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Charcoal Drawings By Georgia O'Keeffe From 1915
Charcoal drawings by Georgia O'Keeffe from 1915 represents Georgia O'Keeffe's first major exploration of abstract art and attainment of a freedom to explore her artistic talents based upon what she felt and envisioned. O'Keeffe developed radical charcoal drawings, with just a few lines, that led to greater development of total abstraction. This series of works was completed following three summers of instruction at the University of Virginia on Arthur Wesley Dow's design philosophies, which were highly influential in her development as an abstract artist. Early the following year, photographer and art dealer, Alfred Stieglitz exhibited some of the drawings at his ''291 (art gallery), 291'' art gallery. Background While teaching at Columbia College (South Carolina), Columbia College in South Carolina, O'Keeffe completed a series of highly innovative charcoal abstractions in 1915, which were unique in their form. Other earlier creators of abstract art used Cubist shapes, but she use ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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Drawing is a Visual arts, visual art that uses an instrument to mark paper or another two-dimensional surface. The instruments used to make a drawing are Pencil, pencils, Crayon, crayons, Pen, pens with Ink, inks, Brush, brushes with Paint, paints, or combinations of these, and in more modern times, Stylus (computing), computer styluses with Graphics tablet, graphics tablets or gamepad, gamepads in Virtual reality, VR drawing software. A drawing instrument releases a small amount of material onto a surface, leaving a visible mark. The most common support for drawing is paper, although other materials, such as Paperboard, cardboard, vellum, wood, plastic, leather, canvas, and Lumber, board, have been used. Temporary drawings may be made on a blackboard or whiteboard. Drawing has been a popular and fundamental means of public expression throughout human history. It is one of the simplest and most efficient means of communicating ideas. The wide availability of drawing instruments ma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
