Goreys Worlds

bookclub4m non-fiction art genre

Very interesting! Several essay length explorations of Gorey's influences. It was inspired by the donation of his private ‘accumulation' of art after his death to the Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art. The topics include Gorey's personal art collection, his interest in ballet, his use of animal figures, and nonsense literature + surrealism. Each text is well illustrated by Gorey's work and those that might have influenced him. I have a small collection of Gorey's books but I had no idea about his life, so I enjoyed this thoroughly (he also looks like my old highschool English teacher!)