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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. Atacul asupra femeii în diferite aspecte Pre Scriptum, poate suna cam dur dar aş ruga să atrageţi atenţia la anumite elemente scoase în evidenţă de-a lungul textului, ceea ce vreau eu să scot la iveală e că femeia este ţinta anumitor schimbări care au început demult şi care riscă să ne facă să pierdem ceva… 👉 c.aparatorul.md/0lf23 👈 #emancipare #femeia #LaraZetkin #manipulare #modernism #ocnă #toleranţa #tv #ZeulEgalităţii
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  3. "Untitled (Dragon)," Rabindranath Tagore, 1st half of 20th century.

    Born in Bengal, Tagore (1861-1941) was an impressive polymath. Mostly remembered today as a poet, he was also a composer, author, playwright, philosopher, social reformer, and a painter, and a major figure of the Bengal Renaissance. He is often credited with singlehandedly reshaping Bengali literature and music, and combining Modernism with traditional Indian painting.

    He was the first non-European to win a Nobel Prize (for literature, in 1913), but didn't start painting until he was in his 60s. He drew in all sorts of influences from Western and Indian art. He is also now believed to have been red/green color blind, which explains the unusual color schemes and aesthetics of his works.

    His was a remarkable life, crammed with incident and achievement; I suggest you look into it yourself!

    From a private collection.

    #Art #IndianArt #BengalRenaissance #RabindranathTagore #Modernism #Dragon #NobelPrizeWInner

  4. Progress report on new #freeformcrochet project. Top of the back and both arms shown, in double knit hand-dyed merino, also chunky recycled plastic bottles and a bit of metallic/Angora. Inspiration... Georgia O'Keeffe, body parts in a grey/red palette. The rest of the yarn is a lighter 4-ply. I needed a heavier yarn for everything to hang from. Much more surface work to do on the joined scrumbles.

    #crochet #freeform #yarn #texileart #fiberart #fibreart #georgiaokeefe #modernism #art