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Less Word Wednesday #8 - Human Perspective

1926 - Yellow Calla
Most people in the city rush around so, they have no time to look at a flower. I want them to see it whether they want to or not. - O'Keeffe
This post may not suitable to be viewed during office hour and as it may deemed as offensive by some. Please continue at your own risk. You have been strongly warned...


Any thought? (Please ignore the full picture below!)

Well, as your peripheral vision may already looks for the larger version of the picture below, this is actually a flower in a close up shot. And thanks for my alteration of the picture’s hue and saturation, some MAY think this is a female sexual production organ; vagina. Do you?

The innocent flower

Representational painting, such as landscapes, people and furniture, is normally viewed at face value. A flower is just a flower; a chair is just a chair. But the manner in which an artist uses shapes can convey more than the literal content of the painting.

Once you grasp how an artist plays with shapes to convey another layer of meaning, it can open up a universe of deeper insight and, sometimes, powerfully erotic subtexts. You may never see art again in the same way.

Does name Georgia Totto O'Keeffe sound familiar to you? She was born a century before me, so I don’t know anything about her. I stumbled with her name last week after I-am-bored-and-don’t-what-else-to-do random searched in Google. I read her biography at Wikipedia and I think she was a great artist. Just see one of her many wonderful works below:

1923 - Grey Line with Black,Blue and Yellow

At first glance you see a flower and, on reflection, you might grasp features of female anatomical details such as the clitoral hood, the clitoris, the labia majora, and the labia minora. O'Keeffe is making an interesting statement in associating the vagina with a flower. The vagina is to humanity what a flower is to nature: it is life-giving, beautiful, and fragile, yet resilient.


1924 - Light Iris

Continuing with another O'Keeffe painting, notice that there are no sharp vertical lines here. Rather, there are organic, fluid shapes and outlines. These shapes are easy metaphors for the soft lips of the labia and the yellow bud serves for the small erectile body of the clitoris. There is a strong sense that we are entering into the flower, but we also get a sense that inside is a whole new universe open to us.
So I said to myself-I'll paint what I see-what the flower is to me but I'll paint it big and they will be surprised into taking the time to look at it-I will make even busy New Yorkers take time to see what I see of flowers... - O'Keeffe

O'Keeffe marched to the tune of her own drummer, which is hard enough to do today, and even harder to do a century ago when women were intended for marriage and procreation alone. She seems an interesting woman after my own heart - a loner and a lover of nature who was happiest at her remote Ghost Ranch.

Okay, I am sure not everyone is interested with arts, but I do. If you don’t like art, do read this paragraph (in case you just skipping through the post). Art exhibitions and museums are not as boring as many think they are. Art is very subjective. Some may treat blood and death body as art, some treat human parts and body as a source of arts. Other prefers classical and abstract art. For example, O’Keeffe used flowers, buildings and bones as her source of inspiration. One may view this is common things in our daily life, but she made her painting by using it. So, if you are not such a fan of art, the next time you go to an art exhibition, try to wear a difference set of eyes.

Some may deem nudity as offensive while others may not. I might look at a bowl and thinking of hot mushroom soup in this damp weather, but for some, the idea of human breast may pops in their mind. Who knows right? Human perspective is widely discussed subject, and it is a part of how human complex mind is functioning; God’s creation wonder. That being said please do not start walking naked outside your house, or even outside your room. Just to be clear, I am not promoting any public nudity. So, where do you stand? Are arts such as this will offend you? Or is it just another form of inspiration? Oh, and do not restricted your mind thinking arts only in form of painting. Song is one of its kinds too!

About Georgia Totto O'Keeffe:
I hate flowers. I only paint them because they're cheaper than models and they don't move. - O'Keeffe
O'Keeffe has been a major figure in American art since the 1920s. She is chiefly known for paintings in which she synthesized abstraction and representation in paintings of flowers, rocks, shells, animal bones and landscapes. Her paintings present crisply contoured forms that are replete with subtle tonal transitions of varying colors. She often transformed her subject matter into powerful abstract images.

One of the most respected and widely regarded American artists of the of last century, O'keefe was a modernist painter who cannot be tied down to that period - her work seems as timeless, vibrant and inspiring as it was fifty years ago.

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48 comments:

Monica said...

hello!

bluecrystaldude said...

Monica! You are fast! LOL

First commenter goes to Monica!

Monica said...

I love the Yellow Calla! oh yes I love art, esp watercolors. I've learned 5 years of painting in watercolor during high school ;-)

Monica said...

hahahaa...you're very fast too! the link.. lol!

Jackie said...

Blue, this is a wonderful post. Of course O'Keefe is one of my alll time favorite artist ever.

I have several books with her images and studied her quite a bit while in college.

You are very astute in your interpretations of the work.

And no mine is not a real opal and not lying down at all.

It is actually a fairly tall candle holder that I sat on my kitchen counter.

The back drop was my white refrigerator. And I only snapped the top of the piece itself.

Pretty fun huh?

Thanks for dropping by, looking, and guessing.

Jackie said...

Oh yes please stop scratching your head now or else it might get a bald spot.

Also on the tag your post ca be much much more simple.

When you go to Mimi's she has it already to do a very simple copy and paste.

Happy day!:-)

Anonymous said...

Arrrgh..!!! Darn.. Monica got 1st.. Haish.. BTW.. Nice flower though.. even it is 'less word' to describe on wednesday.. hahahaha.. less word eh..

bluecrystaldude said...

Nikillas

Crap! I forgot this is Less Word Wednesday. Hahaha.. But, to be fair, usually is more lengthily than this right? hehe

bluecrystaldude said...

Hi Monica,

LOL.. That was a very good practices right? hehe. Did you do in your free times nowadays? I would love to paint someday. But my schedule won't let it. At least not any near future :(

bluecrystaldude said...

Hi Shinade,

Wow.. Candle holder huh? I would not have guest it. It doesn't looks anything tall at all! Haha..

O'Keeffe was a amazing person. And now, she already in my aspire people list along with Audrey Hepburn and few other people. I can't reveal it yet. The list is getting longer though :)

Thanks again for the tag. I will try to do it if not today, at Friday evening. I still got two tests to go! Tomorrow evening and Friday morning :D

Pok Dell said...

That flowers must be grow in Europe or western region ;).

Si Penanya (?) said...

hahaha..
tak sangka ada~

izzahismail said...
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Jean Chia aka Ms.Yummy~licious said...

wow, the paintings were beautiful! i love the colors, so much of a peaceful combination! :)

Jean Chia aka Ms.Yummy~licious said...

haha, i thought it was part of chicken skin.. :P

izzahismail said...

i love arts but i am so poor in it.
haha.
anyway,i am tagging you ;)
check out my blog.

Jean Chia aka Ms.Yummy~licious said...

it's been a while since my last visit. Everytime i try to log into yr blog using my lappie, an error msg prompted and close yr blog. I am now using my desktop, and it feels good to be here again!

Happy Wednesday! :)

Jean Chia aka Ms.Yummy~licious said...

i love yr header! great work! :)

Mariuca said...

COngrats Monica! :)

Mariuca said...

Haaziq pandai paint ke? SHow us some of ur stuff okay? Hidden talent rupanya! :)

Restnrileks said...

oh la la...

awesome post...

need i remind you again the witty fun post again?

hehe..

Restnrileks said...

i do love her artistic skills..

and congrats monica for being the first.. :)

twinks said...

Wow! fantastic work of art...
I wonder why the woman's reproductive anatomy? hmmmm.. what about the male's? hehehehe..

thanks for sharing!

bonoriau said...

This is really beautiful and fantastic. I like the way you do your work. It show that you really do your research before posting. Salute to you.

zackzara said...

Less word Wednesday. Erm. Nice post, dude. :)

Jackie said...

Oh Blue,
I love and admire Audrey Hepburn juga! Just passing by to shout out apa kabar!
Salam:-)

Jackie said...

Ya, it is a candle stick holder. And please no rush on the tag. Your exams are most important.

I know because my daughter is a professor.

Gotta' dash...busy day again for me too!:-)

Monica said...

I'm more into batik painting now :-D

Monica said...

oh GOOD LUCK on tomorrow's test!

Unknown said...

hey blue dude,
wow..that's quite an art really..it took me awhile to guess what that is.haha.i was once an art freak also,but i don't know what took me away into science stream now.oh well.do well on your exam!

Rozella said...

That is a really nice quote. I feel like I have become one of those people... it's like I have no time to even breathe anymore.

mangosteenskin said...

i tried to comment twice but fail. this is my third attempt, hope it works.

great post dude, i enjoy reading each line. i heard the name few times before---o'keffe, but now you've highlighted it. Time for me to start hunting for the sight of her artworks!

waliz said...

what a long post for a wordless day! hehehe...i like the metafora....!

Anonymous said...

WTF is a freaking V*****....... sure it's not photoshop?(kalau kau dah explain sorry panjang sgt tak de masa nak baca)

bonoriau said...

My man thank you for the comment. Don't forget to add your twitter link on the next comment so that easy for me to monitor your count and if your lucky somebody else will follow. Do yo know how many twitter follower Darren Problogger have??

Nisha said...

I love art, no matter what shape or form;).. its my passion and while in school, i used to be greatly admired for my talent in art.. know what? i used to be buttered by my classmates just to paint for them!! hehe

only hope i could get time and interest to put toward my passion:)

Hope you're keeping well, dude:)

Mariuca said...

I'm here tonight Haaziq! Thanks for all ur comment love at Mariuca yay! :):):)

Mariuca said...

Here with Mariuca, lazy to do drops today but am here for HaaziQ! ;)

Monica said...

Thanks for checking me up Haaziq! ;-)

Monica said...

how was your tests?

Anonymous said...

"thanks for my alteration of the picture’s hue and saturation, some MAY think this is a female sexual production organ"
am i one of them???hahahahaha....
O'Keefe sure have her unique style in expressing art...huhuhuhuhu~
@YAN^S
it's no vagina ok...go read it one more..hahahahaha

Anonymous said...

Haaha... I dunno how it looks like in reality so I don't have any naughty thoughts;B

But this post is funny lar keekekee...

And I've never seen such flower...

Mariuca said...

Haaziq! ;)

Mariuca said...

Waiting for new post so I can be ur FC, tak pernah dapat spot here lagi! :)

Dropping EC here today, happy long weekend, for u long week terus! ;)

Faisal Admar said...

omg! i thought its a pussy. sorry, but to be frank that was in my mind when i first looked at it. *now i'm hard but i'm not a pervert! run*

LadyJava said...

Hi Blue
I just wanted to say thank you and how much I appreciate you for dropping by each time I have a new post.. and you are really fast too..hehe.. all thanks to twitterfox eh... :)

Have a wonderful long weekend!
LJ

Anonymous said...

i know it's not but it looks like it....

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