{"id":37051,"date":"2020-11-24T17:56:39","date_gmt":"2020-11-24T17:56:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/artzealous.com\/?p=37051"},"modified":"2020-11-24T17:56:48","modified_gmt":"2020-11-24T17:56:48","slug":"an-afternoon-of-desert-fantasy-with-georgia-okeeffe","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/artzealous.com\/an-afternoon-of-desert-fantasy-with-georgia-okeeffe\/","title":{"rendered":"An Afternoon Of Desert Fantasy With Georgia O\u2019Keeffe"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
The Georgia O\u2019Keeffe Studio Box from ArtsClub sent me on a nostalgic, reflective afternoon journey with one of American Art\u2019s greatest treasures.\u00a0<\/em> I have this fantasy of myself where I am as peaceful, composed, elegant and monastic as Georgia O\u2019Keeffe.\u00a0 The reality couldn\u2019t be any more different. I battle with internal chaos which bursts through my seams, manifesting as piles and piles of …things<\/em> I\u2019ve collected which serve as reminders that I both have a mild hoarding problem and that I overly associate sentimentality with objects. Rocks from different places, gourds that are past their prime, books I\u2019ve never read (and, let\u2019s face it, will probably never read). Sentimentality, though charming, can be a bit of a burden for the bearer.\u00a0 When I contemplate O\u2019Keeffe and her perceived ethos of provincial simplicity, I\u2019m often reminded of the days spent in my middle school art room messily blending pastels in an attempt to capture the ethereal blossoms of the master\u2019s Abiquiu abode. Now, of course, I\u2019m much too distracted by refreshing my Instagram feed to spend any meaningful amount of time playing with paint. But I do often wonder\u2026 wouldn\u2019t it be better if I did? The appeal of O\u2019Keeffe\u2019s work and life reside in her legacy of minimalism. Even with a lifestyle that in reality was far more notably extravagant and bohemian<\/a>, I find myself drawn over and over again to the mythologizing of her time in the Southwest. O\u2019Keeffe was and will always be my American Cowboy.
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