City Landscape 1955 Oil on canvas 80 x 80 inches The Art Institute of Chicago In 1925, Joan Mitchell was born in Chicago, and lived there throughout her youth. Her childhood was fairly typical, but unfortunately she was emotionally abused by her father, shaping who she was later in her life. She originally went to college to study art and english, but then transferred to the Art Institute of Chicago where she focused on painting. After college she moved to New York. She ended up not studying Hans Hoffman, which is why she moved, but she did discover the art of the New York School. This was her big introduction to Abstract Expressionism. Mitchell then went to Paris on a fellowship where she continued to paint. Her paintings were clearly becoming more and more abstract, eventually leading to what she called her "expressionist landscapes." After Paris. Mitchell moved back to New York and was officially an Abstract Expressionist. The more sje painted, the more she found her style. This style included lots of colors and unique compositions. Later in her life, she moved back to Paris. She continued to paint while in France, but her subject matter moved over to nature and landscapes. Mitchell also started to make much larger work. Even in her later years of life, Mitchell painted, these works seem to be more linear than previous. Throughout her life, Mitchell supported many young artists, she was overall a very generous person. Looking back, it is clear that she mainly painted landscapes on large canvases, and this is still what she's best known for today. Sources used above: www.theartstory.org/artist-mitchell-joan-life-and-legacy.htm joanmitchellfoundation.org/work Sources to learn more: 1. the links above - just some general background info 2.this article that goes more in depth into her personality - www.artsy.net/article/artsy-editorial-abstract-expressionist-joan-mitchell-complicated-driven-genius 3. the brief video below Questions: 1. How did Mitchell's personality seem to translate into her work, or did it at all? 2.How was Mitchell and her art influenced by her environment? 3. What parts of Mitchell's work seem to be drawn from other Abstract Expressionist that she may have been around, and what parts seem unique to her?
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