Artist: Georgia O'Keeffe
Title: Black Iris
Media: Oil on Canvas
Dimensions: 36 x 29 7/8 in
Date: 1926
Georgia O’Keeffe was born in November 15, 1887. She attended the Art student’s league, in New York in 1907. She is commonly referred to as the “Mother of American Modernism.” She depicted subjects specific to that area.
“Nobody sees a flower, really, it is so small. We haven’t time- and to see takes time like to have a friend takes time. If I could paint the flower exactly as I see it no one would see what I see because I would paint it small like the flower is small. So I said to myself-ill paint what I see- what the flower is to me but ill paint it big and they will be surprised into taking time to look at it- I will make even busy new Yorkers take time to see what I see of followers. I made you take time to look at what I saw and when you took time to really notice my flower you hung all your own associations with flowers on my flower and you write about my flower as if I think and see what you think and see of the flower- and I don’t.”
O'Keeffe consistently denied the validity of Freudian interpretations of her art, but years after it had first been interpreted in that way, many prominent feminist artists assessed her work similarly. But she refused to do any work with the feminists.
This piece of art connects to the theme of the human form because even though it is not, I saw a piece of the female anatomy. I think it is a detailed, delicate piece of art. I think the body is also a detailed and beautiful piece of art. I loved this piece because you can see the time and emotion she put into this.
By: Zach
