Thursday, March 26, 2009

Žene autori savremene američke umetnosti u Beogradu | Contemporary Art by American Women in Belgrade


"People of the Book: Jericho Girl" by Aminah Robinson FoNet Photo


"The Correct Yes: Based on the Poem by Lois Roma Deely" by Mirjana Ugrinov FoNet Photo


"Fluttering Wings and Skirts" by Nancy Graves FoNet Photo


"Shall We Dance?" and "By the Light of the Silvery Moon" by Mary Grigoriadis FoNet Photo


Izložba programa Umetnost u ambasadama otvorena u Beogradu

Ambasador Kameron Manter i njegova supruga Merilin Vajat su u svojoj rezidenciji 15. aprila otvorili izložbu "Žene autori savremene američke umetnosti" koja je deo programa Umetnost u ambasadama.

ŽENE AUTORI SAVREMENE AMERIČKE UMETNOSTI

Program "Umetnost u ambasadama"

Program "Umetnost u ambasadama" koji je Stejt dipartment započeo 1964. godine je globalni muzej koji izlaže originalna umetnička dela američkih građana u javnim prostorima u oko 180 američkih diplomatskih rezidencija širom sveta. Ove izložbe, sastavljene od umetničkih dela koje su pozajmile galerije, muzeji, umetnici lično, kao i kompanijske i privatne kolekcije, igraju značajnu ulogu u diplomatiji naše zemlje. One omogućavaju međunarodnoj publici da stekne utisak o kvalitetu, obimu i različitosti američke umetnosti i kulture kroz radove samo nekih naših najznačajnijih građana, naših umetnika.

Umetnici postaju ambasadori

Feministički i građanski pokreti iz šezdesetih i sedamdesetih godina označili su temeljnu vizuelnu promenu u stvaralaštvu američkih umetnica. One su prihvatile i transformisale moderne stilove i razvile nove metode kako bi umetnost govorila o pitanjima koja su po njima bila najvažnija.

Jedna od prvih feminističkih umetnica i učitelja, Džudi Čikago koristi mekane, neprekinute linije kako bi predstavila žensku kreativnost i plodnost. Upečatljive slike Mej Stivens negativno oslikavaju pristrastnost u korist muških umetnika koji su oblikovali istoriju umetnosti Zapada. Sedamdesetih godina je Meri Grigoriadis učestvovala u pokretu koji je tražio inspiraciju u kompleksnim šarama vizantijske, islamske i keltske umetnosti, i na taj način dovela u pitanje stav da dekorativna umetnost nije toliko sofisticirana kao druge umetničke forme. Savremena umetnica koja radi sa staklom Karen LaMonte prenosi drugačiju feminističku tradiciju, predstavljajući žensko telo na afirmativan način kroz svoje nezaboravne skulpture haljina urađene sa mnogo sitnih detalja.

Slikarka, bivši fotograf, Beverli Halam izražava svoju vizuelnu pronicljivost i rafinirane slikarske sposobnosti prikazujući uzbudljive realistične slike. Druge umetnice prihvataju evokativne kvalitete apstrakcije. Bogato koloritne slike Mirjane Ugrinov, koja je rođena u Srbiji, često su vezane za poeziju, dok jako zaoštrene geometrijske forme Fani Sanin izražavju i snagu i eleganciju. Grejs Hartigan – jedna od vodećih članova apstraktnog ekspresionističkog pokreta pedesetih – takođe koristi intezivne boje i stroge linije za oblikovanje svojih dela koja često prikazju njeno interesovanje za kostimografiju.

Nensi Grejvs izražava svoju strast prema antropologiji i nauci ubacujući keramičke ili komadiće metala u svoje slike. Čini se da se šare koje liče na kandže i zemljane boje u radovima Kej Miler takođe odnose na prošlost – u ovom slučaju istoriju američkog zapada gde je Miler živela i radila mnogo godina. Druge umetnice koriste reprezentativno slikovito prikazivanje kako bi izrazile ekscentrično raspoloženje ili da bi opisale elemente iz svojih sopstvenih života. Noviji radovi Dženifer Bartlet ukljućuju reference pop kulture kao što su igranje karata i domina. Umetnica afro-američkog porekla Aminah Robinson, stvara crteže i slike svojih voljenih predaka i članova zajednice koristeći ručno pavljen papir ukrašen platnom, perlama, školjkama i lišćem.


Art in Embassies Exhibit Opens in Belgrade

On April 15th, Ambassador Cameron Munter and his wife Ms. Marilyn Wyatt opened an exhibition of Contemporary Art by American Women, provided through the Art in Embassies program, in their residence. Ms. Wyatt spoke about American art during the sixties and seventies, the period that the majority of the collection represents, the role of women in art at the time, and the particular artists she selected for this exhibition, including renowned artist Judy Chicago and Mirjana Ugrinov, an American artist of Serbian descent.

Contemporary Art by American Women

The ART in Embassies Program

Established by the United States Department of State in 1964, the ART in Embassies Program is a global museum that exhibits original works of art by U.S. citizens in the public rooms of approximately 180 American diplomatic residences worldwide. These exhibitions, with art loaned from galleries, museums, individual artists, and corporate and private collections, play an important role in our nation's public diplomacy. They provide international audiences with a sense of the quality, scope, and diversity of American art and culture through the accomplishments of some of our most important citizens, our artists.


Artists Becoming Ambassadors

The feminist and civil rights movements of the 1960s and 1970s marked a sea change in visual art produced by American women. They embraced—and transformed—modern styles and developed new methods for making art to address the issues that were most important to them.

Pioneering feminist artist and teacher Judy Chicago uses soft, flowing shapes to allude to female creativity and fertility. May Stevens' striking images reflect upon the bias in favor of male artists that has characterized shaped the history of Western art. In the 1970s, Mary Grigoriadis participated in the Pattern and Decoration movement, which drew inspiration from the complex patterns of Byzantine, Islamic, and Celtic art to challenge the view that decorative art was not as sophisticated as other art forms. Contemporary glass artist Karen LaMonte carries on another feminist tradition—representing the female body in an affirming way—through her haunting, highly detailed sculptures of dresses.

Photographer-turned-painter Beverly Hallam expresses her visual acuity and refined painting skills by rendering thrillingly realistic images. Other artists embrace the evocative qualities of abstraction. Serbian-born Mirjana Ugrinov's richly colored paintings often relate to poetry, while Fanny Sanin's hard-edged geometric shapes express both strength and elegance. Grace Hartigan—one of the leading members of the abstract expressionist movement in the 1950s—also uses intense color and strong lines to create shape her works, which frequently center on her interest in costuming.

Nancy Graves expresses her passion for anthropology and science by incorporating ceramic shards or pieces of metal into her paintings. The claw-like patterns and earthy colors in Kay Miller's works also seem to relate to the past—in this case, the history of the American West, where Miller has lived and worked for many years. Other artists use representational imagery to express a more whimsical mood or to depict elements of their personal lives. Jennifer Bartlett's recent work incorporates pop culture references, such as playing cards and Domino tiles. African American artist Aminah Robinson renders drawings and paintings of her beloved ancestors and community members using handmade paper embellished with fabric, beads, shells, and leaves.

Izvor: http://belgrade.usembassy.gov/embassy/press/2008/g080424.html


Danas sam imala priliku da posetim ovu izložbu (otvorenu u aprilu prošle godine) i rezidenciju američkog ambasadora zahvaljujući Aleksandri Mirčić iz Muzeja savremene umetnosti Beograda :)

Nije bilo dozvoljeno fotografisati, zato objavljujem samo nekoliko slika sa sajta ambasade i sa neta...

Izdvajam rad od stakla Karen LaMonte,,,
koji se ne može opisati, samo doživeti
Pogledajte na njenom sajtu www.karenlamonte.com

Naborana haljina, 2005. staklo / Fluted Dress, 2005. Glass


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