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I Met the Reclusive Georgia O’Keeffe

70 points by prismatic 6y ago

buggythebug 6y ago
Sorry, but I saw her work in Santa Fe and I thought it was completely boring.
- cptskippy 6y ago
  You don't have to apologize, that's your opinion and you're entitled to it. I find a lot of her work to be repetitive but that's true of a lot of artists. Having said that, some of her work is reminiscent of realist painters like Edward Hopper and I really enjoy it.
- dang 6y ago
  Ok, but please don't post unsubstantive comments here. Also, please review the site guidelines. They include: "Please don't post shallow dismissals, especially of other people's work. A good critical comment teaches us something." https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html
dfxm12 6y ago
"I want to live all alone in the desert. I want to live like Georgia O'Keefe" Is Warren Zevon right? Was there something splendid about isolation? O'Keeffe probably had her reasons, and she didn't owe us an definitive explanation. Of course, being in the sky above clouds [0] can be enticing, especially given current events... 0 - https://www.artic.edu/artworks/100858/sky-above-clouds-iv https://www.artic.edu/artworks/100858/sky-above-clouds-iv
jakobdabo 6y ago
You can see hundreds of her works at https://www.wikiart.org/en/georgia-o-keeffe https://www.wikiart.org/en/georgia-o-keeffe
- google234123 6y ago
  Not in the US: 'Artworks of Georgia O'Keeffe are not available in your country on copyright grounds.'
  - _fs 6y ago
    Not in any country I tried on my VPN. Gave up after 6 tries
    - mikestew 6y ago
      Well, you didn’t try the U. S., apparently, because I get the same message here in Redmond, WA.
    - uryga 6y ago
      try Poland, everything loads fine for me
dlivingston 6y ago
I live in the greater Santa Fe, New Mexico area, and O'Keefe is one of Santa Fe's great prides. If you're ever in the area, the Georgia O'Keefe Museum [0] is well worth a stop. Ghost Ranch [1], famously her home and studio, has some of the most beautiful vistas in the great American southwest. Other jewels of Santa Fe include the infamous Meow Wolf psychedelic art exhibit [2]. I would say George R.R. Martin, too, but the city recently shut down his attempt to build a medieval-style castle on his property [3]. [0]: https://www.okeeffemuseum.org https://www.okeeffemuseum.org [1]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ghost_Ranch https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ghost_Ranch [2]: https://www.tripadvisor.com/Attraction_Review-g60958-d10084963-Reviews-Meow_Wolf-Santa_Fe_New_Mexico.html https://www.tripadvisor.com/Attraction_Review-g60958-d100849... [3]: https://www.santafenewmexican.com/news/local_news/historic-districts-review-board-denies-george-r-r-martins-request-to-build-medieval-castle/article_8b0ebb06-f2de-11ea-94c5-0bcbd47feb3f.html https://www.santafenewmexican.com/news/local_news/historic-d...
- lp251 6y ago
  Oh neat. I'm new to Santa Fe. Well, I've been here since January... but haven't seen much of the area due to lockdowns + newborn.
- hpkuarg 6y ago
  New Mexico is possibly the most underrated state in the union, when it comes to the beauty of the landscape.
  - copperx 6y ago
    New Mexico is beautiful, and the only place I've felt "at peace" in the US.
  - gen220 6y ago
    Every year growing up, my parents made a road trip with me in the backseat, from the South Bay Area to Albuquerque. Back then, I couldn’t be bothered to look out the window. I was like “cool ok that’s normal, next”. It’s a long drive! It’s a testament to how kids can get used to anything. :) These days my face would be glued to the window... I don’t know if there’s any place on earth remotely like that. Just breathtaking.
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jandrese 6y ago
At first I thought the headline read "Recursive Georgia O'Keefee" and thought "It was Labias all the way down".
- motohagiography 6y ago
  Clicked to say this. "Flowers," surely.
arxpoetica 6y ago
She is one of my favorites.

70 points by prismatic 6y ago

buggythebug 6y ago

Sorry, but I saw her work in Santa Fe and I thought it was completely boring.

cptskippy 6y ago
You don't have to apologize, that's your opinion and you're entitled to it. I find a lot of her work to be repetitive but that's true of a lot of artists. Having said that, some of her work is reminiscent of realist painters like Edward Hopper and I really enjoy it.
dang 6y ago
Ok, but please don't post unsubstantive comments here. Also, please review the site guidelines. They include: "Please don't post shallow dismissals, especially of other people's work. A good critical comment teaches us something." https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html

dfxm12 6y ago

"I want to live all alone in the desert. I want to live like Georgia O'Keefe" Is Warren Zevon right? Was there something splendid about isolation? O'Keeffe probably had her reasons, and she didn't owe us an definitive explanation. Of course, being in the sky above clouds [0] can be enticing, especially given current events... 0 - https://www.artic.edu/artworks/100858/sky-above-clouds-iv https://www.artic.edu/artworks/100858/sky-above-clouds-iv

jakobdabo 6y ago

You can see hundreds of her works at https://www.wikiart.org/en/georgia-o-keeffe https://www.wikiart.org/en/georgia-o-keeffe

google234123 6y ago
Not in the US: 'Artworks of Georgia O'Keeffe are not available in your country on copyright grounds.'
- _fs 6y ago
  Not in any country I tried on my VPN. Gave up after 6 tries
  - mikestew 6y ago
    Well, you didn’t try the U. S., apparently, because I get the same message here in Redmond, WA.
  - uryga 6y ago
    try Poland, everything loads fine for me

dlivingston 6y ago

I live in the greater Santa Fe, New Mexico area, and O'Keefe is one of Santa Fe's great prides. If you're ever in the area, the Georgia O'Keefe Museum [0] is well worth a stop. Ghost Ranch [1], famously her home and studio, has some of the most beautiful vistas in the great American southwest. Other jewels of Santa Fe include the infamous Meow Wolf psychedelic art exhibit [2]. I would say George R.R. Martin, too, but the city recently shut down his attempt to build a medieval-style castle on his property [3]. [0]: https://www.okeeffemuseum.org https://www.okeeffemuseum.org [1]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ghost_Ranch https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ghost_Ranch [2]: https://www.tripadvisor.com/Attraction_Review-g60958-d10084963-Reviews-Meow_Wolf-Santa_Fe_New_Mexico.html https://www.tripadvisor.com/Attraction_Review-g60958-d100849... [3]: https://www.santafenewmexican.com/news/local_news/historic-districts-review-board-denies-george-r-r-martins-request-to-build-medieval-castle/article_8b0ebb06-f2de-11ea-94c5-0bcbd47feb3f.html https://www.santafenewmexican.com/news/local_news/historic-d...

lp251 6y ago
Oh neat. I'm new to Santa Fe. Well, I've been here since January... but haven't seen much of the area due to lockdowns + newborn.
hpkuarg 6y ago
New Mexico is possibly the most underrated state in the union, when it comes to the beauty of the landscape.
- copperx 6y ago
  New Mexico is beautiful, and the only place I've felt "at peace" in the US.
- gen220 6y ago
  Every year growing up, my parents made a road trip with me in the backseat, from the South Bay Area to Albuquerque. Back then, I couldn’t be bothered to look out the window. I was like “cool ok that’s normal, next”. It’s a long drive! It’s a testament to how kids can get used to anything. :) These days my face would be glued to the window... I don’t know if there’s any place on earth remotely like that. Just breathtaking.

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jandrese 6y ago

At first I thought the headline read "Recursive Georgia O'Keefee" and thought "It was Labias all the way down".

motohagiography 6y ago
Clicked to say this. "Flowers," surely.

arxpoetica 6y ago

She is one of my favorites.