How Was Georgia O'Keeffe Inspired?
Yellow Cactus, 1929
Georgia O'Keeffe was inspired by four main things:
1) She was influenced by the Japanese design and taught herself to fill space (one of the 7 elements of art) in a gorgeous way and to balance light and dark.
2) European Abstract
3) The southwest deserts, which later on became her favorite subject.
4) The townscapes of New York
She was also inspired by the natural things around her, such as the desert and mountains. Many artists can draw beautiful flowers, but Georgia O'Keeffe gave it the realistic magnificence, which only a fews artists can do. Her masterpieces show us her appreciation of nature.
Georgia O'Keeffe was also inspired by Arthur Wesley Dow and
Auguste Rodin.
Here are some examples of their work:
1) She was influenced by the Japanese design and taught herself to fill space (one of the 7 elements of art) in a gorgeous way and to balance light and dark.
2) European Abstract
3) The southwest deserts, which later on became her favorite subject.
4) The townscapes of New York
She was also inspired by the natural things around her, such as the desert and mountains. Many artists can draw beautiful flowers, but Georgia O'Keeffe gave it the realistic magnificence, which only a fews artists can do. Her masterpieces show us her appreciation of nature.
Georgia O'Keeffe was also inspired by Arthur Wesley Dow and
Auguste Rodin.
Here are some examples of their work: