måndag, maj 31, 2010

Louise Bourgeois dead

Louise Bourgeois the French-American artist and sculptor has died at the age of 98.
She has been very influential on younger artists and not least female dito.
She is - among other things - known for her 'spider structures' earning her the nickname 'Spider Woman'. She is said to be the founder of 'Confessional Art'.

2 commentaires:

Ben sa...

She is/was a fantastic artist, thinking about her and the work she gave us....

Gunnar Bjursell sa...

I agree with you. Unfortunately I haven't had the opportunity looking at her works of art 'in reality'. My wife has however seen her work at Centre Pompidou a couple of years ago.