Betty Woodman American artist Betty Woodman recently died
Betty Woodman
American artist Betty Woodman recently died at the age of 87 primarily worked with clay to create ceramic pieces ceramic studies at the New York State College of Ceramics studied the history and technique of ceramics in Italy Art Practise Work seen as metaphoric in this sense because she moved away from the “functionality” but much rather dissected and deconstructed these vases Overcomes stigmas of domestic use of these forms
“it’s oversized scale prohibits use as an actual pitcher”. “Persian Silk Pillow Pitcher, 1986 ”. “that Woodman has borrowed from ceramic history the objects ancient Mediterranean shape and tri colour T’ang dynasty pallet. ” “To make the pitcher look like an overstuffed pillow bursting at the seams, the artist made two cylinders, which she attached in the middle and pinched closed at the ends. ” “alludes to the domestic as a window to elsewhere, a figurative sphere overcoming the division between utilitarian and institutional space, function and pleasure, private and public, the studio and the gallery”.
“Endlessly experimental, gutsy and energetic in character” as art critics have considered her work to be a “feminist strategy, an elevation of domestic items to the status of fine art. ” Response to her work “The poster accompanying the exhibition showed Woodman standing, arms akimbo, behind one of her vases, so that the artist was occluded by her own work. ” “celebrates the symbolic value of the vase as an archetypal form. And writes that her show could be viewed as an “expanded tableau of imaginary domestic settings populated by tubular vase templates camouflaged by protruding surfaces. ” It has also been argued that other important 20 th century influences were Matisse Picasso and Bonnard. The vases are artistic metaphors for what we all want; to be loved an to be enjoyed.
Contemporary American Crafts Darrel Sewell, Ivy L. Barsky and Kelly Leigh Mitchell Philadelphia Museum of Art Bulletin Journal Article References https: //www. theguardian. com/artanddesign/2018/jan/17/bettywoodman-obituary https: //americanart. si. edu/artwork/pillow-pitcher-32774 https: //artreview. com/reviews/online_review_betty_woodman_ic a_2016/
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