![]() ![]() ![]() Her interpretation of the gothic horror genre became a vehicle to redeem the image of the occult artist, while her use of Surrealist art tactics posed a challenge to a presiding rationalistic worldview. In engaging with certain creative traditions, Norton embraced and reimagined existing art forms to political effect. This can be understood, in part, through Jacques Rancière’s notion of “dissensus” whereby a political subject intervenes in accepted distributions of sensible materials. ![]() This dissertation will argue that Norton’s work can be considered a politically charged art of resistance, which challenged the dominant paradigms and political hegemonies of the time. Eventually, she became known as “The Witch of King’s Cross” and is widely remembered as a scandalous bohemian figure. Rosaleen Norton was an Australian artist, poet and Neopagan occultist who attracted outrage and acclaim in the 1940s and 1950s for her unorthodox creative practice and radical lifestyle. University of Western Australia, BA (Hons) Dissertation, 2015. ![]()
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