First time I knew Georgio O'keeffe was from the slide during the lecture in DVA this year. The slide introduced Judy Chicago's installation art "Dinner Party" (1979), the Dinner Party composed in part of thirty nine plates with vaginal imagery honoring thirty-nine women from prehistory to the early twentieth century.From screen, Georgio O'keeffe's work was set on the first place at left side from the angle. We were introduced Chicago's Dinner Party drew criticism from many feminists for what they believed to be its ' essentialism', or its association between women and an essential biological quality like the possession of a vagina, although it was enormously popular with the general public. Georgia O'keeffe's flower- vagina like art was so obviously, I could not help cennecting to the sexuality. In the library, there is a book related to O'keeffe and the women of the Stieglitz circle "Modernism and the Feminine Voice" during my research about the gender and feminism. I was charmed by her fantastic drawing especially her unique drawing style related to the various flowers, and her neurotic appearance. I felt more curious about O'keeffe's background and her art.
Georgia O'keeffe(1887 ~1986) was born in a farm house on a large dairy farm outside of Sun Prairie, Wisconsin on Nov. 15, 1887, the second of seven children. As a child she received art lessons at home, and she was recognized and encouraged by teacher for her brilliant art abilities through out her school years. When she was in the eighth grade she had determined to make her way as an artist. "I am going to be an artist!" " I don't really know where I got my artist idea... I only know that by that time it was definitely settled in my mind." http://www.ellensplace.net/okeeffe3.html
During her study in school, she was influenced by some teachers. One particular teacher, Elizabeth Willis encouraged her to work at her own pace and afforded her opportunities that the other students felt unfair. 1905~1906, she studied at the Art Institute of Chicago. 1907~1908, at the Art students League, New York, then moved to Chicago to find a work as a commercial artist. During this period, she quit her brush for the sake of the smelly of turpentine. 1912, she went to Texas as a drawing teaching position. In the same time, she took a summer course for art teachers at the University of virginia.1912 ~1914, She taught art in Texas public schools and working summers in Virginia s Bement's assistant. Another teacher, Arthur Wesley Dow had made big influence on her about the idea for art making. Dow believed that the goal of the artist's personal ideas and feelings and that such subject matter was best realized through harmonious arrangements of line, color and notan(the Japanese system of lights and darks). He encorage O'keeffe experited with Dow's ideas for an alternative to imitative realism. She then decided to try Dow's theories to the test. In an attempt to discover a personal language through which she could express her own feelings and ideas.She tried a series of abstract charcoal drawing of the period.
u take time to look at what I saw and when you took time to really notice my flower you hung all your own associations with flowers on my flower and you write about my flower as if I think and see what you think and see of the flower - and I don't.
- Georgia O'Keeffe
http://www.artcyclopedia.com/artists/okeeffe_georgia.html
2009年6月17日 星期三
2009年6月4日 星期四
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"Le Folauga ",the past coming forward contemporary PacificA art from Aotearoa New Zealand 12, Dec, 2008 ~05, Apr, 2009 Kaohsiung Museum of Fine Arts. An introduction related to the exhibition in Kaohsiung , the second big city in Taiwan, from an Art magazine "Artist". Le Folauga represents the past, the present and the future. It means the voyage and the changes that occur along the way. It shows the movement towards the future and traveling in the direction of the current.
Le Folauga brings sixteen Pacific artists who work with painting, sculpture, photography, video and installation. Some of them I had heard like Johny Penisula, Tatu Feu'u, Filipe Tohi, and Shigeyuki Kihara.
One of the corporated organizations is "Tautai contemporaty Pacific Arts Trust".
The name Tautai drawn on the Samoan word for navigator and,
Tautai supports the development of contemporary pacific art through activities and play an important role to promote and assist the recognition of contemporary pacific visual art artists.
The goal of Tautai is " For Pacific Artists, By Pacific Artists". It was founded in New Zealand in the 1980s.,and now located in Newton, Auckland. I wish go to view the arts if any exhibition in Tautai.
As I know The Formosan languages are the languages of the indigenous people of Taiwan. Taiwanese aborigines currently comprise about 2% of the island's population.Taiwanese aboriginal language have significance in historical linguistics, since in all likelihood Taiwan was the place of origin of the entire Austronesian language family. With similar pronunciation for " one", "two"," three" and "four" between Taiwanese aborigines and Maori. And "ear" and" eye" with the same pronunciatin with Maori's " tangira "and" mata" . The y had similar living styles,mythical stories, festivals and tatoo presenting the society status.
Unfortunately, there are fewer and fewer people can speak aborinal language in Taiwan. The goverment in Taiwan had discouraged local languages including Taiwanese, Hakka and aboriginal languages except Mandarin( the public language )over 30 years. For the past 15 years, the goverment has chaged to concentrated to the education of local culture and languages. They started the language education from primary school and established culture centers in each tribe.There are many organizations involve the activities of recovering the aboriginal traditional culture and arts. Compare to the majority culture, it's still a big gap between them. I think do something is better than do nothing. I hope the contemporay arts related to Taiwan oboriginal culture can have the chance to present internationally not only limit in local Taiwan. Like "Tautai, organized the exhibition in Taiwan. The culture communication is the best way for the education to make people understand the arts and culture in New Zealand. After checking from internet, there are many blogs introduce this exhibition even some primary students'.
http://zh.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=%E5%8D%97%E5%B3%B6%E8%AA%9E%E7%B3%BB&variant=zh-tw
http://www.tautai.org/artists/
http://www.artist-magazine.com/
The magazine "Artist" (Taiwan)Jan. 2009 No. 404
Le Folauga brings sixteen Pacific artists who work with painting, sculpture, photography, video and installation. Some of them I had heard like Johny Penisula, Tatu Feu'u, Filipe Tohi, and Shigeyuki Kihara.
One of the corporated organizations is "Tautai contemporaty Pacific Arts Trust".
The name Tautai drawn on the Samoan word for navigator and,
Tautai supports the development of contemporary pacific art through activities and play an important role to promote and assist the recognition of contemporary pacific visual art artists.
The goal of Tautai is " For Pacific Artists, By Pacific Artists". It was founded in New Zealand in the 1980s.,and now located in Newton, Auckland. I wish go to view the arts if any exhibition in Tautai.
As I know The Formosan languages are the languages of the indigenous people of Taiwan. Taiwanese aborigines currently comprise about 2% of the island's population.Taiwanese aboriginal language have significance in historical linguistics, since in all likelihood Taiwan was the place of origin of the entire Austronesian language family. With similar pronunciation for " one", "two"," three" and "four" between Taiwanese aborigines and Maori. And "ear" and" eye" with the same pronunciatin with Maori's " tangira "and" mata" . The y had similar living styles,mythical stories, festivals and tatoo presenting the society status.
Unfortunately, there are fewer and fewer people can speak aborinal language in Taiwan. The goverment in Taiwan had discouraged local languages including Taiwanese, Hakka and aboriginal languages except Mandarin( the public language )over 30 years. For the past 15 years, the goverment has chaged to concentrated to the education of local culture and languages. They started the language education from primary school and established culture centers in each tribe.There are many organizations involve the activities of recovering the aboriginal traditional culture and arts. Compare to the majority culture, it's still a big gap between them. I think do something is better than do nothing. I hope the contemporay arts related to Taiwan oboriginal culture can have the chance to present internationally not only limit in local Taiwan. Like "Tautai, organized the exhibition in Taiwan. The culture communication is the best way for the education to make people understand the arts and culture in New Zealand. After checking from internet, there are many blogs introduce this exhibition even some primary students'.
http://zh.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=%E5%8D%97%E5%B3%B6%E8%AA%9E%E7%B3%BB&variant=zh-tw
http://www.tautai.org/artists/
http://www.artist-magazine.com/
The magazine "Artist" (Taiwan)Jan. 2009 No. 404
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