Simply put Georgia O'Keefe was stunning--both she herself and her amazing paintings. Many people think of her as "The one who painted flowers." There's a little more to it than that though!
Georgia O'Keefe lived life on her own terms--and showed us the impact that even small things, such as flowers could have--if only we viewed them differently. She did not see flowers as just fragile, sweet things; neither did she attribute any other "spiritual" value to them. What she did do though was to extract their exquisite, pure form and their unabashed sensuality. She did away with sentimentality altogether and that was really where the strength of her vision lay.
Her lines and colours were bold, elegant, and unapologetic--just like she was.
I believe that flowers were just incidental to her. Her interest lay not in the objects she chose but in revealing their possiblities. She cut a solitary figure, both literally and figuratively in the world of art at that time.
After middle age she chose to live in solitude when she moved to Santa Fe- inhabiting a simple adobe house that reflected her own inner sense of grandeur and dignity. In her later years (she lived to the age of 98) she painted stark, uncompromising pictures of the vast expanses of the desert landscape, the mexican outback.
Today she is an icon. She set an example for all of us who wish to live life stripped bare, never losing touch with her powerful "nner voice."
Don't forget to click on the pics to see the more detail!
Georgia O'Keefe lived life on her own terms--and showed us the impact that even small things, such as flowers could have--if only we viewed them differently. She did not see flowers as just fragile, sweet things; neither did she attribute any other "spiritual" value to them. What she did do though was to extract their exquisite, pure form and their unabashed sensuality. She did away with sentimentality altogether and that was really where the strength of her vision lay.
Her lines and colours were bold, elegant, and unapologetic--just like she was.
I believe that flowers were just incidental to her. Her interest lay not in the objects she chose but in revealing their possiblities. She cut a solitary figure, both literally and figuratively in the world of art at that time.
After middle age she chose to live in solitude when she moved to Santa Fe- inhabiting a simple adobe house that reflected her own inner sense of grandeur and dignity. In her later years (she lived to the age of 98) she painted stark, uncompromising pictures of the vast expanses of the desert landscape, the mexican outback.
Today she is an icon. She set an example for all of us who wish to live life stripped bare, never losing touch with her powerful "nner voice."
Don't forget to click on the pics to see the more detail!
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