tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999230124118604245.post6588446546174655680..comments2024-03-28T16:36:12.581-04:00Comments on Gurney Journey: Magic RealismJames Gurneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01870848001990898499noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999230124118604245.post-73292932462564031272015-03-15T22:47:09.659-04:002015-03-15T22:47:09.659-04:00Thanks for this and will be following your blog. ...Thanks for this and will be following your blog. This was an informative find re ties between lit, visual arts, and magical realism. I'm interested in Canadian, so am looking at painters like Alex Colville, and writers like Jane Urquart and Joan Clark.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08888317944762041183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999230124118604245.post-75134409323750699052014-07-25T18:37:36.904-04:002014-07-25T18:37:36.904-04:00I immediately thought of Chris Van Allsburg too, b...I immediately thought of Chris Van Allsburg too, but I was thinking of "The Mysteries of Harris Burdick." According to the definition James gives, those drawings don't qualify because there are actual elements of fantasy, such as levitation, glowing, etc.<br /><br />There seems to be an element of Magic Realism in Wes Anderson's films. Moonrise Kingdom, for example. Consider, for example, that the protagonists end up on the verge of jumping to their deaths from a church bell tower into a flooded graveyard below, during a real flood, on the roof of a church where they met a year ago at a performance of Britten's opera "Noye's Fludde." There they are struck by lightning--for the second time in the same day. Yet all the time the story maintains its sense of real people in real circumstances.Danhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11104688936444427994noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999230124118604245.post-63039790011524581072014-07-24T16:54:40.777-04:002014-07-24T16:54:40.777-04:00My, my James! You do know how to make a girl swoo...My, my James! You do know how to make a girl swoon! LOL! I LOVE magical realism in books and films. Who knew it was in art too! ;) BTW, loved Como Agua Para Chocolate, both the book and the film! Thanks for the luscious reminder!CChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17377152303529361161noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999230124118604245.post-59426985983355996702014-07-24T16:28:07.929-04:002014-07-24T16:28:07.929-04:00I LOVE Crewdson's work! We actually used to ca...I LOVE Crewdson's work! We actually used to call the two types of lighting in theatre Presentational and Representational; one is driven by the reality of the scene (is it daytime, night time, colour of moonlight, etc) and the other was driven by mood or story. I LOVE (Rodrigo)Prieto's work for this reason, too! He does a lot of this in his film, Biutiful, and Frida (with Julie Taymor), two amazingly visual movies!krystalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11943824077845596208noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999230124118604245.post-40337349412812219922014-07-24T15:15:07.855-04:002014-07-24T15:15:07.855-04:00I think it gives it much more breadth than the wel...I think it gives it much more breadth than the well-worn patterns of the classic fantasy genre. Some might think it's too broad, I'm sure.Ray Cullinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03382882549870791033noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999230124118604245.post-42480153272035862392014-07-24T15:11:46.065-04:002014-07-24T15:11:46.065-04:00Pretty much where Spectrum seems to be headed.Pretty much where Spectrum seems to be headed.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06683605918720652182noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999230124118604245.post-73282652244075600302014-07-24T15:08:29.663-04:002014-07-24T15:08:29.663-04:00Love the post James!
My Fine Art degree thesis was...Love the post James!<br />My Fine Art degree thesis was on Magic Realism, specifically the parallels between it's literary and visual forms. I found the German Neue Sachlichkeit movement a productive area of research, though I prefer the imagery provided by the hispanic threads myself.<br />We each inhabit worlds so different they're effectively unique. In our pursuit of art we expand & enhance our world it to such an extent that it really is a thing of magic.runningheadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05058570753531696917noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999230124118604245.post-55047362632092093822014-07-24T13:47:20.857-04:002014-07-24T13:47:20.857-04:00This post made me think of Chris Van Allsburg'...This post made me think of Chris Van Allsburg's eerie black & white illustrations for Jumanji.Jim Douglashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11445910147970356728noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999230124118604245.post-870062826521728012014-07-24T09:59:08.454-04:002014-07-24T09:59:08.454-04:00I had forgotten my affinity for the magic realists...I had forgotten my affinity for the magic realists (and tempera painting). This post covers most of my painting inspirations from college. Thanks for sharing.Ray Cullinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03382882549870791033noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999230124118604245.post-44286727395388541982014-07-24T09:49:34.765-04:002014-07-24T09:49:34.765-04:00There's always something interesting to learn ...There's always something interesting to learn and discover on your blog!thanks!<br /> <br />The Tooker painting made me think a bit of Magritte!Lucahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07075238108481083502noreply@blogger.com