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March 3, 2013
Louise Joséphine Bourgeois, was a renowned French-American artist and sculptor, best known for her contributions to both modern and contemporary art, especially sculpture. She created some powerful images as could be seen in the exhibition of the late works at the Heide Museum of Modern Art.
Louise Joséphine Bourgeois, Maman, 1999.
It was in the late 90s that Bourgeois began using the spider as a central image, her self-selected totem figure, because of its power to intermingle two- and three-dimensional relationships. The title Maman is the familiar French word for Mother. The mother figure nurtures and protects her brood while exuding a threatening presence.
Louise Joséphine Bourgeois, Cell XXV1, 2003
Bourgeois created cells in the late 1980s – small enclosed spaces into which the viewer may enter in some instances, but may also be excluded from, forced to peer between architectural features or through holes in glass. They usually contain a mixture of made and found objects, including things that have particular historical significance for the artist; pieces of furniture are often combined with sculptural elements.
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