Women Artists and Postwar Abstraction | HOW TO SEE the art movement with Corey D'Augustine

Female artists of the postwar era have been largely underrepresented in modern art history. Conservator and IN THE STUDIO instructor Corey D'Augustine explores works of artists like Helen Frankenthaler, Louise Nevelson, and Yayoi Kusama, among others, and argues that their styles were so diverse and individualistic that just about the only thing they had in common was their gender.

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[RaminTork]

I love this series. Thank you so much. Just a comment on Kusama. F is a number in hexadecimal, F number is also a term used in photography. The F number diagrams are representations of decreasing aperture and hence smaller circles. Perhaps she borrowed the concept from photography.

[jamesdaley]

Mr. D'Augustine is always a pleasure to watch. Check out his videos demonstrating how to create works similar to abstract artists. They are fabulous and any artist would enjoy and learn from them. Expand your imagination!

[jennifervignone]

I really liked hearing the comment about gender very early on in the video. I wonder about the importance we give to being a male or female artist. I have always considered myself just an artist, attaching no gender to it. The degree of importance of gender for me is undetermined. What I believe is that the work is the thing. It should stand on its own, as do the works of these artists. Tis exhibit is great...if you are in the NYC area, it really is a must-see.

[themovingdance]

I ve learnt so much over the last 2 years doing these courses. I feel so drawn to New York and the diversity of the people in the palettes. So interesting for me from across the pond to study and understand American traditions and movements. Amazing 🤩

[JonPetersArtHome]

Nice work Corey, you do a great job! I love these videos. thanks to you and MoMA for making them.

[blessedwhitney]

Thanks for addressing the artists as artists, rather than just giving them credit for being women.

[ramaalsamman]

Thank you very much for this video, I do believe that female artists were insufficiently presented at that time.
for me personally, Frankenthaler's artwork stands the most, as I consider her a role-model.
I think the most important thing for an artist, before and now, is to be experimental, just like she did.
the Trojan Gates painting and a lot of her later prints illustrate this almost foggy yet tough colored spaces. YES, she was an abstract expressionist, authentic who brilliantly worked with the compositional aspects that capture the viewer's eye immediately.
May she rest in peace and her art continue after her for generations to come.

[johnmyers]

I'm finishing up the course, and have enjoyed it very much. Corey D'Augustine is a wonderful instructor!

[prideandrade]

I would like to see a new series with Corey! I love all the videos with him!

[gbear]

Really enjoy your videos, I've learned SO much and you've introduced me to so many new artists! Wonderful series!

[Voirreydirector]

Muscular Van Gogh, fantastic. Totemic structure assemblage, you just have a gift for musical delivery of these concepts.

[blekkmark]

Thank you Corey D'Augustine, everything was elegantly explained.

[beverlyrusso]

Beverly Russo: I am presently studying Women and the Visual Arts and was thrilled to see that this emphasis was on women artists. Thank you for your wonderful tour. I will return...

[olgareb]

Many thanks Corey, it is always a pleasure to listen to you, both in the course and explaining the exhibitions.

[Garland]

The Coursera course was amazing! I learned so much about Abstract Expressionist paintings and I studied art at university!

[pzapzappiano]

I like how you explain things so well out of your videos. Compliments! I hope this series will get bigger and bigger!

[paulpawlowski]

I believe the Hedda Sterne painting is upside down. If you flip it 180 degrees then it looks like the truss of a bridge, particularly, the Hell's Gate Bridge in NYC, which was only 1.25 miles from Hedda's East 50th Street studio. When it's flipped, the lighter portion appears to be the East River where you can see the reflection of the truss. Just an observation.

[KatKayVs]

I love that way you explain one of each paint, I love this channel! Please upload more videos like this!! ☺️

[raquelgil]

Muy buenos tus videos así como tus explicaciones. Eres un buen comunicador. Muchas gracias por estos vídeos.

[AXA]

Corey, you're a Boss brother. Love your studio work and the confident approach to paining, and presentation in general that you exhibit.