Georgina O’Keefe Outline Introduction I. “I hate flowers – I paint them because they are cheaper than models and they don’t move.” Was said by the woman who would be most identified from her flower paintings. II. The purpose of this presentation is to disscuss Georgina O’Keeffe’s life and her boldy innovative artwork. III. I am going to summarize her life and show some of her most distinguishing artworks. Body I. 98 years of life A. Georgina O’Keefe was born in 1887 in Wisconsin. i. She was the first girl and second of seven children. B. She moved around a lot. i. Starting in 1902 she has lived in Williamsburg, Chicago, New York, Chicago again, Charlottesville, Amarillo, back to Charlottesville, Columbia, Waring, New York, then finally …show more content…
In 1977, President Gerald Ford awarded Georgina with the Medal of Freedom. In 1985, she received the National Medal of Arts. F. O’Keefe died in 1986 at the age of 98 in Santa Fe, New Mexico. She did not was memorial or funeral. All she asked was that her ashes were scattered at Cerro Pedernal, which is depicted in some of her paintings. II. Famous Artworks A. In 1915, she began a series of charcoal drawings, and was one of the first American artists to practice pure abstraction. B. O’Keefe was inspired by the modern art movement and began to experiment with perspective. i. she painted larger scale close ups of flowers. ii. “When you take a flower in your hand and really look at it, it’s your world for a moment. I want to give that to someone else. Most people in the city rush around so, they have no time to look at a flower. I want them to see it whether they want or not.” iii. her first flower painting was called Petunia No. 2 which was exhibited in 1925. C. She also painted New York City’s skyscrapers. i. City Night (1926) ii. Shelton Hotel, New York No. 1 (1926) iii. Radiator Bldg.-Night, New York (1927) D. In the summer of 1929 she would find a new direction for her art when she first went to New
Tuele, Nicholas. British Columbia women artists, 1885-1985: an exhibition. Victoria, B.C., Canada: Art Gallery of Greater Victoria, 1985. Print.
Living in the 19th century there wasn't a lot of women painters. Rosa Bonheur was one of the women painters in this century. Animals was mostly the subject matte she paints. Rosa was known for her realistic paintings.
Klein, Maxwell. The Images and Metaphors of Flower Children. Chicago: University of Chicago Press. 1988.
In the 1930's there was two main art groups, realism art and abstractionism art, but Lawrence rejected both of them and made
In the early 16th century the Netherlands experienced what was called “tulip mania” this was the beginning of the nations love for flora and foliage (Taylor 13). The result of this impressive flower invasion was a society that took a historical turn from which the results still remain today. Flower merchants, botanists and floral still life artists, were occupations that were an accurate reflection of the Netherlands demands (Brown). An interesting example of a life that was effected by, and devoted to the archiving of the flower craze was Rachel Ruysch (1664-1750) the 17th century Dutch flower painter. Rachel Ruyschs’ career straddled the 17th and 18th century, and her stunningly accurate floral pieces reflect the maturing, yet evolving art of floral still life painting (“Rachel Ruysch: Bibliography”). Ruyschs’ Still Life with Flowers on a Marble Tabletop (1716) is an excellent example of a painting that appropriately represents the genre of art that was created solely through specific societal events.
Audrey Niffenegger was born in the town of South Haven, Michigan in 1963. When she was a small child her family moved to Evanston, Illinois, since then she has lived in or near Chicago. At the age of fifteen she started making prints under the name of William Wimmer. Niffenegger studied to be a visual artist at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago.In 1991, Audrey Niffenegger then went on to receive her MFA from Northwestern University's Department of Art Theory and Practice. Her artist's books, prints, paintings, drawings, and comics in the Printworks Gallery located in Chicago since 1987. She has 239 paintings displayed at The National Meuseum of Women in the Arts. These paintings are not like most, in that the women depicted in the paintings are not smiling. The subjects of the paintings seem to be shrinking away from the viewer and at the same time powerfully meeting the gaze of the person viewing the painting. These paintings include the women from her book and paintings of herself as variou...
The naturalist painter Georgia O’Keeffe once said, “Nobody sees a flower - really - it is so small it takes time - we haven't time - and to see takes time, like to have a friend takes time.” From a small farm girl to a big city, Georgia O’Keeffe would grow up to be one of America’s most famous painters. Her clear, bright paintings showed the beauty she found in the simple, natural things around her. O’Keeffe loved painting flowers, mountains, sea shells and even animal bones that she found in desert. She was interested in all kinds of natural things and often rearranged those on the canvas. She painted shapes and colors that she saw in her mind. Georgia O’Keeffe is famous for being an American painter mostly of flowers and desert imagery which included bold colors and close-up views of natural objects.
At the age of seventeen Kollwitz moved to Berlin for a year of study at the ‘Künstlerinnenschule’ (‘School for Female Artists’). There she was influenced by one of her teachers, Karl Stauffer-Bern. Kollwitz wanted to paint, but her teacher directed her again and again to take up drawing. He encouraged her to visit an exhibition of the German etcher Max Klinger. Following Klinger, she began creating etchings, lithographs and woodcuts, eventually abandoning painting for graphics.
rejection and desire to destroy the marigolds shows that seeing an image of beauty only served to remind her of
For the New York School, as they came to be called, art was personal, and displayed the artist’s own expressive gesture. Though they were considered a group, rather than adhering to a unified, cohesive style, Abstract Expressionists strove to create their own, individualized form of expression. Two Abstract Expressionist groups developed. For Action Painters, such as Jackson Pollock, Willem de Kooning and Franz Kline, art was all about the gesture and the process. No preparatory sketches were made, rather, the art flowed out of the artist’s brush, often by means of non-traditional painting techniques. Color Field painters like Mark Rothko and Barnett Newman created canvas surfaces to evoke emotion and mood through the use of all-over color. With the advent of Abstract Expressionism – Jackson Pollock in particular – art critic Clement Greenberg argued that the art world had finally achieved true modernist painting with Abstract Expressionism’s all-over, flattened image that drew attention to the canvas and the paint itself, rather than portraying illusionistic
When first approaching this work, one feels immediately attracted to its sense of wonder and awe. The bright colors used in the sun draws a viewer in, but the astonishment, fascination, and emotion depicted in the expression on the young woman keeps them intrigued in the painting. It reaches out to those who have worked hard in their life and who look forward to a better future. Even a small event such as a song of a lark gives them hope that there will be a better tomorrow, a thought that can be seen though the countenance by this girl. Although just a collection of oils on a canvas, she is someone who reaches out to people and inspires them to appreciate the small things that, even if only for a short moment, can make the road ahead seem brighter.
The feminist art movement was a movement that set into motion to fight for equality, women’s liberation and women’s rights overall. The view of artistic production through the female perspective brought high visibility to the female artist, and was the beginning of many influential female artists whom made both political and strong social statements through the centuries. The feminist art movement became a platform in which female artists could rebel and express their opinions, views and ideas. By the 1960’s women had reached their tolerance level with being good enough to be placed on works of art for gawking purposes, but not good enough to be seen as an artist. This was a time when female artist began producing art that reflected the lives of females from their perspectives and not from a man’s
The trip to the Orange County Museum of Art was both fascinating and insightful of the current exhibitions from modern artists. The OCMA was currently exhibiting artwork from Marilyn Minter (Pretty/Dirty), We were here: Absense of the figure (of various artists), and The Pacific Project (Yuki Kihara). The museum was of small size but spacious enough to encompass the 3 exhibits, of which Marilyn Minter’s Pretty/Dirty was the largest. I will be explaining Marylin Minter’s background and artwork.
“Introduction to Modern Art.” metmuseum.org. The Metropolitan Museum of Art. 18 June 2009. Web. 25 Sep. 2009.
Compare and contrast the works of two female artists: one pre-twentieth century and one contemporary artist.