As for the book itself, Janet Kaplan has done an incredible amount of research (she actually had to travel to Spain and Mexico to get the information) for this book, which offers Varo's biography and some excellent interpretations of her paintings, which are reproduced on the pages in gorgeous, large color plates and even more black and white sketches and prints. Her work, though shamefully underrated, establishes her as an extremely talented artist with an eye for incredible detail and an imagination that rivals that of Bosch and Dali. If you are not familiar with the work of Varo, she was a Surrealist painter and a contemporary of such artists as Dali, Magritte, and Leonora Carrington (to whom she is frequently compared, though in my humble opinion Varo's work is much more fantastic and delicate). The next step is to buy it, because it is the only comprehensive book on Remedios Varo I know of. If you have stumbled upon this wonderful book, then I congratulate you. Varo's life and work, I did not feel that I had experienced the texture of her life which would come from reading a more richly detailed biography. The result, unfortunately, is that while I came away from the book feeling as though I had an excellent introduction to Ms. There is a paucity of information from original sources such as journals and letters, although perhaps this is a question of availability.
"The Unknown Matisse"), the material seems a bit thin. However, in comparison to some of the other recently published biographies (e.g. Certainly this is a must read for any woman artist, student of surrealism, or anyone who is enchanted by the marriage of magic and science achieved by Ms. Varo's fascinating life and illuminating the complex themes and techniques which characterize her paintings. Kaplan does an admirable job of summarizing Ms. The material that was included was presented in a coherent, informative, and sensitive manner. My only complaint about this biography is that it left me wanting even more information.
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