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Brian Lucas's avatar

Finally getting around to reading this in its entirety--the link on automatism in the Blake and the Sea Monsters review helped steer me back! A real tour de force art historically in re. to Surrealism and entirely sympathetic to her work and studies. She's been a favorite of mine for some years. She's been HERE all along for those of us who swim in similar streams. The recent academic art world fervor over her work kinda feels like necrophilia to me, certain people scrambling to become "authorities" on her work, but at least the work is getting OUT there for new eyes.

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Rupert White's avatar

Impressive work Andy. Thanks. I would dispute your comments about Cornwall, though. Firstly Ithell, like many other occultists (including Crowley) were interested in Celticism and the celtic church, and druidry. These were only a few of the additional reasons why she was interested in Cornwall per se. Also the idea she came here to get away from the artworld is flawed. Cornwall was more important than London as an art centre in the 50s! I m biased of course but theres lots on artcornwall.org about this. Also in my book The Reenchanted Landscape.

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