Yesterday evening I found a moment to sit and sketch.... I was thinking of artist Louise Bourgeois, who died on the 31st May aged 98. I sat down to sketch but not imitate - I was thinking of seeing the artist's work at the Tate in 2007. I have a strong memory of that recent show, and very much enjoyed looking with Mandy/ Feltbug.
In an article yesterday Adrian Searle writes: To be born an artist was both a privilege and a curse.
You can read Searle's article here.
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My goodness, I didn't know Louise Bourgeois had passed... Her work was extraordinary. Enjoying every second of following your blogposts- LOVE your stitchwork, LOVE your painting! Thank you for the privilege of following your journey xx
She is beautiful.
I read the news yesterday. She will be missed. I fell in love with her in while in college - she was one of a kind and truly amazing. The last show I saw was her retrospective at the Guggenheim in NYC. A favorite museum and artist all in one. It was spectacular. A family friend, also an artist, had the courage to attend one of her "Sunday Salons" and she regaled me with stories of her meeting.
I visited a small exhibition of her work at the Minories Gallery in Colchester in 1996, I had never seen anything like it.. a huge spider that filled the room and a torso of a woman that was extraordinary.. I was hooked. Visited it too many times to count.
Then the chance of seeing the larger version in the Tate.. just blew me away
An amazing feisty lady, I would have loved to have been a fly on the wall at her 'Sunday Salons'..
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