Etel Adnan - Colour as Language

Artist Etel Adnan (1925-2021) is famous for her abstract landscape paintings and her distinct use of colour.
In the first retrospective in the Netherlands, her paintings, leporellos, tapestries and literary work are seen alongside the work of Vincent van Gogh at the Van Gogh Museum Amsterdam, from 20 May until 4 September 2022.

[@paperprincess1050]

"We don't speak of beauty anymore" 🙏

[@GessicaPArt]

“I write what I see I paint what I am” love her!!

[@dabzvapelord]

perfect quote

[@benhaith9056]

Thank You Etel Adman for Your Contribution to Humanity!🙏

[@AmyK007]

Such wisdom and gentleness.

[@lizvermaas9703]

Brilliant! "Who is the most important person you have ever met?" Her response: "A mountain ". This woman is a mountain of ideas, insights and talents.

[@RosaLei]

I feel this... "If you feel something strongly... it comes out, whether you want it or not. You can't escape that. So I do respond... to the beauty of the place... of people, of language, of colour. And I feel... it comes, whether I want it or not. When we work... our whole being participates in what we do. It's more than just thinking. It's who you are... you can't escape from. It's going to follow you like your shadow. And it will come out. So let it come out." -Etel Adnan

[@vanhawk1074]

So happy I have found this artist. She is awesome , love her work

[@kabernat]

I never heard of her, until TODAY! Art will always matter and this goes for drawing, singing, dance, spoken word. It allows us to escape to other realities. Thank you Etel Adnan for your beautiful part!

[@sandrafisherhayes3219]

Likewise...I am not familiar with Etel's artwork until now ❤ thank you for sharing this lady's art. Love her colours. Going to research her now. Beautiful paintings 🖼🎨

[@gracejohnson5408]

Love this... "There is no total rest. Not only for us, but for the world. Nature is also constantly changing like we do."

[@Artwithaheartinhealthcare]

Such a brilliant artist. I watched the last 60 seconds several times to solidify the message into memory.

[@donnamarcotte5809]

I never heard of Etel until today either. I read the summary and I'm bummed about the exhibits I have missed. I plan to do more research and read and see more of her work. So fascinating.

[@mardicuming1320]

Who you are you cannot escape from.💜 This woman is beautiful. Her words as well as her painting are so inspiring. As an artist who has been side tracked by lifes goings on, she is a message. Who you are you cannot escape from.💜 Like your shaddow, it stays with you.💖

[@nuiwai5402]

What a beautiful experience to be made aware of this captivating elderly Artist and creative. Such wisdom.

[@rachelgrainer3549]

Very special indeed! Expressing verbally…what happened to us that we can no longer say the word beauty? 😢 that’s how far we’ve come from nature, her main thrust for being. Being a writer before painting enables us to understand better the creative soul. Much gratitude for introducing us to her.

[@Eva-iy6vy]

I am fascinated withe her work and I love her personality.

[@kristine8338]

Beauty is a powerful force, interconnecting different levels of being and at the same time being banal… the presence of the seagull is sheer beauty. What an interview.

[@pedrogarciarias129]

Etel, I feel you are painting for the whole Universe...the innocent smile of God is specially now for you, beautiful artist, painter and amazing poet. Don´t forget, please, artists who are still living in this strange planet full of violence and diabolic wars. Thanks a lot.

[@BethPia]

I cannot wipe the grin from my face 😁 This was beyond delightful, thank you for stoking the fire ⭐⭐⭐

[@marjikarlgaard1231]

Had no idea she was painting our local landmark Mt Tam with such drama and color. Glad to discover Etel Adnan and her work. Thanks for this beautiful interview.

[@person-zg5mr]

this is the most pureal thing I've ever watched!.

[@martaorlando7080]

"La naturaleza esta cambiando constantemente " Espiritual Dama. Sabía. Un abrazo. Siempre aprendiendo de los que Saben. Un abrazooooo infinito oooooo ❤🌎💎👍🙅

[@pamberry6354]

So happy to accidentally hit on this painter...thank you.

[@muhlenstedt]

Wonderful artist . I have written down every word she spoke in this interview. It is a kind of deep meditation about life and art. Thank you for posting it.

[@MarinaSader]

I saw this video in her exhibition in the Van Gogh's museum and nearly cried, she was amazing and forever an inspiration for me. It was amazing to get to know a bit more about her and the meanings behind her process.

[@educationforblind6362]

Her father is syrian and her mother is mixed Christian levantine arab, greek and turkish and said to be come from izmir.

[@isabelpinabicho4927]

A genuine artist! ❤️❤️❤️

[@melikiac]

Beautiful expression...inside & out

[@RinpochesRose]

Wonderful ❤

[@ingridvillafane258]

What a beautiful human being and amazing artist! Such wisdom! It was amazing to hear her speak.

[@rosejones2932]

I am close to Mt. Tamalpais. Makes me want to go there. What an amazing woman. I also looked up her partner Simone Fattal - also an amazing poet and artist.

[@ArtByRopri]

WOW, What a wonderful paintings, Wishing you more and more success, liked and subscribed, Wait for more 🌹💐🌴🌺

[@martaorlando7080]

❤Etel!

[@covechgo]

I like her.

[@educationforblind6362]

Her father is syrian and her mother is mixed Christian levantine arab, greek and turkish and said to be come from izmir.

[@nicdelmundo5687]

love it

[@muslimah.aminata_ramadan]

what that is good and very good thank you

[@CRYDERSB]

LOVE

[@user-xv8te4cd2k]

아름다운 그림을 보는순간 산을 많이 그린 한국의 추상미술작가 유영국(1916 ~ 2002)의 그림이 생각 났습니다.

[@KevinDawson888]

"I paint what I am." "Color is language." "If you look attentively (at the painting), you can feel his fights." Gotta love the emotion, commitment, and expression.

[@MsOceanstar]

❤❤❤

[@arlenehutchinson9259]

This is a whole philosophy ❤

[@sandrakhoury9476]

❤

[@glenncambray626]

With such total emphasis on colour, how would she have felt about Chinese landscape painting?

[@arielsutherland7400]

Yes! Imagine if we built cities and crafted our lives around beauty and color rather than efficiency and profit.

[@zaramuhammad1688]

Nice

[@ivanklymenko]

🤩😍🤩

[@saulg195]

Today Google celebrates you

[@emmablassel843]

I've never heard of her before. Because she died. Why am I not surprised?

[@shirazqutub2544]

Great Lady and my 1 advice for google 1 great lady (Ruth Pfau)Died: August 10, 2017 Notable work: National Leprosy Control Program in Pakistan

[@robertafierro5592]

People who are DEAD in their hearts would say " a monkey could do this! What's the big deal? ".

[@tigergaobao2124]

I believe only some can read real painters as there is no ego included which most people can't digest

[@BlackKettleRanch]

What an insult to Van Gogh. How do the curators get away with these abominations? There are a few "nice" pieces. Nothing that belongs in a museum. Nothing that she could make a living off of by selling. If you took these pieces and placed them in a critique session among other students work in art schools across the nation, you would get plenty of feedback on what they need and how to fix them. This is more like an untrained hobbyist's work. It's amazing how desperate people are to buy into something when there's little to nothing there. I'm completely unimpressed and disgusted with curators.

[@xw591]

Thats the great thing about art, it's about feelings, opinions. You don't like the work, fine. But I like it. Your dislike does not cancel my desire to see her work, does not erase the comparisons between her landscapes & Van Gogh's.

[@BlackKettleRanch]

@@xw591 Go ahead and look at it. I didn't say not to, and I never said that you're not allowed to like it. And, yes, you can compare it to Van Gogh's. You can also compare chop sticks to Mozart.

[@freddyfelipe5047]

Pitying for yourself, she still living in the heart of people and museums around the world with love, respect and beauty. Her words live through her presence, just like your hate. ❤

[@BlackKettleRanch]

@@freddyfelipe5047 Aren't you the pot calling the kettle black. And you put a little hypocritical and passive/aggressive heart after your assumptive and hateful statement. You're the one who brought up hate. I'm just speaking the truth. I never said her heart wasn't in her work. I'm sure it is, but it doesn't take away from the facts.

[@alkisvenetis1678]

She never has studied painting. She was not able to make the simplest drawing or sketch . She never learned to mix colors. She was not an artist.

[@BlackKettleRanch]

And it shows.

[@xw591]

Only someone who has never been artistic could say this.