Louise Bourgeois (2nd artist lecture of lockdown)

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uploads8.wikiart.org/temp/6fb301b8-5cdf-4705-93...When it comes to the documentary and Louise’s work, I honestly don’t really know what to write. Of course, looking at her sculptures and work in a psychoanalytical way that the documentary spoke quite in depth about is interesting, I just feel like I didn’t really resonate too much with this artist or their artwork.

However, the documentary mentioned how Bourgeois uses her anxiety to find the form of for art, when researching I found another video of Louise where she described her work as making nasty work into good and hate into love. In my recent practice I have been experimenting with playful ways to discuss subjects such as my own anxiety and mental health issues. Using the topic of space and conspiracies to express these thoughts, the interesting thing is I have been making these artworks and then as I’m either creating the piece or maybe even performing it I realise more and more how its about my mental health. So if you think about it making these artworks about aliens and stuff Is actually helping me develop I greater understanding of my own mental health, maybe subconsciously I use these sci-fi ideas as a way to describe what I’m feeling. Anyway, I feel like iv just went on about myself for ages, I guess what I was trying to say is that I guess I relate on some level to the way in which Bourgeois works rather than her work itself.

Although I didn’t feel like I really resonated with her work I loved the artist gatherings that she created and the fact of how long she continued to organize these gatherings where amazing. Them kind of gathering are exactly the artist environments I love. I guess it’s like a group crit or the studios in university where everyone can discuss their ideas and get feedback and I just absolutely love this kind of creative environment. Having this kind of environment and space to have creative discussion is an important aspect of my practice.

In conclusion although I didn’t resonate with her work, I think she is a pretty incredible character and I guess I do resonate in terms of Louise’s way of practice.

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