ISBN: 9781780422985

In 1905 Georgia travelled to Chicago to study painting at the Art Institute of Chicago. In 1907 she enrolled at the Art Students’ League in New York City, where she studied with Wil… mais…

In 1905 Georgia travelled to Chicago to study painting at the Art Institute of Chicago. In 1907 she enrolled at the Art Students’ League in New York City, where she studied with William Merritt Chase. During her time in New York she became familiar with the 291 Gallery owned by her future husband, photographer Alfred Stieglitz. In 1912, she and her sisters studied at university with Alon Bement, who employed a somewhat revolutionary method in art instruction originally conceived by Arthur Wesley Dow. In Bement’s class, the students did not mechanically copy nature, but instead were taught the principles of design using geometric shapes. They worked at exercises that included dividing a square, working within a circle and placing a rectangle around a drawing, then organising the composition by rearranging, adding or eliminating elements. It sounded dull and to most students it was. But Georgia found that these studies gave art its structure and helped her understand the basics of abstraction. During the 1920s O’Keeffe also produced a huge number of landscapes and botanical studies during annual trips to Lake George. With Stieglitz’s connections in the arts community of New York – from 1923 he organised an O’Keeffe exhibition annually – O’Keeffe’s work received a great deal of attention and commanded high prices. She, however, resented the sexual connotations people attached to her paintings, especially during the 1920s when Freudian theories became a form of what today might be termed “pop psychology”. The legacy she left behind is a unique vision that translates the complexity of nature into simple shapes for us to explore and make our own discoveries. She taught us there is poetry in nature and beauty in geometry. Georgia O’Keeffe’s long lifetime of work shows us new ways to see the world, from her eyes to ours. Digital Content>E-books>Art,Design & Photography>Artists>Artists, Parkstone International Digital >16<

ISBN: 9781780422985

In 1905 Georgia travelled to Chicago to study painting at the Art Institute of Chicago.In 1907 she enrolled at the Art Students' League in New York City, where she studied with William Me… mais…

In 1905 Georgia travelled to Chicago to study painting at the Art Institute of Chicago.In 1907 she enrolled at the Art Students' League in New York City, where she studied with William Merritt Chase.During her time in New York she became familiar with the 291 Gallery owned by her future husband, photographer Alfred Stieglitz.In 1912, she and her sisters studied at university with Alon Bement, who employed a somewhat revolutionary method in art instruction originally conceived by Arthur Wesley Dow.In Bement's class, the students did not mechanically copy nature, but instead were taught the principles of design using geometric shapes.They worked at exercises that included dividing a square, working within a circle and placing a rectangle around a drawing, then organising the composition by rearranging, adding or eliminating elements.It sounded dull and to most students it was. But Georgia found that these studies gave art its structure and helped her understand the basics of abstraction.During the 1920s O'Keeffe also produced a huge number of landscapes and botanical studies during annual trips to Lake George.With Stieglitz's connections in the arts community of New York - from 1923 he organised an O'Keeffe exhibition annually - O'Keeffe's work received a great deal of attention and commanded high prices.She, however, resented the sexual connotations people attached to her paintings, especially during the 1920s when Freudian theories became a form of what today might be termed "pop psychology".The legacy she left behind is a unique vision that translates the complexity of nature into simple shapes for us to explore and make our own discoveries.She taught us there is poetry in nature and beauty in geometry.Georgia O'Keeffe's long lifetime of work shows us new ways to see the world, from her eyes to ours.; EPUB; Art & Photography > Art treatments & subjects > Individual artists, art monographs, Rowman & Littlefield International<

ISBN: 9781780422985

Born in 1887, Georgia O’Keeffe was one of the key figures who participated in the emancipation of modern art from its conventional forms and subjects. At a time when women were abov… mais…

Born in 1887, Georgia O’Keeffe was one of the key figures who participated in the emancipation of modern art from its conventional forms and subjects. At a time when women were above all wives and mothers, Georgia O’Keeffe defied tradition when she became first the companion and finally the wife of the famous photographer and father of American modern art: Alfred Stieglitz. Georgia O’Keeffe is known above all for her complex descriptions of nature: the delicacy of an autumn leaf, the subtle nuances of a flower petal, or the symmetry of an animal’s head. Today we associate Georgia O’Keeffe with bright colours and the austere beauty of the New Mexican desert, where she lived right up to her death at the age of 98. This work explores the personal journey of Georgia O’Keeffe, her process of creation and the legacy that she has left the art world. It not only explores the experiences that shaped Georgia O’Keeffe at the beginning of her life, but it also invites the reader to look at her later years, when she was just as vibrant and prolific an artist as in her youth. Digital Content>E-books>Art,Design & Photography>Artists>Artists, Parkstone International Digital >16<

2011, ISBN: 9781780422985

eBooks, eBook Download (PDF), Auflage, [PU: Parkstone-International], [ED: 1], Parkstone-International, 2011

2011, ISBN: 9781780422985

eBooks, eBook Download (PDF), [PU: Parkstone International], Parkstone International, 2011