Georgia O'Keeffe: Great Art Explained

[@GreatArtExplained]

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]

Thank _you_ for another perfect introduction to an artist I knew very little about other than her name.

[@kidmohair8151]

it is always we who must thank you.

[@fariskapo8365]

René Magritte please

[@livthorsen2671]

@@henninghoefer å

[@livthorsen2671]

Thank you!

[@maxemilysm]

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]

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]

@@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]

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]

@@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]

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]

Thank you so much for including clips of O'Keeffe speaking for herself!

[@nicksims2827]

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]

Are you an artist too?

[@deborahdavis6801]

And I was shocked to realize how youthful her voice sounded! Very unusual.

[@EduardoCastro-vg6tr]

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]

That makes me happy - thanks 🙏

[@dianeaustin2414]

I feel the same.

[@azaleablue2261]

I agree. I was so happy to find it. I AM EXCITED.

[@athenlafoy1]

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]

Thanks for watching!

[@bordaz1]

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]

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]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@jjfecik]

Such a great point!! They inspire me to learn more which is so exciting!!

[@dianeaustin2414]

I agree.

[@zazuzazz5419]

James, nobody does it better!! Your articulate clarity and unpretentious presentation suits our revered, beloved Georgia to a tee.

[@GreatArtExplained]

That is so kind of you - thanks 🙏

[@halo99999]

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!!

[@beckymiller6703]

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.

[@AmorSciendi]

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]

I only knew O'Keefe because of her charcoal work That is/was all that I was interested in.

[@opwave79]

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.

[@kaboobola]

New Mexico appreciates people like you! when you grow up here, you almost take its beauty for granted, I wouldn’t live anywhere else ❤

[@jordansteinohrt]

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]

I appreciate that!

[@nancypine9952]

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.

[@martyjordan8003]

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]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@bagamingshow]

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]

It's always inspiring to see a person going forward even when limitations or impediments complicate their journey.

[@juantothree3434]

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]

Wow, thank you!

[@JimmyNasium]

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]

Thanks so much! 🙏

[@SvenvandeBergh]

Art: the 'unique' final object of creative thought, created by extraordinary skills.

[@barrymoore4470]

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.

[@lilpixie25]

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]

Thank you so much!

[@mspacephal3925]

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]

Thanks for watching 🙏

[@Fuchswinter]

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]

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.”

[@evavanglinska1922]

Thanks

[@GreatArtExplained]

Thanks so much for the donation!

[@ZacharyDial]

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]

Thanks for watching 🙏

[@arielsong1289]

Support from the live session here. Please keep your work as pure, passionate and educational as alway! Thank you James!

[@GreatArtExplained]

Thanks 🙏

[@green10wine]

Your video gives me a new found appreciation for Georgia O'Keeffe. The mainstream narrations for most female artists are over sexualized.

[@azaleablue2261]

I LOVE, LOVE, LOVE this video. Not a fan of the obnoxious advertisers. One would think they could match an ad to your awesome video. Still, I am making my way to N.M to paint G.Ok style. I was worried about the paint drying. Your video solved that. I will bring Charcoal and oil. Maybe some water colors. Thank you for this wonderful video. It is time to create again.

[@celestenova777]

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]

Thanks for watching 🙏

[@JessicaReevesRealtor]

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]

Thanks for the info!

[@jimmyzbike]

I’ve seen a few of her works. Bold, moving, haunting and yet peaceful and serene

[@yashyashwepareek3230]

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]

Thanks for watching 🙏 and for commenting. James

[@georgefrench1907]

A wonderful synthesis of the aesthetic of a great artist.

[@g-mamaggie3785]

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!

[@jelejacques]

I never realy understod O'Keefe's art and it's relevance. To be honest it's not changed but thank you. Great video.

[@youcancallmeana]

That gave me a whole new perspective on O'Keeffe and her work. Thanks.

[@GreatArtExplained]

Thanks for watching 🙏

[@zelladevlin710]

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.

[@espressobuzz1253]

This is the best channel on KZbin. Love every one of your videos.

[@MariaVosa]

Since not enough people have discovered this great video, I am commenting again to help. Seriously - watch it!

[@GreatArtExplained]

Thanks 🙏

[@italiana626sc]

Wonderful backstory on her life and how she viewed the world around her. Another excellent video. So glad I found this channel!!

[@Mark_GL]

This chanel has changed my perception of art. Please keep up the good work!

[@herculesrockefeller8969]

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.

[@michaeld1889]

Love this channel...and can we take a moment to appreciate that there's over a million subscribers? 😮

[@GreatArtExplained]

I know! It's crazy!

[@t.j.payeur5331]

It gives me hope...

[@gamby16a]

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]

Very much deserved!

[@GreatArtExplained]

@@gamby16a it’s just me, but thanks for the compliment!

[@AndyRiot]

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!

[@binface9]

Fascinating documentary as ever, James

[@joecool7035]

thanks a lot for this introduction to O'Keeffe.

[@GreatArtExplained]

You are welcome!

[@theorderofthebees7308]

Wow so much that was uncovered in this video - thank you for dispelling the myth that her work was about vulvas when it was not - and so shocking that her nude portrait went alongside her art - did she know he was going to do that ?

[@fabiollaloureiro]

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!

[@danbev8542]

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]

She might be the single finest artist of the American Southwest. She does in visuals what D.H. Lawrence did in words.

[@Tanjaicholan]

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!

[@alexwlf8434]

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.!!

[@ronniea.4830]

Thank you kind sir for another interesting lesson in Art history. It's greatly appreciated.

[@GreatArtExplained]

Thanks for watching 🙏

[@dharmakaurkhalsa3923]

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]

Thanks for watching 🙏

[@stephenroskell7241]

Absolutely superb. Many thanks James.

[@fetchingphotos]

That was beautiful! It answered questions I have always had about her, and left me even more impressed with her works.

[@hippolyte90]

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]

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

[@LifesLittleAdventuresToday]

Very well written, researched and compassionately shared. This is THE best piece on Georgia, and I've seen many. 💛

[@GreatArtExplained]

Wow, thank you!

[@BahnGradWeg]

One can see this video was made with love and passion. Thanks a lot!

[@nima4719]

This channel helps me to understand and appreciate art more than before.

[@GreatArtExplained]

Great comment - thank you 🙏

[@jeannahann612]

I went to the MOMA recently and got so much more out of it thanks to your videos

[@GreatArtExplained]

That is so nice to hear - thanks 🙏

[@fletcherlippert8051]

Thank god you didnt wait as long. I just finished a book about her. legit best channel on yt

[@GreatArtExplained]

Wow, thank you!

[@Nozes..]

Fascinating as always. The quality of these is well worth the wait. Thank you.

[@GreatArtExplained]

I appreciate you commenting thanks 🙏

[@mfcjd]

Thank you ! Look forward to watching your other arts vids .Sharing!

[@themetalhead92g]

Once more learned a lot and I am terribly happy about it!

[@Daz_Builds]

Fantastic channel, I would have never learnt about this.

[@rorykilkenny5325]

I love everything on this channel

[@diegocorrea5143]

Her paintings are absolutely beautiful, cryptic, and surprising.. Would love to see more of her work in person.

[@dorotheahaemmerer3579]

Fantastic video!! What an inspiring woman too! Thank you!!

[@zlatan_2197]

Editing on point once again, great work

[@creativebeanart]

Quite a thoughtful insight into this amazing artist. I've only recently discovered her and trying to devour as much as I can about her.

[@kisslena]

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!

[@helensheehan1862]

Excellent expose of an artist whose work was often misinterpreted by others but whose talent never faded and whose legacy lives on. Great Art explained always gets to the heart of the artist and their creation

[@threewins3]

Thank you for referring me back, on your Q and A, to O’Keeffe! You are right, we do need to lift her up, her work is magnificent.

[@justjessssss]

My favorite art channel!! Thanks for another great video

[@GreatArtExplained]

Thanks for watching 🙏

[@patsmith1129]

I've never been the biggest O'Keefe fan, but this video (and seeing the painting at Brooklyn Museum!) Really changed my perspective. Thank you for the really intriguing new look at an artist who's work I was unrightfully dismissing!

[@alessiapodgorica1260]

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.

[@rememberyearsago]

Thank you for your passion and generosity.

[@GreatArtExplained]

Thank you!

[@brucerobertson7457]

As usual, you have opened up a subject that I thought I knew into something more expansive. Thank you

[@saracalvoibanez2312]

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

[@randyastle3301]

Her connection w the west is pretty well known, so I appreciated you connecting her early work with modernism *through* Stieglitz, a trail I’d never put together before, and then the later work as a reaction against that, which puts it in a new light. I’ve seen this painting dozens of times but have never differentiated her skull paintings from the abstract flowers. Thanks!

[@martaaldama6419]

Thank you. I learn a lot about artists and art from you.

[@lackster458]

Fantastic work and fast becoming one of my favourite channels. Bravo Sir! 👏

[@igotasay]

Brilliant as always.

[@kibibishaw1194]

So good! Thank you always! 🥂😊

[@JojoYVR]

So interesting. Thank you for helping me understand the deeper meaning of this piece.

[@GreatArtExplained]

Glad it was helpful!

[@sebabuzo8162]

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.

[@ignus16]

fantastic video - thanks for sharing

[@blue_guitar4136]

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.

[@Muklatim]

Sometimes the steady routines of life turns reality into a boring familiar corridor. Your videos provide a door outside to a quiet place full of thought and emotion. thank you so much

[@GreatArtExplained]

Thanks for watching 🙏

[@KevinCBurke]

Great video, James. You did an extraordinary job highlighting such a brilliant artist.

[@GreatArtExplained]

Many thanks!

[@a.omurbattalgazi1313]

Thank you for this lovely contribution, presentation. Loved it.

[@GreatArtExplained]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@ropolito1980]

Amazing work! Thank you so much for your hard work. I love this channel…thank you James

[@GreatArtExplained]

Thanks for watching Jenny🙏

[@anatoliagolden-hall4553]

This was a lovely, and informative video. How engaging!

[@treasurechest123]

Beautifully done, thank you. I knew next to nothing about her and grateful to learn about her, especially now that I know how much you love her art from your Live Chat. Thank you.

[@GanBtn]

Always loved Georgia O’Keeffe, especially her flowers abstractions. And as usual, with your videos I always learn more! Thank you so much!

[@edward2175]

Thanks for a seriously informative , profusely illustrated, outrageously brief and entirely enjoyable study of this artist, leaving us entirely satisfied that we have the goods on Georgia O'Keeffe. Now I must get into my studio.

[@Vovvilina]

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.

[@kbqvist]

Another great installment of a wonderful series; thank you!

[@CiraYa-p1f]

thank you so much. I have never known this artist before, but your video just gives a clear picture about who she is in just 15 minuets. Now i know her views, her important relaationship, the time she lives in, and oh my, her husband portrayed her in such a gorgeous and mysterious way. you are so brilliant and talented in this. I am grateful that i could see your video. Also, so happy that you have now over 1.3 million subscribers. huge congrats!!!

[@Kokorba6iqta]

Another great video! Thank you for the effort you put in!

[@GreatArtExplained]

Thanks for watching 🙏

[@hellif.8314]

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]

@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.