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  1. "White Flower," Georgia O'Keefe, 1929.

    O'Keefe (1887-1986) is an ultra-famous painter, even today. Her studies of plants from extreme close-ups are topics of debate and conversation forty years after her death.

    Many felt, and still feel today, that her work was an exploration of female anatomy and sexuality, but O'Keefe always vehemently denied it. Her reasoning was that by studying organic forms in extreme close-up, she reduced them to studies in color, pattern, and form.

    No matter how you interpret her work, it's still worth checking out.

    Happy Flower Friday!

    From the Cleveland Museum of Art.

    #Art #GeorgiaOKeefe #Modernism #FlowerFriday

  2. "White Flower," Georgia O'Keefe, 1929.

    O'Keefe (1887-1986) is an ultra-famous painter, even today. Her studies of plants from extreme close-ups are topics of debate and conversation forty years after her death.

    Many felt, and still feel today, that her work was an exploration of female anatomy and sexuality, but O'Keefe always vehemently denied it. Her reasoning was that by studying organic forms in extreme close-up, she reduced them to studies in color, pattern, and form.

    No matter how you interpret her work, it's still worth checking out.

    Happy Flower Friday!

    From the Cleveland Museum of Art.

    #Art #GeorgiaOKeefe #Modernism #FlowerFriday

  3. "White Flower," Georgia O'Keefe, 1929.

    O'Keefe (1887-1986) is an ultra-famous painter, even today. Her studies of plants from extreme close-ups are topics of debate and conversation forty years after her death.

    Many felt, and still feel today, that her work was an exploration of female anatomy and sexuality, but O'Keefe always vehemently denied it. Her reasoning was that by studying organic forms in extreme close-up, she reduced them to studies in color, pattern, and form.

    No matter how you interpret her work, it's still worth checking out.

    Happy Flower Friday!

    From the Cleveland Museum of Art.

    #Art #GeorgiaOKeefe #Modernism #FlowerFriday

  4. "White Flower," Georgia O'Keefe, 1929.

    O'Keefe (1887-1986) is an ultra-famous painter, even today. Her studies of plants from extreme close-ups are topics of debate and conversation forty years after her death.

    Many felt, and still feel today, that her work was an exploration of female anatomy and sexuality, but O'Keefe always vehemently denied it. Her reasoning was that by studying organic forms in extreme close-up, she reduced them to studies in color, pattern, and form.

    No matter how you interpret her work, it's still worth checking out.

    Happy Flower Friday!

    From the Cleveland Museum of Art.

    #Art #GeorgiaOKeefe #Modernism #FlowerFriday

  5. "White Flower," Georgia O'Keefe, 1929.

    O'Keefe (1887-1986) is an ultra-famous painter, even today. Her studies of plants from extreme close-ups are topics of debate and conversation forty years after her death.

    Many felt, and still feel today, that her work was an exploration of female anatomy and sexuality, but O'Keefe always vehemently denied it. Her reasoning was that by studying organic forms in extreme close-up, she reduced them to studies in color, pattern, and form.

    No matter how you interpret her work, it's still worth checking out.

    Happy Flower Friday!

    From the Cleveland Museum of Art.

    #Art #GeorgiaOKeefe #Modernism #FlowerFriday

  6. "The Great Parade," Fernand Léger, 1954.

    Léger (1881-1955) was a painter, sculptor, and filmmaker, first starting off in his own style of Cubism that he called "Tubism," then branching off into a more general Modernist style that many feel prefigured Pop Art.

    He had some interesting viewpoints, one being that in Modern art, the painting itself should be what draws attention, rather than merely the subject, an interesting viewpoint. (And it makes sense in the post-photography world.)

    But he also felt that art should be for everyone, not just wealthy connoisseurs, and this painting is an expression of that. Here we have his rendition of a circus parade, with dancers, acrobats, and clowns all carrying on, entertainment for common people. There's even a big red C for "cirque". We also have what seem to be cameras surrounding the figures as well. The outlined figures overlaid with broad swaths of color is an arresting visual element that draws the eye. It's regarded as his masterwork.

    From the Guggenheim Museum, New York.

    #Art #FernandLeger #Modernism #ArtForEveryone #Circus

  7. "The Great Parade," Fernand Léger, 1954.

    Léger (1881-1955) was a painter, sculptor, and filmmaker, first starting off in his own style of Cubism that he called "Tubism," then branching off into a more general Modernist style that many feel prefigured Pop Art.

    He had some interesting viewpoints, one being that in Modern art, the painting itself should be what draws attention, rather than merely the subject, an interesting viewpoint. (And it makes sense in the post-photography world.)

    But he also felt that art should be for everyone, not just wealthy connoisseurs, and this painting is an expression of that. Here we have his rendition of a circus parade, with dancers, acrobats, and clowns all carrying on, entertainment for common people. There's even a big red C for "cirque". We also have what seem to be cameras surrounding the figures as well. The outlined figures overlaid with broad swaths of color is an arresting visual element that draws the eye. It's regarded as his masterwork.

    From the Guggenheim Museum, New York.

    #Art #FernandLeger #Modernism #ArtForEveryone #Circus

  8. 𝗪𝗮𝘆𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗱𝘀 𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗟𝗲𝗱𝗴𝗲𝗿: "𝗠𝗮𝗼 𝗜𝗜" 𝗯𝘆 𝗗𝗼𝗻 𝗗𝗲𝗟𝗶𝗹𝗹𝗼 -

    𝟯-𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗱 𝗥𝗲𝘃𝗶𝗲𝘄:

    - Brooding
    - Dread-full
    - Prescient

    𝗙𝗿𝗶𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗣𝗼𝘀𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲:

    How does each scene, however uneventful, mirror the novel's other narrative ideas?

    #bookreview #bookrecommendations #readinglist #literature #books #book #reading #bookstagram #frictionalreading #3words #dondelillo #maoii #fiction #modernism #artphilosophy #literaryfiction

  9. 𝗪𝗮𝘆𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗱𝘀 𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗟𝗲𝗱𝗴𝗲𝗿: "𝗠𝗮𝗼 𝗜𝗜" 𝗯𝘆 𝗗𝗼𝗻 𝗗𝗲𝗟𝗶𝗹𝗹𝗼 -

    𝟯-𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗱 𝗥𝗲𝘃𝗶𝗲𝘄:

    - Brooding
    - Dread-full
    - Prescient

    𝗙𝗿𝗶𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗣𝗼𝘀𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲:

    How does each scene, however uneventful, mirror the novel's other narrative ideas?

    #bookreview #bookrecommendations #readinglist #literature #books #book #reading #bookstagram #frictionalreading #3words #dondelillo #maoii #fiction #modernism #artphilosophy #literaryfiction

  10. 𝗪𝗮𝘆𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗱𝘀 𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗟𝗲𝗱𝗴𝗲𝗿: "𝗠𝗮𝗼 𝗜𝗜" 𝗯𝘆 𝗗𝗼𝗻 𝗗𝗲𝗟𝗶𝗹𝗹𝗼 -

    𝟯-𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗱 𝗥𝗲𝘃𝗶𝗲𝘄:

    - Brooding
    - Dread-full
    - Prescient

    𝗙𝗿𝗶𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗣𝗼𝘀𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲:

    How does each scene, however uneventful, mirror the novel's other narrative ideas?

    #bookreview #bookrecommendations #readinglist #literature #books #book #reading #bookstagram #frictionalreading #3words #dondelillo #maoii #fiction #modernism #artphilosophy #literaryfiction

  11. 𝗪𝗮𝘆𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗱𝘀 𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗟𝗲𝗱𝗴𝗲𝗿: "𝗠𝗮𝗼 𝗜𝗜" 𝗯𝘆 𝗗𝗼𝗻 𝗗𝗲𝗟𝗶𝗹𝗹𝗼 -

    𝟯-𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗱 𝗥𝗲𝘃𝗶𝗲𝘄:

    - Brooding
    - Dread-full
    - Prescient

    𝗙𝗿𝗶𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗣𝗼𝘀𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲:

    How does each scene, however uneventful, mirror the novel's other narrative ideas?

    #bookreview #bookrecommendations #readinglist #literature #books #book #reading #bookstagram #frictionalreading #3words #dondelillo #maoii #fiction #modernism #artphilosophy #literaryfiction

  12. 𝗪𝗮𝘆𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗱𝘀 𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗟𝗲𝗱𝗴𝗲𝗿: "𝗠𝗮𝗼 𝗜𝗜" 𝗯𝘆 𝗗𝗼𝗻 𝗗𝗲𝗟𝗶𝗹𝗹𝗼 -

    𝟯-𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗱 𝗥𝗲𝘃𝗶𝗲𝘄:

    - Brooding
    - Dread-full
    - Prescient

    𝗙𝗿𝗶𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗣𝗼𝘀𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲:

    How does each scene, however uneventful, mirror the novel's other narrative ideas?

    #bookreview #bookrecommendations #readinglist #literature #books #book #reading #bookstagram #frictionalreading #3words #dondelillo #maoii #fiction #modernism #artphilosophy #literaryfiction

  13. Portland Press Herald: Marsden Hartley Legacy Project brings the Lewiston modernist’s art online. “Presented by the Marsden Hartley Legacy Project and Bates College Museum of Art, the comprehensive digital collection showcases more than 1,600 paintings, drawings, pastels and prints created by the influential modernist artist.”

    https://rbfirehose.com/2026/07/11/portland-press-herald-marsden-hartley-legacy-project-brings-the-lewiston-modernists-art-online/
  14. Portland Press Herald: Marsden Hartley Legacy Project brings the Lewiston modernist’s art online. “Presented by the Marsden Hartley Legacy Project and Bates College Museum of Art, the comprehensive digital collection showcases more than 1,600 paintings, drawings, pastels and prints created by the influential modernist artist.”

    https://rbfirehose.com/2026/07/11/portland-press-herald-marsden-hartley-legacy-project-brings-the-lewiston-modernists-art-online/
  15. Portland Press Herald: Marsden Hartley Legacy Project brings the Lewiston modernist’s art online. “Presented by the Marsden Hartley Legacy Project and Bates College Museum of Art, the comprehensive digital collection showcases more than 1,600 paintings, drawings, pastels and prints created by the influential modernist artist.”

    https://rbfirehose.com/2026/07/11/portland-press-herald-marsden-hartley-legacy-project-brings-the-lewiston-modernists-art-online/
  16. Portland Press Herald: Marsden Hartley Legacy Project brings the Lewiston modernist’s art online. “Presented by the Marsden Hartley Legacy Project and Bates College Museum of Art, the comprehensive digital collection showcases more than 1,600 paintings, drawings, pastels and prints created by the influential modernist artist.”

    https://rbfirehose.com/2026/07/11/portland-press-herald-marsden-hartley-legacy-project-brings-the-lewiston-modernists-art-online/
  17. Portland Press Herald: Marsden Hartley Legacy Project brings the Lewiston modernist’s art online. “Presented by the Marsden Hartley Legacy Project and Bates College Museum of Art, the comprehensive digital collection showcases more than 1,600 paintings, drawings, pastels and prints created by the influential modernist artist.”

    https://rbfirehose.com/2026/07/11/portland-press-herald-marsden-hartley-legacy-project-brings-the-lewiston-modernists-art-online/