Georgia O'Keeffe: Great Art Explained

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Great Art Explained

Great Art Explained

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For seven decades Georgia O'Keeffe was a major figure in American art. She was a female artist who refused to be pigeonholed. An artist who stayed true to her unique vision and remained independent from all the shifting art trends of her time. Her paintings, now loom so large in the collective imagination, that it is easy to forget just how radical she was for her time.
In 1935, O’Keeffe produced this ground-breaking image. The artist was already known for her series of sensuous flower paintings, but this was different. That year, her life and the type of work she created would drastically change.
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BOOKS
Georgia O’Keeffe: A Life by Roxana Robinson
Georgia O'Keeffe 1887-1986: Flowers in the Desert by Britta Benke
Georgia O`Keeffe and New Mexico - A Sense of Place by Barbara Buhler Lynes
O'Keeffe, Stieglitz and the Critics by Lynes
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Felix Mendelssohn: String Octet in E-flat major, Op. 20
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@GreatArtExplained
@GreatArtExplained Жыл бұрын
Please leave a comment and like the video - I appreciate all your comments and it REALLY helps promote the channel - Thanks so much - James
@henninghoefer
@henninghoefer Жыл бұрын
Thank _you_ for another perfect introduction to an artist I knew very little about other than her name.
@kidmohair8151
@kidmohair8151 Жыл бұрын
it is always we who must thank you.
@fariskapo8365
@fariskapo8365 10 ай бұрын
René Magritte please
@livthorsen2671
@livthorsen2671 8 ай бұрын
@@henninghoefer å
@livthorsen2671
@livthorsen2671 8 ай бұрын
Thank you!
@maxemilysm
@maxemilysm Жыл бұрын
I had no idea that the sexualisation of O’Keefe’s work was against her will. As your videos do often do, my perspective on a beloved artist has been fundamentally changed. Thank you for telling this story!
@barrymoore4470
@barrymoore4470 Жыл бұрын
Even though the sexual interpretation of O'Keefe's earlier art was rejected by her, that doesn't necessarily mean that a sexual interpretation of that work wasn't valid. I think O'Keefe disliked the reduction of the work to such limited parameters, when she probably saw her efforts as multivalent.
@maxemilysm
@maxemilysm Жыл бұрын
@@barrymoore4470 A good point! An artist doesn’t need to intend to communicate something for her viewers to perceive it. I had just always (sort of naively) assumed she was the one pushing the sexual interpretation of her work to the forefront. I’m pleased to know different now!
@gilly5094
@gilly5094 Жыл бұрын
It seems rather disingenuous of her to have said that. Just about everything she ever painted looks like a veejay. I’m not a fan.
@barrymoore4470
@barrymoore4470 Жыл бұрын
@@gilly5094 Her renderings of skulls do not register as vaginal. Or at least it would be a stretch to apply that description to them.
@gilly5094
@gilly5094 Жыл бұрын
Really? Looking at the one on the thumbnail for this video, I first of all thought it was a pair of legs inverted. Granted, it would be somewhat abstracted, but the good old vag is there yet again.
@elainemccarthy2272
@elainemccarthy2272 Жыл бұрын
Thank you so much for including clips of O'Keeffe speaking for herself!
@nicksims2827
@nicksims2827 10 ай бұрын
I understand the relevance here, given the influence of Steiglitz, but it’s one of the reasons I love learning about 20th century artists in general - to see and hear them is so compelling, whether it’s interview style like this or seeing Jackson Pollock at work
@azaleablue2261
@azaleablue2261 8 ай бұрын
Are you an artist too?
@sallyisabel
@sallyisabel 8 ай бұрын
Yes, practically made me cry 🥺
@deborahdavis6801
@deborahdavis6801 5 ай бұрын
And I was shocked to realize how youthful her voice sounded! Very unusual.
@EduardoCastro-vg6tr
@EduardoCastro-vg6tr Жыл бұрын
I want this channel to exist for as long as it can. Such an amazing content, so well thought and crafted. It's unbelievable how much I've learned about art history and improved as an aspiring artist since I've discovered you ❤
@GreatArtExplained
@GreatArtExplained Жыл бұрын
That makes me happy - thanks 🙏
@dianeaustin2414
@dianeaustin2414 11 ай бұрын
I feel the same.
@azaleablue2261
@azaleablue2261 8 ай бұрын
I agree. I was so happy to find it. I AM EXCITED.
@beckymiller6703
@beckymiller6703 8 ай бұрын
I was a 1st grader in Albuquerque when my teacher showed a movie of Georgia O'Keeffe and then she said, and now you get to meet her! ... as a child of 6 I honestly had no idea the honor it was to have met her in real life. I look back on it now, and I would have to have that experience again only with the knowledge that I was in the presence of a genius.
@athenlafoy1
@athenlafoy1 Жыл бұрын
I really like the way you tie the shifting of her art styles to American history. The rain clouds hovering over the dry desert was something I never understood the signifigance of when my teach tried to explain why the piece mattered back when I was in elementary school, thank you for such a in-depth and clear analysis as always.
@GreatArtExplained
@GreatArtExplained Жыл бұрын
Thanks for watching!
@bordaz1
@bordaz1 Жыл бұрын
Neither did I, and I live in this region and practically worship the coming of the monsoon! James has a great eye for detail, or at least has really done his homework
@kathyjohnson2043
@kathyjohnson2043 Жыл бұрын
It is often hard for me to appreciate works by artists that are well known but that I'm not very familiar with. If I go to a biography, there is so much information that it is hard to wade through it. Your explanations make it easy to get a foot hold.
@GreatArtExplained
@GreatArtExplained Жыл бұрын
Glad you enjoyed it
@jjfecik
@jjfecik Жыл бұрын
Such a great point!! They inspire me to learn more which is so exciting!!
@dianeaustin2414
@dianeaustin2414 11 ай бұрын
I agree.
@zazuzazz5419
@zazuzazz5419 Жыл бұрын
James, nobody does it better!! Your articulate clarity and unpretentious presentation suits our revered, beloved Georgia to a tee.
@GreatArtExplained
@GreatArtExplained Жыл бұрын
That is so kind of you - thanks 🙏
@bagamingshow
@bagamingshow Жыл бұрын
I feel like fame is a big reason so many artists become kinda tired and bored. I am happy to see this woman in her old age and blindness still pursuing her need to create. An inspirational story. Great essay.
@barrymoore4470
@barrymoore4470 Жыл бұрын
It's always inspiring to see a person going forward even when limitations or impediments complicate their journey.
@opwave79
@opwave79 Жыл бұрын
I was never really interested in desert environments until I viewed an O’Keefe exhibit. When I saw how she so artfully used colors and shades to depict the skulls and landscapes, I wanted to see those places for myself. Now I visit the Southwestern deserts at least once a year, mostly to photograph them. They amaze me like they amazed her, and I have her to thank for that.
@AmorSciendi
@AmorSciendi Жыл бұрын
Wow. That section with side by side photos and paintings is really powerful. I read a large biography of O'Keefe a few years ago by Roxana Robinson. She's incredible, and the museum in Santa Fe is a must see
@freqeist
@freqeist 7 ай бұрын
I only knew O'Keefe because of her charcoal work That is/was all that I was interested in.
@martyjordan8003
@martyjordan8003 Жыл бұрын
I love how you put her work in a historical context. Helped me appreciate her work that much more. Thx for this and all your other art education videos. ❤
@GreatArtExplained
@GreatArtExplained Жыл бұрын
Glad you enjoyed it!
@juantothree3434
@juantothree3434 Жыл бұрын
This channel has rekindle my love for art into another level of understanding and appreciation. Watching this video about O’keeffee taught me so much about her work and what made her such an important and incredible artist. Thank you so much
@GreatArtExplained
@GreatArtExplained Жыл бұрын
Wow, thank you!
@Fuchswinter
@Fuchswinter Жыл бұрын
I often have trouble understanding more abstract and surrealist art - I'm a very literal thinker so I can't always follow the artist's thought process. This is a fantastic introduction to both her art and the connection between art and history
@Komponents
@Komponents 8 ай бұрын
Most often artists paint for themselves and expect the viewer to formulate his or her own “story” from what they see. Many artists who might be able to explain their thought process would not want to. Art critics and others who feel they can “explain” art are generally speculating, at best, and feeding their own egos by demonstrating what they believe is their vast knowledge of the very processes they themselves are incapable of performing. Like that old adage, “those who can, do; those who can’t, teach.”
@jordansteinohrt
@jordansteinohrt Жыл бұрын
There aren't many channels on KZbin where I drop what I am doing to watch when something new drops. I love your work brother. Such good stuff.
@GreatArtExplained
@GreatArtExplained Жыл бұрын
I appreciate that!
@michaeld1889
@michaeld1889 Жыл бұрын
Love this channel...and can we take a moment to appreciate that there's over a million subscribers? 😮
@GreatArtExplained
@GreatArtExplained Жыл бұрын
I know! It's crazy!
@t.j.payeur5331
@t.j.payeur5331 Жыл бұрын
It gives me hope...
@gamby16a
@gamby16a Жыл бұрын
I'm extremely appreciative of this awesome education in art that I'm getting for free. You all are doing incredible work with this channel.
@purplerisc
@purplerisc Жыл бұрын
Very much deserved!
@GreatArtExplained
@GreatArtExplained Жыл бұрын
@@gamby16a it’s just me, but thanks for the compliment!
@SvenvandeBergh
@SvenvandeBergh Жыл бұрын
Art: the 'unique' final object of creative thought, created by extraordinary skills.
@halo99999
@halo99999 Жыл бұрын
If you ever wonder if making these videos is worth all the effort, please know you have created art appreciation and understanding among those of us who have zero art education or skill. You make it accessible and remove the daunting barrier that many of us non art types are intimidated by. Thank you!!
@barrymoore4470
@barrymoore4470 Жыл бұрын
A great artist, and a true American original. She also had the most beautiful, compelling features, highly photogenic. It's easy to see how any admirer of art and creativity would have been drawn to her.
@mspacephal3925
@mspacephal3925 Жыл бұрын
This is by far the greatest art channel in KZbin. Every time the level of enjoyment is surpassed! How cool is that? Thank you sooo much!! 🙏🏻🙏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻🙌🏻🙌🏻🙌🏻❤️❤️❤️
@GreatArtExplained
@GreatArtExplained Жыл бұрын
Thanks for watching 🙏
@gxv333
@gxv333 Жыл бұрын
I know I’m just repeating the praise of others but I must - the way you give context to the artist’s life and works is a big part of why your videos stand out above the others. Thank you!
@GreatArtExplained
@GreatArtExplained Жыл бұрын
Thanks so much! 🙏
@ZacharyDial
@ZacharyDial Жыл бұрын
Wow, I am so glad I watched this! I'm glad to learn that what I've been taught about her was wrong and that instead of being an artist who was painting with sexuality in mind, she was inspired by photography and wanted to be her own artist. This was great!
@GreatArtExplained
@GreatArtExplained Жыл бұрын
Thanks for watching 🙏
@lilpixie25
@lilpixie25 Жыл бұрын
Gorgeous... her work and her person were gorgeous. The colors and her style are so iconic it's comforting to see them, thank you for the video
@GreatArtExplained
@GreatArtExplained Жыл бұрын
Thank you so much!
@joecool7035
@joecool7035 Жыл бұрын
thanks a lot for this introduction to O'Keeffe.
@GreatArtExplained
@GreatArtExplained Жыл бұрын
You are welcome!
@celestenova777
@celestenova777 Жыл бұрын
An incredibly inspiring artist with her unique eye on the world around her and her interpretation of nature with the glorious colours. Her personal life seemed to be much in turmoil but she carried on, a true artist, in what must have been terribly difficult at times. Thanks for this great video, really enjoyed watching it.
@GreatArtExplained
@GreatArtExplained Жыл бұрын
Thanks for watching 🙏
@georgefrench1907
@georgefrench1907 Жыл бұрын
A wonderful synthesis of the aesthetic of a great artist.
@binface9
@binface9 Жыл бұрын
Fascinating documentary as ever, James
@jimmyzbike
@jimmyzbike Жыл бұрын
I’ve seen a few of her works. Bold, moving, haunting and yet peaceful and serene
@MariaVosa
@MariaVosa Жыл бұрын
Since not enough people have discovered this great video, I am commenting again to help. Seriously - watch it!
@GreatArtExplained
@GreatArtExplained Жыл бұрын
Thanks 🙏
@nancypine9952
@nancypine9952 11 ай бұрын
In 1977 O'Keefe published a book of some of her paintings. Not all of them, for there were so many that no one book could contain them all. She explained her thinking as she painted them. It's a wonderful book, and I was able to obtain one of the last available copies. Shapes and colors always fascinated her, and it was the shape of the bones that originally attracted her. Thank you for doing such a wonderful job explaining her work and her thinking. You seem to have a much better grasp of her originality than many of the critics.
@diegocorrea5143
@diegocorrea5143 8 ай бұрын
Her paintings are absolutely beautiful, cryptic, and surprising.. Would love to see more of her work in person.
@DaveRCollins1
@DaveRCollins1 9 ай бұрын
What James is doing is just fantastic. I want to see him on camera, maybe hastily. Maybe it would be great to see him give an interview or create a documentary. Bravo!
@GreatArtExplained
@GreatArtExplained 9 ай бұрын
Hi Dave - in these short videos I don’t appear on camera because I want to concentrate (and show) the art, rather than just have me talking to camera. If you look in my “live” section there is a talk I gave on my channel.
@DaveRCollins1
@DaveRCollins1 9 ай бұрын
A distinct lack of hubris. I will check that out. Also, I just realized this is my favorite video of the series. Cheers, James@@GreatArtExplained
@JessicaReevesRealtor
@JessicaReevesRealtor Жыл бұрын
The Cincinnati art museum has an exhibit of her work, focusing on her photography. I was already planning to go, so this information is rather timely. Great job as always, James!
@GreatArtExplained
@GreatArtExplained Жыл бұрын
Thanks for the info!
@jeannahann612
@jeannahann612 Жыл бұрын
I went to the MOMA recently and got so much more out of it thanks to your videos
@GreatArtExplained
@GreatArtExplained Жыл бұрын
That is so nice to hear - thanks 🙏
@youcancallmeana
@youcancallmeana Жыл бұрын
That gave me a whole new perspective on O'Keeffe and her work. Thanks.
@GreatArtExplained
@GreatArtExplained Жыл бұрын
Thanks for watching 🙏
@italiana626sc
@italiana626sc Жыл бұрын
Wonderful backstory on her life and how she viewed the world around her. Another excellent video. So glad I found this channel!!
@AndyRiot
@AndyRiot 9 ай бұрын
You have enabled me to enjoy O'Keeffe's art in a way I never thought I could. You helped me CONNECT to her work. That is powerful storytelling. Spellbinding work. Please keep it up!
@yashyashwepareek3230
@yashyashwepareek3230 Жыл бұрын
I had the knowledge of a pin about art history. Seemed so complicated and intimidating to understand a vast subject. But, the complexities with which an artist and the painting on the focus are explained, peeling off every layer with a nuanced understanding of socio-economic status at the time makes me come back every week to check on new uploads. Bravo to the channel creator!
@GreatArtExplained
@GreatArtExplained Жыл бұрын
Thanks for watching 🙏 and for commenting. James
@Cainhelm
@Cainhelm Жыл бұрын
Serendipitous timing - there is an O'Keefe temporary exhibit that just opened at MoMA
@ReynaSingh
@ReynaSingh Жыл бұрын
Brilliant video. Keep it up
@GreatArtExplained
@GreatArtExplained Жыл бұрын
Thanks, will do!
@g-mamaggie3785
@g-mamaggie3785 Жыл бұрын
I am new to the art world. I started painting lessons is January and my desire for learning more has been fueled! This channel is wonderful for understanding what sometimes feels like a foreign language. Thank you, Mr. Payne, for time and effort you put into these videos!
@t.j.payeur5331
@t.j.payeur5331 Жыл бұрын
My parents had a coffee table book of Georgia O'Keefe when I was a kid in the 60s..I'd look at it for hours...
@hippolyte90
@hippolyte90 Жыл бұрын
I wonder if the skulls and flowers motifs could be inspired by mexican culture. Great video and beautiful paintings! I've seen the "Ram's head"- painting somwhere before but had no idea of the artist or the history behind it. I love that you take art that most people have seen somewhere in popular culture, like "The Great Wave" by Hokusai or "The Kiss" by Gustav Klimt, and bring its artist, history and cultural relevance to light.
@GreatArtExplained
@GreatArtExplained Жыл бұрын
Thanks you - she quite often painted artificial flowers in her paintings which were inspired by the flowers on the graves of local Hispanics. Best james
@Mark_GL
@Mark_GL Жыл бұрын
This chanel has changed my perception of art. Please keep up the good work!
@alessiapodgorica1260
@alessiapodgorica1260 7 ай бұрын
Definitely one of my favourite artists, such a genius. Her subjects are so simply depicted, yet so powerful that you can feel her presence. I am not surprised to know she was considered the Mother Of American Modernism.
@ronniea.4830
@ronniea.4830 Жыл бұрын
Thank you kind sir for another interesting lesson in Art history. It's greatly appreciated.
@GreatArtExplained
@GreatArtExplained Жыл бұрын
Thanks for watching 🙏
@BahnGradWeg
@BahnGradWeg Жыл бұрын
One can see this video was made with love and passion. Thanks a lot!
@jelejacques
@jelejacques Жыл бұрын
I never realy understod O'Keefe's art and it's relevance. To be honest it's not changed but thank you. Great video.
@fetchingphotos
@fetchingphotos Жыл бұрын
That was beautiful! It answered questions I have always had about her, and left me even more impressed with her works.
@stephenroskell7241
@stephenroskell7241 Жыл бұрын
Absolutely superb. Many thanks James.
@zlatan_2197
@zlatan_2197 Жыл бұрын
Editing on point once again, great work
@danbev8542
@danbev8542 Жыл бұрын
Excellent video! Thank you so much for describing O’Keeffe’s life and correcting the warped vision of her created by her famous photographer. I find her skulls to be perfectly evocative of the American Southwest. Absolutely love your channel and content!
@barrymoore4470
@barrymoore4470 Жыл бұрын
She might be the single finest artist of the American Southwest. She does in visuals what D.H. Lawrence did in words.
@Sgirl
@Sgirl Жыл бұрын
Thank you for putting this artist's work into the context of the times. I admittedly was rather unaware of the trailblazing aspect of her work.
@Nozes..
@Nozes.. Жыл бұрын
Fascinating as always. The quality of these is well worth the wait. Thank you.
@GreatArtExplained
@GreatArtExplained Жыл бұрын
I appreciate you commenting thanks 🙏
@jwillington6625
@jwillington6625 Жыл бұрын
Very well written, researched and compassionately shared. This is THE best piece on Georgia, and I've seen many. 💛
@GreatArtExplained
@GreatArtExplained Жыл бұрын
Wow, thank you!
@zelladevlin710
@zelladevlin710 11 ай бұрын
Many of Georgia O'Keeffe's paintings bring me to tears. ALL of her paintings inspire and move me. I grew up in the desert Southwest. Georgia O'Keefe depicts the desert in a way that is true and artistic. Thank you James for creating this film. I love all of your work, but am especially drawn to this one because of my love for Georgia O'Keefe, her art and her unique life.
@fabiollaloureiro
@fabiollaloureiro Жыл бұрын
Another brilliant short doc James. I had no idea of Georgia relationship with Alfred and photography, but I as a photographer, I always had in my mind that art and photography are utterly entwined, as art is also an inspiration for my work. Thank you for enlighten us, love your work. Cheers from São Paulo!
@dharmakaurkhalsa3923
@dharmakaurkhalsa3923 Жыл бұрын
Another great video of you about this artist that is so dear to my heart and I got introduced to her work when living in New Mexico, not far from her home in Abiquiu. ❤ thank you for these great videos.
@GreatArtExplained
@GreatArtExplained Жыл бұрын
Thanks for watching 🙏
@k4y23
@k4y23 Жыл бұрын
amazing woman and artist! Santa Fe is one of the places i would love to visit one day and see her work. i just discovered your channel. great work!
@anaisabelribeiro2721
@anaisabelribeiro2721 Жыл бұрын
Love your work!
@JojoYVR
@JojoYVR Жыл бұрын
So interesting. Thank you for helping me understand the deeper meaning of this piece.
@GreatArtExplained
@GreatArtExplained Жыл бұрын
Glad it was helpful!
@justjessssss
@justjessssss Жыл бұрын
My favorite art channel!! Thanks for another great video
@GreatArtExplained
@GreatArtExplained Жыл бұрын
Thanks for watching 🙏
@Tanjaicholan
@Tanjaicholan Жыл бұрын
Thank you! O’Keefe’s simplicity and mystic invites to mind wander and daydream. Maybe its the desert that causes this break in the senses!
@herculesrockefeller8969
@herculesrockefeller8969 Жыл бұрын
Thank you, James Payne, for another great video! O’keefe was not just an artist, but a force that could not be denied, and would not be channeled by anyone but Georgia O’keefe. Your video makes that clear.
@nima4719
@nima4719 Жыл бұрын
This channel helps me to understand and appreciate art more than before.
@GreatArtExplained
@GreatArtExplained Жыл бұрын
Great comment - thank you 🙏
@lailalivsdatter6660
@lailalivsdatter6660 8 ай бұрын
I have found O'Keeffe' art through a magazine of Gudrun Sjøden. Who is creating clothes in Sweeden and for the world and very inspired by her. Dearest O'Keeffe: How wonderful you are❤
@Vovvilina
@Vovvilina Жыл бұрын
I love this so much because it importantly shows us how artist interviews can decry assumptions passed from generation to generation by media. Hopefully more modern artists will be showcased in intimate portraits that allow future viewers to discover their techniques, viewpoints, and inspirations before they pass from this world and leave only their art.
@sebabuzo8162
@sebabuzo8162 Жыл бұрын
Exquisite content as always. I've been following this channel since its early days and I'm so glad to see how much the subscriber base has grown.
@alialluaibi3008
@alialluaibi3008 Жыл бұрын
A great video as always !
@GreatArtExplained
@GreatArtExplained Жыл бұрын
Glad you enjoyed it!
@anatoliagolden-hall4553
@anatoliagolden-hall4553 Жыл бұрын
This was a lovely, and informative video. How engaging!
@evachocolounge2302
@evachocolounge2302 Жыл бұрын
James, I am watching your content singe your first video. Congratulations to your truly deserved success! I recommend your channel to all my friends and family. Thank you so much for sharing your knowledge!
@GreatArtExplained
@GreatArtExplained Жыл бұрын
What a lovely thing to say. Thank you so much Eva - I appreciate your loyalty so much! 🙏
@a.omurbattalgazi1313
@a.omurbattalgazi1313 Жыл бұрын
Thank you for this lovely contribution, presentation. Loved it.
@GreatArtExplained
@GreatArtExplained Жыл бұрын
Glad you enjoyed it!
@janetmitchell4452
@janetmitchell4452 10 ай бұрын
I live about 40 miles from Abique, where Ghost Ranch, her home, is located. Surrounded by mountains , colored by nature, you can still feel her presence.
@ropolito1980
@ropolito1980 Жыл бұрын
Amazing work! Thank you so much for your hard work. I love this channel…thank you James
@GreatArtExplained
@GreatArtExplained Жыл бұрын
Thanks for watching Jenny🙏
@saracalvoibanez2312
@saracalvoibanez2312 Жыл бұрын
This is my first approach to O'Keefe's work, thanks to your videos I am learning so much of artists I knew, but also of artists whose work I was totally ignorant of, I've really fallen in love with some of the pieces you showed here!! I love this channel so muuuuuch
@SarastistheSerpent
@SarastistheSerpent Жыл бұрын
Fantastic video as always! I do wonder if much of the sexualisation of O’Keeffe’s work could’ve come from potentially unintended evocations of Ancient Egyptian art. Bovine skulls bring to mind images of the Egyptian goddess Hathor, who was intentionally depicted as a woman with a cow’s head in reference to her patronage over female fertility and sexuality, given the obvious resemblance of a bull’s horns with the female reproductive system. O’Keeffe’s common flower motifs are also quite similar to those of the Egyptian Lotus, which was a symbol of the God Nefertum, who represented beauty, perfume and sensuality. I noticed too that her work and that of the Ancient Egyptians share a certain austere quality, while at the same time portraying everyday objects as particularly grand and even emblematic, like a hieroglyph. Even her colour schemes remind me of Egyptian art, although that very well might be coincidental due to the fact that she seemed to gravitate towards hues naturally found in desert landscapes.
@GreatArtExplained
@GreatArtExplained Жыл бұрын
That’s really interesting! Thanks 🙏
@kathyjohnson2043
@kathyjohnson2043 Жыл бұрын
I wonder if the widespread use of elements of ancient Egyptian art in the early 1900s also contributed to her work as being associated with not only sex but also death.
@SarastistheSerpent
@SarastistheSerpent Жыл бұрын
@@kathyjohnson2043 that’s very possible. Ironically, it would support O’Keeffe’s own statement that people misinterpreted her work as sepulchral, when she meant it to actually represent the opposite. If she really was influenced by Egyptian imagery, motifs of Hathor and Nefertum are definitely apt if her goal was to portray life and birth rather than death. Neither were chthonic deities in the ancient Egyptian religion, and both were explicitly linked with childbirth and the act of divine creation rather than mortality (there were many dozens of Egyptian gods that were associated with death, and none of O’keeffe’s work depicts any of them or their determinatives as far as I know). She chose specific symbols denoting new life, yet her art was advertised as being all about death.
@alexwlf8434
@alexwlf8434 3 ай бұрын
Honestly, I absolutely LOVE this channel. You clearly are very gifted at distilling essential ideas down to digestible proportions. Please keep making this incredible content.!!
@brucerobertson7457
@brucerobertson7457 Жыл бұрын
As usual, you have opened up a subject that I thought I knew into something more expansive. Thank you
@joeyjoe7930
@joeyjoe7930 Жыл бұрын
This is my favourite channel! Thank you for the wonderful content you create!
@usernamepassword6909
@usernamepassword6909 Жыл бұрын
The O’Keeffe Museum in Santa Fe, NM is a nice treat, but know that it is small.
@Hellismary
@Hellismary Жыл бұрын
Wisconsin baby !!!! 🥳 🦌
@kbqvist
@kbqvist Жыл бұрын
Another great installment of a wonderful series; thank you!
@hellif.8314
@hellif.8314 Жыл бұрын
Thanks again for quite an interesting video! I´ve never understood and never felt a connection to art, but your short-feeling and information-rich videos are really helping me at getting a grip of why people are fascinated by art and why some pieces are considered especially interesting. I´ve yet to understand how and why people can feel a connection to artwork without having all that knowledge.
@zazuzazz5419
@zazuzazz5419 Жыл бұрын
@Helli …for connection… a response to your question: Pick a work of art you’re curious about. (It doesn’t have to be a reputed “masterpiece “, it doesn’t have to be a painting)- - and sit with it in person. Take your time. It will speak to you. Art communicates.
@arielsong1289
@arielsong1289 Жыл бұрын
Support from the live session here. Please keep your work as pure, passionate and educational as alway! Thank you James!
@GreatArtExplained
@GreatArtExplained Жыл бұрын
Thanks 🙏
@isabellaestrada7043
@isabellaestrada7043 Жыл бұрын
Thank you so much for another video! I have a much deeper appreciation for all the art you explain 🙏🏻
@fletcherlippert8051
@fletcherlippert8051 Жыл бұрын
Thank god you didnt wait as long. I just finished a book about her. legit best channel on yt
@GreatArtExplained
@GreatArtExplained Жыл бұрын
Wow, thank you!
@asteriaalanis9917
@asteriaalanis9917 Жыл бұрын
So appreciative of the work you do❤
@KevinCBurke
@KevinCBurke Жыл бұрын
Great video, James. You did an extraordinary job highlighting such a brilliant artist.
@GreatArtExplained
@GreatArtExplained Жыл бұрын
Many thanks!
@kisslena
@kisslena Жыл бұрын
I love the bird’s eye (drone today) scope of Sheeler’s “American Landscape”. I would stare at it for hours noticing the realistic details. It is probably his only work with a human pictured. Just something about the cool sunlight making an industrial scene look clean and serene. Sorry… I was excited to see this painting mentioned. O’Keefe was a powerful artist and yes a visionary woman before her time. Another Great Video!
@Caracal-lm6es
@Caracal-lm6es Жыл бұрын
The Honolulu Museum of Art has many of O'keefe's landscapes, flowers and other paintings she did while in Hawaii (late 30's I believe). She spent a lot of time painting on Maui.
@barrymoore4470
@barrymoore4470 Жыл бұрын
She was once engaged by the Dole company to paint an image of a pineapple that they could use to promote their product. She came to have a dim view of the company when she came to talk with the people in Hawaii Dole employed to pick and process the fruit. She ended up painting a picture of a pineapple bud, not at all the company's liking, but which they reluctantly used anyway in their advertising (O'Keeffe, after all, was a famous and fashionable artist by that time).
@valabakhtiarzadeh9639
@valabakhtiarzadeh9639 Жыл бұрын
Wow! Hadn't heard about this, hyped to check it out! Keep on with the great work!
@12thDecember
@12thDecember Жыл бұрын
Thank you for showcasing this brilliant, misinterpreted painter. As always, you offer a perspective on paintings and artists that reveals there is always much more than meets the eye, and that an artist often has multiple facets that unfortunately tend to go unacknowledged by the general public. Ms. O'Keefe's relationship with Juan Hamilton was quite interesting; Harpers Bazarr has a 2016 online article that explores the intricacies of that relationship.
@kikibender
@kikibender Жыл бұрын
One of your best so far. Love this channel.
@connorsavva-yc5sr
@connorsavva-yc5sr Жыл бұрын
Brilliant video - as always!
@GreatArtExplained
@GreatArtExplained Жыл бұрын
Glad you enjoyed it!
@blue_guitar4136
@blue_guitar4136 Жыл бұрын
Once again, an image that I'm vaguely familiar with is given amazing context and perspective! Thank you for all the research, your content is so enlightening.
@tegantran4091
@tegantran4091 Жыл бұрын
Another beautiful videos inspiring me to travel to see the great art. I admire your hard work. 😊
@pcbif
@pcbif 8 ай бұрын
I just love Georgia O'keeffe. Thanks for this wonderful profile!
@_Glorie_
@_Glorie_ 10 ай бұрын
Lovely. Tank you so much for creating these
@GanBtn
@GanBtn Жыл бұрын
Always loved Georgia O’Keeffe, especially her flowers abstractions. And as usual, with your videos I always learn more! Thank you so much!
@thewyldness
@thewyldness Жыл бұрын
My favorite channel by a mile. Every time a new one drops, i watch immediately. This info and context is invaluable and inspiring.
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