Book Review: Visions of the Occult - Art and Magic
A new book, Visions of the Occult – The Untold Story of Art and Magic, covers the occult collection of art, letters, objects and ephemera held by London’s Tate galleries.
As well as being impeccably researched, it’s a beautiful book with lots of colour illustrations. But it’s more than that. The description of it says:
“This…magical volume acts a potent talisman connecting the two worlds of Tate – the seen public collection and the unseen secrets lurking in the archive. The pages of this book explore the hidden artworks and ephemera left behind by artists, and shed new light on our understanding of the art historical canon.”
Chapters offer insights into portrayals of witchcraft, alchemy, divination, secret orders, magic stones and the weirdness of the New Age and more. There’s even a section on tarot as inspired by works of art in the collection. As well as Ithell Colquhoun, artists covered include Paul Nash, Barbara Hepworth, Cecil Collins, John William Waterhouse, Alan Davie, Joe Tilson, Henry Moore, Eileen Agar, William Blake, Leonora Carrington and Pamela Colman Smith.
I’ve learnt a huge amount from reading this book and know I’ll be using it as reference material in future. In fact one of the objects it discusses has already inspired me with ideas for the novel I’m writing for NaNoWriMo this month. I’d recommend Visions of the Occult to anyone interested in the relationships between art and magic, many aspects of which have never been told before.
You can view Visions of the Occult on Amazon and also order it from the Tate shop online.
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Source: http://www.badwitch.co.uk/2022/11/book-review-visions-of-occult-art-and.html
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