JaZzArt en València

Well she was greatly celebrated during the 1950’s and her works were purchased by such notable establishments as the Whitney Museum of American Art… She was born in Westchester, New York… Her work, during the 40’s and 50’s, abstract art, earned her quite a reputation. Then she was lost to art history… Although she started her career calling herself an abstract expressionist, by the late 1950’s she had switched to figurative… She taught art at Queens College of New York among other institutions… She died in New York at the age of 80 in 2003… Why do I feature her? One plain and simple reason, she is a recognised (by art history) woman artist that has been thrown into the rubbish bin much too soon and without any reason. I do believe that if you are an artist, or a student of art, you should know as much as possible about any and all artists that have ever figured in art history (or that should). So here are a few samples of her work.

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Esto si que es para menear el culo hasta salir volando. Han pagado 6,2 millones de dólares por esta «obra de arte». La «obra» se titula Comedian y no es más que una banana pegada a la pared con una cinta adhesiva. El que la ha comparado por esos 6,2 millones de dólares (5,8 millones de euros), se lleva la banana, la cinta y un certificado de autenticidad, reconociendo que la banana la tiene que ir cambiando cada siete días. La banana, digo la obra Comedian se subasto en Sotheby’s de Nueva York.

Sotheby’s ha dicho que el coleccionista se quiere identificar, es un tal Justin Sun, que a la vez quisiera decir: «Esto no es solo una obra de arte; representa un fenómeno cultural , un puente entre los mundos del arte, los memes y la comunidad cripto«.

Yo diría que es otra cosa, ¿Y tú?

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This is definitely something to shake your butt until you fly away (Spanish saying but that does not translate too well 😁). Someone paid 6.2 million dollars for this «work of art.» The «work» is titled Comedian and is nothing more than a banana taped to the wall. The person who bought it for those 6.2 million dollars (5.8 million euros) gets the banana, the tape, and a certificate of authenticity, acknowledging that the banana must be replaced every seven days. The banana, I mean the work Comedian, was auctioned at Sotheby’s in New York.

Sotheby’s has said that the collector wants to identify himself; he’s a certain Justin Sun, who also wants to say: «This is not just a work of art; it represents a cultural phenomenon, a bridge between the worlds of art, memes, and the crypto community.»

I would say it’s something else. What about you?

This is one of my favourites women artists. She was born in Catalunya but mostly made a name for herself while in Mexico. They say she is a surrealist but I think she was more of a fantasy/literature oriented artist creating her own style… Anyways, here, in this video, you will get a good introduction and I urge you to look for more (especially exhibitions) about the art and the life of this artist.

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Another great woman artist that you may not have heard of or much about, Sonja Sekula (or Sonia Sekula). She was born in Switzerland in 1918. She was an abstract expressionist who met and worked with most of the surrealists during her exile in New York (1942). She also travelled to Mexico where she met Leonora Carrington and Frida Kahlo. During that time she also spent time in the western United States getting to know the Indians of those areas. Later she met Peggy Guggenheim who offered her a solo exhibition. Her end was tragic. She hanged herself in her Zurich studio in 1963. She suffered much from mental illness…

I do admire her work and I think this video says it all…

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I think the following video says just about all I would like to say about these phenomenal works of art that served to influence Picasso, and many other artists, including me…

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Drawing inspirations: JaZzArT in Orange…

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This is one of my favourites women artists. She was born in Catalunya but mostly made a name for herself while in Mexico. They say she is a surrealist but I think she was more of a fantasy/literature oriented artist creating her own style… Anyways, here, in this video, you will get a good introduction and I urge you to look for more (especially exhibitions) about the art and the life of this artist.

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Another great woman artist that you may not have heard of or much about, Sonja Sekula (or Sonia Sekula). She was born in Switzerland in 1918. She was an abstract expressionist who met and worked with most of the surrealists during her exile in New York (1942). She also travelled to Mexico where she met Leonora Carrington and Frida Kahlo. During that time she also spent time in the western United States getting to know the Indians of those areas. Later she met Peggy Guggenheim who offered her a solo exhibition. Her end was tragic. She hanged herself in her Zurich studio in 1963. She suffered much from mental illness…

I do admire her work and I think this video says it all…

CHEERS

I think the following video says just about all I would like to say about these phenomenal works of art that served to influence Picasso, and many other artists, including me…

CHEERS

Dos de las grandes mujeres artistas del Siglo XX. La araña «Maman» de Louise Bourgeoise se vendió por 40 millones de dólares… «The Witch«/»La bruja» de Dorothea Tanning se vendió por 415.000 dólares… Aún así, no llegan a venderse los precios a los que se venden…y se han vendido…los cuadros de los artistas masculinos y yo no entiendo el porque. Pero lo que si sé es que estas dos artistas fenomenales han aportado grandes cuadros a la historia del arte y hay que conocerlas mejor. Aquí os dejo algo para que os sirva de introducción, lo demás sera vuestra propia búsqueda.

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Two of the great women artists of the 20th century. The spider «Maman» by Louise Bourgeois sold for 40 million dollars… «The Witch» by Dorothea Tanning sold for 415,000 dollars… Still, the prices don’t come close to those at which male artists’ paintings are sold and I don’t understand why. But what I do know is that these two phenomenal artists have contributed great paintings to the history of art and we need to understand them better. Here is something to serve as an introduction, the rest will be your own search.

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GRACIAS – CHEERS