The Met Georgia O'Keeffe: She Saw the World in a Flower

遇見喬治亞·歐姬芙

喬治亞·歐姬芙Georgia O’Keeffe 以半抽象半寫實的風格聞名，放大花朵線條，或岩石肌理紋路， 常以動物骨頭、美國內陸沙漠景觀為主。歐姬芙在15歲以前，開門見到的是麥田、麥田，更多的麥田。環顧四周，路上能見的線條，就是直通她家農場的田間小路。她喜歡這些麥子，這些麥子就像雪花，點綴四季。歐姬芙想當藝術家，但是當時的社會，只希望女生在學校教藝術，而不是將畫作展示在藝廊。歐姬芙到廣告公司畫蕾絲，每天盯著畫細細的蕾絲，很傷眼睛，當她辭職時，覺得如釋重負啊。後來，她到大學修習畫畫，教授 Arthur Dow說，藝術不是將所見的一切如實地畫下，而是要用自己的方式，詮釋所見的一切。這個觀點，如同當頭棒喝。歐姬芙可以畫出家鄉的磨坊，可以畫出精細的蕾絲，卻沒辦法畫出自己的風格。於是，她嘗試用炭筆，用抽象的形狀和流線，分享心裡的感覺。乍看之下，看不出所以然，再看一眼，卻能體悟師法自然的意涵，那可能是植物莖的線條，或是地平線上彎彎的路。她喜歡旅行，途中，會收集牛的頭骨、羊的角，用不同角度仔細觀察骨頭，也將骨頭朝天，從縫隙中看天空，然後，畫下來。從來沒人這樣畫過…歐姬芙還經歷了些什麼，成為滋養她作品的泉源呢？故事之外，也請讀者想一想，從窗外望去，你看到什麼顏色？ 散步時你會撿拾什麼物品呢？試著用抽象的技法畫你看到的東西，並畫在大張紙上。

See the world through Georgia O'Keeffe's eyes and be inspired to produce your own masterpieces.

Have you ever wondered exactly what your favourite artists were looking at to make them draw, sculpt, or paint the way they did? In this charming illustrated series of books to keep and collect, created in full collaboration with the Metropolitan Museum of Art, you can see what they saw, and be inspired to create your own artworks, too. In What the Artist Saw: Georgia O'Keeffe, meet famous American painter Georgia O'Keeffe. Step into her life and learn what led her to look closely at nature and paint her iconic paintings of flowers and bones. See the vast New Mexico landscapes that inspired her work. Have a go at producing your own close-up still-life artworks!

Follow the artists' stories and find intriguing facts about their environments and key masterpieces. Then see what you can see and make your own art. Take a closer look at landscapes, or even yourself, with Vincent van Gogh. Try crafting a story in fabric like Faith Ringgold, or carve a woodblock print at home with Hokusai. Every book in this series is one to treasure and keep - perfect for budding young artists to explore exhibitions with, then continue their own artistic journeys.

© The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York

Author: Gabrielle Balkan

Illustrator: Josy Bloggs

ISBN: 9780241481318

Publisher: DORLING KINDERSLEY LTD.

Weight: 400g

Language: English

Dimensions: 26X20X1cm