pickBiography - Published in 2019. Ruth Asawa was an award-winning Japanese American sculptor and activist who advocated tirelessly for arts education. This book tells the story of this pioneering artist whose work is collected in major museums around the world.
Inspired by the world around her, Asawa saw beauty in the ordinary: the webs of spiders, wings of insects, and drops of water found in the garden on the farm where she spent her childhood.
After years of hoping and planning, my mom and I (and Chris, Soph and my brother) finally got to see beautiful Martha‘s Vineyard - and Susan Branch‘s house! (2 months after she moved to California, she only lived on the island for 40 years… 😆)
I started reading her book set on the island while I was there, and I‘m enjoying it very much! I set it aside after being disappointed by Fairy Tale Girl, but this one we know has a happy ending. 🥰
“In a painting, I try to make some logic out of the world that has been given to me in chaos....“ -Grace Hartigan
pickFound many artists to research further. The methodology &structure of this book is very well done. The focus was on painters & sculptors, there were also notations for fiber art, photographers, performance art & more
The answer to The Story of Art by Ernst Gombrich (published in 1950, included no women until the 16th edition which added 1 woman) the intro might be a lil “Girl Power 101” feminism but the art, &stories behind the art, are still good
