![]() This work could be interpreted as a depiction of the psychological struggle of the individual woman against socially constructed ideas of femininity. The doily connects this to the identity and traditional roles of women. It could be argued that the brighter figure represents the conscious self while the other represents the unconscious, which contains all the repressed memories and traumas of the individual. Psychoanalysis was an important influence for Surrealism, and the presentation of two identical figures in this work links to new understandings of the psyche and the Freudian idea of the conscious and unconscious self. The left one is light and white and light blue in colour, while the other is much darker, earthy in colour, and has been distressed more by the artist. While the outline of the two figures is identical, they have been painted differently. A painted column separates the figures, and a doily - a symbol of femininity and female labour - has been placed on top. The piece is a collage which shows two female profiles in the outer thirds of the canvas facing the same direction. Agar was a highly successful female artist whose work is now featured in collections internationally.ĭouble Take is part of the collection at the Potteries Museum and Art Gallery, Stoke-On-Trent. ![]() She was notably one of the few female artists included in the 1936 International Surrealist Exhibition in London, in which she had three paintings and five objects on display. Image Courtesy of The Potteries Art Gallery and MuseumĪgar was a British artist whose work is most commonly associated with the Surrealist movement. Part of Midlands Art Papers Issue 3 Arts Trail, this work by Eileen Agar subtly explores the feminine psyche and draws from the Surrealist interest in. © The Estate of Eileen Agar / Bridgeman Images. The Potteries Museum and Art Gallery, Stoke-on-Trentįig.1 Eileen Agar, Double Take (1936).
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