Flowers in the desert: Sensuality and color fuse with natureThe paintings by the American artist Georgia O’Keeffe (1887–1986) enthrall us with their expressive color and latent sensuality. Famous for her iconic paintings of calla lilies and irises seen in magnified close-up, O’Keeffe painted not only flowers but also atmospheric images of Manhattan skyscrapers, sweeping desert landscapes and poetic, semi-abstract compositions akin to the color field painting of the 1950s and ’60s. O’Keeffe’s great popularity and her outstanding position in American art are rooted not just in her pictures, but equally in her remarkable personality.The present volume traces the idiosyncratic path of O’Keeffe’s career, which took her from the circle of modernist artists and photographers around Alfred Stieglitz—with whom she had a turbulent marriage—in 1920s New York to an independent and legendary life in the wilds of New Mexico. Tenaciously overcoming serious illness and the obstacles presented by a mal
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Celebrate the power of love and friendship in this beautiful book that features vibrant artwork, die-cut pages, and the inspiring message that when we work together, we can affect change. Each of us is wonderful and special on our own. But when we team up with friends, family, and even those whom we don't know, we can make amazing things happen. This inspiring book, which features vibrant artwork and die-cut pages, takes readers on a journey to understand that while we are able to accomplish much on our own, we will achieve even more, and be able to affect real change, when we join with others.
