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I hope everyone has had or is still having a wonderful relaxing time . I know I have But my life doesn't really change from one day to the next. when you get older you get to be invisible. Leonora Carrington  established herself as both a key figure in the  Surrealist  movement and an artist of remarkable individuality. Her biography is colorful, including her romance with an older artist  Max Ernst , Who happens to be one of my favorite artist. An escape from the Nazis during World War II, mental illness, and expatriate life in Mexico.  In her art, her dreamlike, often highly detailed compositions of fantastical creatures in otherworldly settings are based on an intensely personal symbolism. The artist herself preferred not to explain this private visual language to others. However, themes of metamorphosis and magic, as well as frequent whimsy, have given her art an enduring appeal. Carrington's work touches on ideas of sexual identity yet...
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Hello people,  I hope I dont bore you with my blogs, but as I am an Artist/ Photographer it is a good exercise for me to explore other artist, particularly female artist. It inspires me and gives me fresh ideas so that I can grow. It triggers my creative mind, provoking new ideas from an. image. Today we are looking at  a french artist -  Juliette Roche  (1884–1980)  a French painter and writer who associated with members of the  Cubist  and  Dada  movements. She was born in 1884 to a wealthy Parisian family. Her father,  Jules Roche , was a prominent member of both the French cabinet and avant-garde art world. Other strong connections to the art world were manifested in her relationships with her godmother,  Élisabeth, Countess Greffulhe , and her father's godson,  Jean Cocteau . [1]  She was married to  Albert Gleizes , a cubist painter and writer, in September 1915. [2] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Juliette_...