Art is the Solution

L'infante égarée Source: Art UK Often when I look at Surrealist art, I find myself trying to construct elaborate stories to complement the images I’m seeing. The Surrealist style has that effect. It sparks the imagination and leads the mind into strange and dreamlike worlds. I think that Surrealism gained popularity not because it is unusual and shocking but because (good) Surrealist art taps into the psyche in a profound way. Although Surrealist art is almost by definition mysterious and bizarre, there is usually something familiar in a Surrealist painting, something that triggers the insatiable desire to incorporate the supernatural and unearthly into something that is understandable. This is what I experienced when I first saw Marion Elizabeth Adnams’ L'infante égarée (which translates to The Lost Infanta (infanta is traditionally the title bestowed upon a Spanish princess)). Adnams was one of the finest English artists of the Surrealist movements. Although she has been la...