Joan Brown Jacquelynn Bass.Pdf
CAT.NO. ++ Th e Bride, 197o. .... - -- --- TO KNOW THII PLACE FOR THE FIRIT TIME r;JJ/YJUJIZI JAC QUELYNN BAAS Myself, in an endless succession ofrole s, the things that are fJart of my daily life are the best vehicles I can use to express what l fee l aboid myself, my ex fJeri ence. 1 1 war/, from both the conscious and unconscious states, hoping for a balance of both, which I suspect rarely happens. The images, ideas and techniques in my pictures only sen1e to reflect my thoughts, feelings, attitudes, beliefs, relationships with other people and my daily percefJtion of the environment I exist in. 2 - Joan Brown Th e art of Joan Brown was re lentl essly focused on herse lf, and , more than anyo ne, Elmer Bisc hoff, who "talked my her world, and the discove ry of a metaphys ical reality that language, although I hadn't hea rd it before."4 By thi s, could help her organize her experience and existence. In Brown mea nt more than just an artisti c language, al this single-minded pursuit of her own psychologica l and th ough Bisc hoff was clea rl y a stylistic influence on her: spiritual developmen t through her art, Brown was at odds "cl own deep, psyc hically, I never got the kind of energies both with th e existenti alist outl ook of th e artist fr iends or connections that I go t from Elm er." 5 T hey shared an of her yo uth and with the political, ironi c, and reducti ve in terest in meta ph ys ics and mys ti cism, an interes t that perspec ti ves that came to dominate the art wo rld after never found expli cit express ion in Bischoff's art and that th e mid 1960s.' Throughout her life, Brown studi ed phi Brown fe lt free to express in her wo rk onl y afte r 1969, losophy and reli gion , with a foc us on uni versal theme when th e un ex pected dea th of her fa ther and th e sui and symbols.
[Show full text]