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Louise Bourgeois

Louise Bourgeois. Louise Bourgeois. “…all my subjects, have found their inspiration in my childhood. My childhood has never lost its magic, it has never lost its mystery, and it has never lost its drama.” Born in 1911, died in 2010, she continued to make artwork well into her 90’s

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Louise Bourgeois

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  1. Louise Bourgeois

  2. Louise Bourgeois • “…all my subjects, have found their inspiration in my childhood. My childhood has never lost its magic, it has never lost its mystery, and it has never lost its drama.” • Born in 1911, died in 2010, she continued to make artwork well into her 90’s • Thought that only people who work autobiographically, focusing on their own person and feelings, who can really be universal and universally understood • Studied mathematics before becoming a painter and later a sculptor

  3. Louise Bourgeois Continued • Common theme in her early work was “Femmes Maison”- women’s bodies whose heads are shut up in a house, a metaphor for the social position of women and their confinement in domestic matters • Used a wide range of materials including latex and synthetic resin • Best known works are about her anger with her father who cheated on his wife for years with Bourgeois’s nanny • She explored memories of her mother in variations on the theme of a spider which helped to dub her the “Spiderwoman”

  4. Personal Thoughts on Bourgeois • Think about the themes that Bourgeois used in her work- anger at her father, memories of her mother, and the roles of women in society • Answer one of the following ?’s or come up with your own ideas how your artwork relates to your life • Take all the time provided and write at least a half page (you will be sharing these with your neighbor when we’re done) • How do you think that a parents behavior influences or effects their children? Can it be good, bad, or both? • What memories from childhood would you like to make artwork about? • Do you think what you make an artwork out of matters? What would you make art out of and why?

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