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- Title
The Vertigo of Eros (Le vertige d'Eros).
- Authors
Southgate, M. Therese
- Abstract
Presents information on the cover artist Chilean Roberto Matta-Echaurren and his painting "The Vertigo of Eros." Background on the artist whose journey to his art took him around the world; Influence of Picasso's "Guernica" on his work; Inspiration from the murals of Diego Rivera and others; Size of his canvases; Cosmic themes in an attempt to create a psychological morphology or a visible tracing of human consciousness against the background of time; Enjoyment in playing with works which also led to puns in the titles of his work.
- Subjects
MATTA Echaurren, Roberto Sebastian, 1912-2002; CHILEANS in art; PICASSO, Pablo, 1881-1973; RIVERA, Diego, 1886-1957; MURAL art; MORPHOLOGY; EROS (Greek deity)
- Publication
JAMA: Journal of the American Medical Association, 2004, Vol 291, Issue 6, p667
- ISSN
0098-7484
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1001/jama.291.6.667