Hello
everyone!
This
is just a quick post to talk about the exhibition which is currently taking
place at the Museum of Carouge (Geneva). It features the work of Linda Naeff, a
painter and sculptor.
I
went last Wednesday and I literally succumbed to her art (I love Art Brut - in
English Outsider Art) and her personality. She was a bubbly and frank woman and
despite a life filled with drama, she was not a bitter person.
The
exhibition ends on August 28th...which means you still have 3 weeks to visit
it. Admission is free.
I
wish you all a great Sunday
Musée de Carouge
Place
de Sardaigne 2
Geneva - Carouge
Open
from 14:00 to 18:00 (closed Monday)
Looks like this artist is expressing much anguish. Perhaps she was going through a difficult period when these pieces were created.
ReplyDeleteAll is said in my post :)
DeleteExcelente esta exposição, gostei.
ReplyDeleteUm abraço e bom Domingo.
Andarilhar
Muito obrigada Francisco. Bom Domingo para si também :)
DeleteI like that art too!
ReplyDeleteI'm glad to hear that ;-)
DeleteConfesso que não faz muito o meu género.
ReplyDeleteBoa semana
Como diz o provérbio "Gostos e cores não se discutem". Boa semana Pedro :)
DeleteMon avis n'est pas particulièrement positif... ces tableaux dégagent beaucoup d'angoisse et même s'ils sont colorés, ça reste triste...pas mon genre. Désolé ma belle. Gros bisous Chantal <3
ReplyDeletePas grave Chantal....Comme dit le proverbe "Les goûts et les couleurs ne se discutent pas." Bises et bonne semaine :)
DeleteThese paintings are disturbing... what's her story?
ReplyDeleteThanks for your interest Charles :-) Here is her Bio.
DeleteLinda's family home served as subject for most of her paintings. Through her paintings she communicates and expresses her feelings about being unhappy in a troubled family....
Her mother came from a family of well-to-do swiss watchmakers who disapproved of their daughter's illegitimate union and the modest statute of their son-in-law. These tension's drove Linda's family into exile to Paris... The depression and suicidal tendencies of Linda's mother made these years very difficult.
Linda trained as a hairdresser until she married Jo Naeff in the 50's, they settled in Carouge, and had two daughters. It is only later in her life - at the age of 61 - that she began to paint in a self-taught manner. She encountered success and exposed her works in galleries and at the prestigious Museum of Art Brut in Lausanne.
oh wow thanks a lot
DeleteYou’re welcome : )
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