Femme Enfant

Abstract

This exhibition dissertation proposes the curation of an exhibition of a collation of 9 works created by the tight knit trio of Leonora Carrington, Remedios Varo and Kati Horna, providing focus on the Femme Enfant’s and underappreciated women contributors of the Surrealist movement, including investigating and displaying their differing influences and connections which fed into their work.
 Their works are filled with mystical witchcraft and maternalistic influence. The desire to hold this exhibition came from my anger whilst researching my original proposed dissertation on psychoanalysis within Surrealist art, where I discovered a reoccurring theme of misogyny and bizarre entitlement that came beaming off the main artists within the movement, conveniently all the highlighted members being men. This fed me into moving my subject and dissertation style to focus on the female activities within the movement, becoming absolutely fascinated by the works, practice, and lives of these three female artists. I felt there needed to be a good display and recognition of the themes within the works, as well as highlight their contribution to the movement.