Louise Bourgeois: 25th December 1911 to 31st May 2010
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- After producing a brood of a son & two daughters and having decided to turn my back on academe & tax law, once my babes were past the nappy stage, I decided to teach myself the craft of jewellery design. My brood had taught me to be a mother & I’ve always spent as much time I can drawing, making marks & designing, so I reasoned that my brain was possibly still open to new ideas. But WOW! Little did I realise that a whole new environment was there to be explored - the world of Wearable Art & all its satellite moons. So, some five years ago, thus began my pursuit of ‘the art of curiosity…‘ Being creative is an essential part of life for me. I’ve suffered from depression since the age of 16 - indeed I'm a diagnosed bipolar babe - and in my opinion, creative expression is as important in helping my condition as all my meds & any other therapies I have tried. Keeping a creative journal for example, helps me to understand myself & my bipolarity. The act of making marks channels stress into meaning. A sense of humour helps me too - there’s a large seam of irony in my being and Dorothy Parker is Queen!
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2 comments:
When I saw this post the first time, i thought I'd never heard of Louise Bourgeois, then I just happened across this article on the bbc news website and realised that i have seen her towers in the tate modern. How bizarre that people can affect your life and you don't even notice. The theme of the tate modern keeps popping up everywhere for me, there is a theme, someone must be trying to tell me something.
x hel x
Thanks for this post, here is the link:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment_and_arts/10202511.stm
Hi Helen,
What a lovely comment!
If you look at Louise's art, you can see the immense influence she had on contemporary art. I would say that many of the YBAs, for example, were inspired by her vision. No wonder she was the artist they called upon to make the first installations in the Turbine Hall at Tate Modern.
Thanks for the link :-)
Jennifer xox
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