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The Art of Georgia O'Keeffe
I have always enjoyed the art of Georgia O'Keeffe. I wanted to share with you he life and some of her best work. I hope you enjoy this lens.
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Wikipedia article on Georgia O'Keeffe
'Georgia Totti OKeeffe' (November 15, 1887?March 6,1986) was an American artist. She is associated with the American Southwest, where she found artistic inspiration, and particularly New Mexico, where she settled late in life. OKeeffe has been a major figure in American art since the 1920s. She is chiefly known for paintings in which she synthesized abstraction and representation in paintings of flowers, rocks, shells, animal bones and landscapes. Her paintings present crisply contoured forms that are replete with subtle tonal transitions of varying colors. She often transformed her subject matter into powerful abstract images.
Flower Paintings
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"Whether the flower or the color is the focus I do not know. I do know the flower is painted large to convey my experience with the flower -- and what is my experience if it is not the color?"
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"I know I cannot paint a flower. I cannot paint the sun on the desert on a bright summer morning, but maybe in terms of paint color I can convey to you my experience of the flower or the experience that makes the flower of significance to me at that particular time."
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"When you take a flower in your hand and really look at it, it's your world for the moment. I want to give that world 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 to or not."
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"Now and then when I get an idea for a picture, I think, how ordinary. Why paint that old rock? Why not go for a walk instead? But then I realise that to someone else it may not seem so ordinary."
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Landscape Paintings
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"I don't see why we ever think of what others think of what we do -- no matter who they are. Isn't it enough just to express yourself?"
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Please let me know what you think
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poddys
Nice lens Posted April 30, 2008 |
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clouda9
A beautiful artist with vision. Thanks for sharing. Posted April 05, 2008 |
Georgia O'Keeffe Books
Georgia O'Keeffe Links
- Georgia O'Keeffe Museum
- The Georgia O'Keeffe Museum in Santa Fe, New Mexico features artwork by one of the most renowned artists of American Modernism. The large permanent collection and extraordinary special exhibits include famous paintings, drawings, and photographs along with unique treasures of lesser-known pieces. Ou
Georgia O'Keeffe Videos
Georgia O'Keeffe in New Mexico
Footage of the 92 year old Georgia O'Keeffe taken in and around her home in New Mexico
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