Emily Carr
Emily Carr’s life story has all the qualities of an excellent biography — tragedy, inspiration, triumph, resolve, and eccentricity. Carr the eccentric, animal-loving recluse, figures prominently in the Canadian imagination. The celebrity status she enjoys today would come as a great shock to Carr, who for most of her life felt like an outcast, known more for her eccentricities than her artistic achievements.
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Emily Carr’s life story has all the qualities of an excellent biography — tragedy, inspiration, triumph, resolve, and eccentricity. Carr the eccentric, animal-loving recluse, figures prominently in the Canadian imagination. The celebrity status she enjoys today would come as a great shock to Carr, who for most of her life felt like an outcast, known more for her eccentricities than her artistic achievements.
Frida Kahlo
Following a crippling traffic accident in 1925, Kahlo turned her attention from a medical career to painting. Drawing on her personal experience, her works are often shocking in their stark portrayal of pain and the harsh lives of women. Fifty-five of her 143 paintings are self-portraits that incorporate personal symbolism, complete with graphic anatomical references. She was also influenced by indigenous Mexican culture, aspects of which she portrayed in bright colors, with a mix of realism and symbolism.
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Following a crippling traffic accident in 1925, Kahlo turned her attention from a medical career to painting. Drawing on her personal experience, her works are often shocking in their stark portrayal of pain and the harsh lives of women. Fifty-five of her 143 paintings are self-portraits that incorporate personal symbolism, complete with graphic anatomical references. She was also influenced by indigenous Mexican culture, aspects of which she portrayed in bright colors, with a mix of realism and symbolism.
Georgia O'Keeffe
"I have but one desire as a painter – that is to paint what I see, as I see it, in my own way, without regard for the desires or taste of the professional dealer or the professional collector."- Georgia O’Keeffe
For seven decades, Georgia O'Keefe was a major figure in American art, and was dubbed the Mother of Modernism. Remarkably, she remained independent from shifting art trends and stayed true to her own vision, which was based on finding the essential, abstract forms in nature.
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"I have but one desire as a painter – that is to paint what I see, as I see it, in my own way, without regard for the desires or taste of the professional dealer or the professional collector."- Georgia O’Keeffe
For seven decades, Georgia O'Keefe was a major figure in American art, and was dubbed the Mother of Modernism. Remarkably, she remained independent from shifting art trends and stayed true to her own vision, which was based on finding the essential, abstract forms in nature.