Agnes Martin

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Over the course of a career that spanned fifty years, Agnes Martin s austere, serene work anticipated and helped to define Minimalism, even as she battled psychological crises and carved out a solitary existence in the American Southwest Martin identified with the Abstract Expressionists but her commitment to linear geometry caused her to be associated in turn with Minimalist, feminist, and even outsider artists She moved through some of the liveliest art communities of her time while maintaining a legendary reserve I paint with my back to the world, she says both at the beginning and at the conclusion of a documentary filmed when she was in her late eighties When she died at ninety two, in Taos, New Mexico, it is said she had not read a newspaper in half a century No substantial critical monograph exists on this acclaimed artist the recipient of two career retrospectives as well as the National Medal of the Arts who was championed by critics as diverse in their approaches as Lucy Lippard, Lawrence Alloway, and Rosalind Krauss Further, no attempt has been made to describe her extraordinary life The whole engrossing story, told here for the first time, Agnes Martin is essential reading for anyone interested in abstract art or the history of women artists in America. Free Read [ Agnes Martin ] author [ Nancy Princenthal ] For Kindle ePUB or eBook – kino-fada.fr Rating 5 of fiveMartin wasn t an unknown toiler in the vineyards of art She was likely held back from stratospheric fame by her own demonsbut I suspect that her being a woman in the old boys club of 1950s New York centric art didn t make her life one whit easier My review is live now.A gripping book about a formidable, and important modern artist, Agnes Martin, and her path as a painter artist and the many places she lived and created I was very touched by the deft hand of the author who took on such a private and unusual subject, and as biography often can, made Martin s choices and struggles come to light, much like Martin s paintings do I loved the wide scope of the art scene as backdrop, both the New York art scene as well as Taos, where Martin spent many of her later A gripping book abo...I find Agnes Martin s large abstract minimalist paintings compelling Viewing one of them can be a meditative experience My interest in her is enhanced by what I know about her remarkable presence as a woman in the 20th century New York art world, and her unusual biography Martin was born in Saskatchewan in 2012, and died in New Mexico in 2004 at 92 She moved to Washington State as a child when her father died, and supported herself in lots of way, often having to do with teaching She ended I find Agnes Martin s large abstract minimalist paintings compelling Viewing one of them can be a meditative experience My interest in her is enhanced by what I know about her remarkable presence as a woman in the 20th century New York art world, and her unusual biography Martin was born in Saskatchewan in 2012, and died in New Mexico in 2004 at 92 She moved to Washington State as a child when her father died, and supported herself in lots of way, often having to do with teaching She ended up with a degree in art education from Teacher s college of Columbia University She spent time in New Mexico in the 1940s, then moved to NYC where she was friends with and exhibited with Abstract expressionists and minimalists In 1967 she left New York and moved back to New Mexico where she spent the rest of her life She lived for 10 years on Portales Mesa, 6 miles for the nearest pers...Beautifully written, very respectful and comprehending of the artist s conflicts and contradictions, except for sexuality and relationships Martin s emotional, sexual, and interior life deserved as much attention as the psychology and emotionality of her artwork in order to reveal the connections or refusals between the two I enjoyed reading the book and learned a great deal Take away Harmony Hammond s comment that Martin was Right Wing , and anti abortion, and the author s insight that her Beautifully written, very respectful and comprehending of the artist s conflicts and contradictions, except for sexuality and relationships Martin s emotional, sexual, and interior life deserved as much...The ability to recognize failure is the most important talent of an artist.Favorite Quote It is better to go to the beach and think about painting than it is to be painting and thinking about going to the beach.I am reading a biography about Agnes Martin, the american artist, who spent so many years in or close to Taos I started reading it, shortly before I departed for New Mexico last August That said, it is obviously, that it takes me an awful long time, to finish the book So, this morning, I started to wonder, why that was the case, and the first answer was this book is demanding You can not just read it It often reads like a scientists paper in art history Many informations on places, she li I am reading a biography about Agnes Martin, the american artist, who spent so many years in or close to Taos I started reading it, shortly before I departed for New Mexico last August That said, it is obviously, that it takes me an awful long time, to finish the book So, this morning, I started to wonder, why that wa...A stunning exploration of Martin s life, influences, and art A nuanced masterpiece.Martin is a fascinating character I love her line, I have no friends, and you re one of them She s also a thought provoking painter I also think Nancy Princenthal is a fine biograper, but the secretive and obscure Martin often didn t leave her much to work with, and so the book has long sections in which Martin all but disappears and the biographer is left to general descriptions about the worlds in which Martin was moving...i think i would rather give this a 3.5 star rating i do love Agnes Martin, and that alone made the book worthwhile that said, i do feel the author didn t hold up to the subject she frequently references the difficulties of Martin s mental health, but doesn t offer much information as to ho...

Agnes Martin
  • English
  • 06 December 2018
  • Hardcover
  • 320 pages
  • 0500093903
  • Nancy Princenthal
  • Agnes Martin