Georgia O'Keeffe, "Abstraction Blue":

During the 1920s, Georgia O'Keeffe (1887-1986) became widely known for her paintings of enlarged flowers. But she regularly returned to abstraction, and indeed found it surprising how many people separate the objective from the abstract. Executed in 1927, Abstraction Blue illustrates that belie...

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1. Verfasser: Friedman, Samantha 1981- (VerfasserIn)
Weitere Verfasser: O'Keeffe, Georgia 1887-1986 (IllustratorIn)
Format: Buch
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: New York The Museum of Modern Art [2022]
Schriftenreihe:MoMA One on one series
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Zusammenfassung:During the 1920s, Georgia O'Keeffe (1887-1986) became widely known for her paintings of enlarged flowers. But she regularly returned to abstraction, and indeed found it surprising how many people separate the objective from the abstract. Executed in 1927, Abstraction Blue illustrates that belief, retaining the glowing color, careful modulation and zoomed-in view of the artist's contemporaneous blooms, while forgoing any obligation toward representation. In this latest volume of the MoMA One on One series, curator Samantha Friedman considers how these and other factors converged in the creation of this composition
Beschreibung:Impressum: Published to accompany the exhibition "Georgia O'Keeffe: To See Takes Time" at The Museum of Modern Art, New York, April 9-August 12, 2023
Beschreibung:47 Seiten Illustrationen 23 cm
ISBN:9781633451346