Georgia O'Keeffe: Flowers in the Desert

Georgia O'Keeffe: Flowers in the Desert
Mighty nature: The pioneering forms of Georgia Oâ€™Keeffe

Georgia Oâ€™Keeffe (1887â€“1986) was a major figure in modern American art for some seven decades. Importantly, her fame was not associated with shifting art styles and trends, but rather with her own unique vision, based on finding essential and abstract forms in nature.

Oâ€™Keeffeâ€™s primary subjects were landscapes, flowers, and bones, each explored in successive series over several years. Certain works went on for decades, producing 12 or more variations of an original image. Among these, Oâ€™Keeffeâ€™s magnified pictures of calla lilies and irises are her most famous. Enlarging the tiniest petals to fill an entire canvas, Oâ€™Keeffe created a proto-abstract vocabulary of shapes and lines, earning her the moniker â€œmother of American modernism.â€ In 1946, Oâ€™Keeffe became the first female artist to be given a solo show at the MoMA in New York.

This introductory book from TASCHEN Basic Art 2.0 traces Oâ€™Keeffeâ€™s long and luminous career through key paintings, contemporary photographs, and portraits taken by Alfred Stieglitz, to whom Oâ€™Keeffe was married. We follow the artist through her pioneering innovations, major breakthroughs, and her travels and inspirations in Southeast Asia, India, the Middle East, and, above all, New Mexico, where she was particularly inspired by the majestic landscapes, vivid colors and exotic vegetation.

About the series:
Each book in TASCHENâ€™s Basic Art series features:
- a detailed chronological summary of the life and oeuvre of the artist, covering his or her cultural and historical importance
- a concise biography
- approximately 100 illustrations with explanatory captions
Country USA
Brand Taschen
Manufacturer Taschen America Llc
Binding Hardcover
ItemPartNumber YES23529847
UnitCount 1
EANs 9783836542319
ReleaseDate 0000-00-00

Country	USA
Brand	Taschen
Manufacturer	Taschen America Llc
Binding	Hardcover
ItemPartNumber	YES23529847
UnitCount	1
EANs	9783836542319
ReleaseDate	0000-00-00

Georgia O'Keeffe: Flowers in the Desert

You might also like...