apparition |
The visionary universe of Gustave Moreau was recognized by the surrealists as an inexhaustible font of the truth of the dream world. Moreau frequented used mythical or biblical subjects as a springboard for the transcription of exalted stagings of the struggle between the sacred and the profane, the dream and the waking. Moreau's is a world of mystery made palpable through excess in ornement, an extravagant and brilliant use of color, and a never absent sensuality. Their effect on viewers leaves an impression frequently encountered in the Fantastic of an enigma whose solution rests just beyond the visible horizon. |
