Terrifying Expressions

A self portrait of Louise Bourgeois was something that I really wanted to see, to see exactly how she viewed herself.  In her piece “A Self Portrait” completed in 1993 with etching and aquatint colors on Rives BFK, it shows in my eyes both a man and a woman sharing the same eyes.  Both the man and woman share their eyes but keep the individuality of their noses and lips.  their is also a third person who I would take as a child or young adult.  It seems she is conflicted with how she shes herself.  Maybe she sees herself still as a child, or maybe she has the same struggle with her sexuality as Freida Khalo.  This portrait instantly reminded me of Khalo’s work, the comparison of her as a male Frieda and as a female Frieda.  It’s almost like she has no identity to herself, but to the world they are both beloved female artists.

This video is great, it represents her and her art work…it’s a collage of Louise Bourgeois!  Even the music is her, and it shows her various pieces of work (of course not all of them).  Bourgeois shows that she can work in every material/medium; wood, latex, bronze, plaster, marble, etc and excelled at all.  She is one of the world’s best sculptors and has help pave the way for women artist.  Bourgeois was very in tune with her emotions and sexuality and it showed in every piece of her work.