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Remedios Varo
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(Or scroll down for images and details. Lenin is a participant in the eBay (EPN) affiliate program) The total overall size is an impressively large 20 x 24 inches with the image size 16 x 20 inches on the finest grade artist canvas available. There is a white border around the image, so it can either be board/dry mounted or stretched with standard OR gallery canvas bars. Your canvas will be rolled in tissue paper and sent in a strong cardboard tube with both top and bottom tightly secured. Unstretched.
Remedios Varo’s The Flutist is a haunting meditation on music, creation and the mysterious relationship between sound and transformation. Like many of Varo’s most celebrated works, the painting exists within a dreamlike realm where art, science, mysticism and imagination dissolve into a single visionary language. Music in Varo’s universe is never simply entertainment; it is a force capable of altering reality itself. At the centre of the composition stands the flutist — not merely a musician, but an almost alchemical figure whose melodies appear capable of shaping the surrounding world. Throughout history, the flute has carried rich symbolic associations, linked to enchantment, spiritual communication and the power to guide or transform. Varo draws upon these traditions while reshaping them within her own deeply personal mythology. The atmosphere of the painting is characteristic of Varo’s mature style: still, precise and suspended outside ordinary time. Strange architectural forms, elongated spaces and meticulously rendered details create a world that feels governed by hidden laws. The viewer senses that every gesture and object possesses symbolic significance, even if its meaning remains elusive. Varo possessed a rare ability to combine technical discipline with imaginative freedom. Her training in technical drawing is evident in the careful structure of the composition, yet the painting never feels mechanical. Instead, precision becomes the foundation upon which impossible visions are made believable. The fantastical emerges not through chaos, but through order transformed into mystery. Music itself functions as a recurring metaphor throughout Surrealist and mystical traditions, often symbolising harmony between visible and invisible realms. In The Flutist, sound appears almost tangible — an unseen energy capable of awakening dormant forces or reshaping matter. The act of playing becomes an act of creation, suggesting that art itself possesses transformative power. Born in Spain in 1908 and later exiled to Mexico following the upheavals of war in Europe, Varo developed her mature artistic voice in Mexico City, where she became associated with a remarkable circle of Surrealist artists and intellectuals. Drawing upon influences ranging from medieval art and alchemy to psychology and esoteric philosophy, she created one of the most original artistic worlds of the twentieth century. What makes The Flutist so compelling is the way it transforms a simple act of music-making into something cosmic and metaphysical. The painting invites the viewer to imagine a universe in which creativity itself becomes a form of hidden knowledge — where melody can alter perception, awaken consciousness and reveal unseen dimensions of reality. Today, the work stands as another extraordinary example of Varo’s singular imagination: a world where art and mystery are inseparable, and where every note played upon the flute resonates far beyond the visible confines of the painting itself. No Longer Available More: This and other Remedios Varo canvas prints are available @ ebay.com (direct link to Remedios Varo canvas prints) - not sure if those on offer are official or unofficial prints so please check with seller Ultimate Reading |
