Today let’s talk about this amazing Paris born artist, who began her career studying math and geometry but later dropped out to study art in various Parisian academies, the academy which is part of the Louvre. In 1937 she married Robert Goldwater and immigrated to the US, where she had 3 children. Her parents worked restoring tapestries, and she always helped them to work on the drawings. She once said her art began when she grabbed a piece of bread and began to sculpt the figure of her father, who she was trying to avoid. Once she finished the sculpture, she amputated all its limbs. From this moment forward she knew that this rather morbid act would define her future career.
Her childhood was difficult. Her father always boasted of her achievements, yet also belittled her, and generally made his children feel miserable. He cheated on her beloved mother (who Louise took care of until her death) with her governess. Her childhood is reflected in many of her works.
original here at Louise Bourgeois
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