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Artista

Louise Nevelson

Nacionalidad
Estadounidense (nacido en Ucrania)
Nacimiento/Muerte
1899-1988

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Louise Nevelson sabía desde niña que estaba destinada a ser artista. Se sumergió en la vida artística de Nueva York en la década de 1920, donde trabajó como actriz, cantante, bailarina y pintora. En la década de 1930, Nevelson estudió con Hans Hofmann, influyente profesor y pintor abstracto, del que aprendió el cubismo y el collage. A mediados de la década de 1950, Nevelson creó relieves del tamaño de una habitación hechos con objetos encontrados metidos dentro de cajas apiladas, todas ellas pintadas de negro.

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Louise Nevelson (September 23, 1899 – April 17, 1988) was an American sculptor known for her monumental, monochromatic, wooden wall pieces and outdoor sculptures. Born in Pereiaslav in the Poltava Governorate of the Russian Empire, she emigrated with her family to the United States in 1905. Nevelson learned English at school, as she spoke Yiddish at home. By the early 1930s she was attending art classes at the Art Students League of New York, and in 1941 she had her first solo exhibition. Nevelson experimented with early conceptual art using found objects, and experimented with painting and printing before dedicating her lifework to sculpture. Usually created out of wood, her sculptures appear puzzle-like, with multiple intricately cut pieces placed into wall sculptures or independently standing pieces, often 3-D. The sculptures are typically painted in monochromatic black or white. A prominent figure in the international art scene, Nevelson participated in the…