Eva Svankmajerova (1940–2005)

Fascinating & inspiring illustrated account of the creative and personal partnership of the film director, sculptor and graphic artist Jan Švankmajer, and his wife, the painter Eva Švankmajerova. To quote the back-cover blurb, 'their paintings, masturbation machines, poems, formative meetings, screenplays, tactile objects, diaries, films, pottery, games, puppets, collages, texts and dreams represent the imaginative activity of contemporary Czech surrealism.' For me, Jan's works are of considerably greater interest than are Eva's, but, as the book continually reminds us, neither body of work could exist without the other.… (plus d'informations)