Monday, May 31, 2010

R.I.P Louise Bourgeois

The amazingly talented Louise Borgeois has died aged 98. What an inspirational female figure in art. I just saw her pieces in the Biennale at the MCA on Sunday. 

                                            Echo 2007 - Louise Borgeois

They were beautiful sculptures cast from clothes that looked like they were once strewn across a room - impossibly, she made them stand up, making them resemble ghost-like figures.
 
I just love her cheeky smile in this image by Robert Mapplethorpe, where she's holding a giant...
Posted by Aether-art at 5:18 PM

1 comment:

  1. flossy-pJune 1, 2010 at 1:36 AM

    RIP indeed. Rest In Perpetual Party Mode Louise. For of course she has always rocked.

    The rest of us can only hope to continue living such an art-filled life for so long.

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