Watch back: Frances Morris, Director of Tate Modern talking about Louise Bourgeois in her Uniqlo Ten Minute Art Talk.
Happy birthday to Louise Bourgeois, born on this day in 1911. "Eyes" is a large marble sculpture that shows the persistence of Surrealist iconography in her late work. The eye, a recurring motif in Surrealism, served as both a symbol for the act of perception and as an allusion to female sexual anatomy.
Flavorwire's list of "20 Pioneering Female Artists You Should Know” includes Louise Bourgeois, the focus of the Gallery’s latest exhibition "Louise Bourgeois: No Exit." The article contains wonderful quotes, photographs, and videos of and by the artists:
http://bit.ly/1Sd4Gf4.
Born to a prosperous Parisian family, French American Louise Bourgeois first encountered the surrealists in France as a university student in the 1930s. Surrealism informed her early endeavors as an art⋯⋯
LOUISE BOURGEOIS: I HAVE BEEN TO HELL AND BACK
IRIS MULLER-WESTERMANN 著
ISBN(13):9783775739702
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一九一一年生於法國巴黎的Louise Bourgeois,二十五歲時投入藝術創作,她的藝術創作風格接近於超現實主義,除了繪畫和版畫,後來則嘗試雕塑創作。七十歲之後的Louise Bourgeois創作爆發巨大能量,橡膠、石膏等新材料,都是她大膽的嘗試,並將其融入自己的藝術中。Louise Bourgeois的作品總是充滿象徵意義。
[Louise Bourgeois. "Bed." 1997]
Remembering artist Louise Bourgeois, born today in 1911. According to the artist, the elegant sculpture "Le Défi" (1991) from the Guggenheim collection symbolizes self-preservation in the face of adversity and anguish. Learn more about this work:
http://gu.gg/Gqpo3
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