination of metaphysical and scientific elements. Born in Spain in 1908, Varo moved to France in 1938 to escape from the Spanish Civil War and later moved to Mexico in 1941 where she found her artistic voice. Remedios Varo was a Spanish-Mexican surrealist artist best known for her works that explored themes related to feminism, alchemy, and the occult. De Quinn Comendant – Varo Remedios, CC BY-SA 2.0, México City: Siglo Veintiuno Editores, 2005.Remedios Varo. Trampantojos: El círculo en la obra de Remedios Varo. 'El último dibujo de Remedios Varo.' Artes de México 63, Suppl. Kaplan, Unexpected Journeys: The Art and Life of Remedios Varo (1988).īeatriz Varo, Remedios Varo: En el centro del microcosmos (1990). Lucía García De Carpi, La pintura surrealista española, 1924–1936 (1986). BIBLIOGRAPHYįundación Banco Exterior (Madrid), Remedios Varo (1988). Her works display a range of fantastic subjects, some of which are based on her interest in alchemy and the occult. Most of Varo's works were produced during her stay in Mexico, where she remained until her death.

Fleeing World War II, Varo immigrated to Mexico in 1942 there she met other exiled artists, including Leonara Carrington, Wolfgang Paalen, José and Kati Horna with Carrington, Varo established close personal and artistic ties. In Barcelona, Varo met the French surrealist poet Benjamín Péret, with whom she traveled to Paris in 1937, and became involved with the activities of the surrealist circle. She participated in the Exposición Logicofobista, organized by ADLAN (Amics de les Arts Nous Friends of the New Art), in 1936. She moved to Barcelona in 1932 and shared a studio with the Catalan artist Esteban Francés. In 1924 she enrolled at the Academy of San Fernando in Madrid. Born in Anglés, a town in Gerona, Catalonia, Remedios Varo was the daughter of an Andalusian hydraulic engineer and a Basque mother.

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