Yes, recently the Louise Nevelson DNA has taken hold in me and so I loved all this commentary. She was a tireless self promotor and her personality loomed large. I do not consider her work worthy of all the grandiose praise quite frankly and yet, Neith's art touches me. I thought when reading her biography that she spoke esoterica but on an intellectual level, her tone didactic and superior. I find her posing and costuming mannered and distracting. I would feel this about a man as well. It is one thing to wear chinese robes and another to wear 2 layers of mink eyelashes and too much makeup so that this becomes the subject rather than the art. It is the egoism that embarrasses and her need to relegate all her work to the heavenly rhelms. It is odd to hear mention of her as an easy target...if you spend some time on the web looking up information about Louise Nevelson, most of it is repetitive and unenlighted....she's the greatest sculptor of the 20th century....well, repeat that a few times and it becomes internet fact and thus a world view. That said, I am inspired by Louise to make an assemblage in green to herald my hope for Spring. And she does touch on very wonderful advice about the need to protect one's vision and stay true to oneself. Thanks Louise.
hear mention of her as an easy target...if
you spend some time on the web looking up information about Louise
Nevelson, most of it is repetitive
and unenlighted....she's the greatest sculptor of the 20th century....well, repeat that a few times and it becomes internet fact
and thus a world view. That said, I am inspired by Louise to make an assemblage in green to herald my hope for Spring. And she does touch on very wonderful advice about the need to protect one's vision and stay true to oneself. Thanks Louise.