Deze Britse auteur staat bekend om zijn surrealistische schilderijen en werken die zich verdiepen in het occulte. Hij is tevens de enige belangrijke biograaf van S.L. MacGregor Mathers, wat duidt op een diepe betrokkenheid bij mystieke en esoterische onderwerpen. Zijn artistieke output toont waarschijnlijk een fantasierijke stijl, waarbij hij verborgen dimensies van de werkelijkheid verkent die resoneren met occulte tradities.
Considered almost impenetrable by the novel's original editor, Muriel Spark, Goose of Hermogenes has since acquired a legendary status as a work of surrealist and esoteric fiction. Illustrated with Ithell Colquhoun's beautiful alchemical paintings, this new edition can be fully appreciated for its intoxicating strangeness.
The Crying of the Wind and The Living Stones make up British Surrealist Ithell Colquhoun's unique memoirs and travelogues, reprinted for the first time since 1957, now with an introduction by acclaimed comedian Stewart Lee. In The Crying of the Wind Colquhoun's travels in Ireland provide a fascinating and romantic key to the country's Celtic past.
The Living Stones and The Crying of the Wind make up British Surrealist Ithell Colquhoun's unique memoirs and travelogues, reprinted for the first time since 1957, now with an introduction by acclaimed comedian Stewart Lee. In The Living Stones Colquhoun takes us through Cornwall, providing a fascinating and romantic key to the county's pagan past.
The collection features nearly 40 essays that delve into the realms of magic and esotericism, showcasing Ithell Colquhoun's unique perspectives and insights. These writings, once overlooked, explore themes of the mystical and the arcane, reflecting Colquhoun's deep engagement with the occult and her artistic vision. The essays reveal her innovative thinking and contribute to a richer understanding of esoteric traditions, making this compilation a significant addition for those interested in the intersection of art and the mystical.
The British writer and painter Ithell Colquhoun (1906-1988) is one of a small number of previously overlooked Surrealist women artists, whose stock today is on the rise. Colquhoun's shorter writings are here anthologised for the first time, and reveal the scope of her interest in the occult and surrealism.