Art, Symbol & Imagination
All Things Are Possible Even in Nightmares
A dark-haired figure sits with head lowered and legs extended while other bodies and faces emerge around it. Hatching binds the trees, limbs and shadows into one restless surface. The accompanying nightmare caption connects the drawing with Spare’s reflections on dreams and unrealised desire.
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Austin Osman Spare. "All Things Are Possible Even in Nightmares" [editorial title]. In The Focus of Life, Austin Osman Spare. Undated illustrated digital transcription of Austin Osman Spare’s 1921 text, The Focus of Life: The Mutterings of Aaos; three aphorisms and fourteen illustrations. Historical publisher preliminaries and the separate editorial introduction are not included. Supplied custom author cover., undated edition. Source scan leaf 9. Lumitheca. /gallery/image/gallery-20261108-0372-0009
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Austin Osman Spare. All Things Are Possible Even in Nightmares. The Focus of Life. Scan leaf 9. Lumitheca. https://lumitheca.com/gallery/image/gallery-20261108-0372-0009