I'll be the first to admit that I know almost nothing about the art world or the business of art galleries and collecting. After reading this novel which chronicles the rise and fall of one ambitious young woman, Lacey Yeager, in the New York art world, I feel like I know a little more...and possibly more than I wanted to!
One of the things that I really appreciated about this novel was that he included full color prints of many pieces of artwork mentioned. As someone without any real art history background, it was nice to actually get to see what was being talked about.
Naturally, it was one of the images that ended up giving me my inspiration for my creation this month. Specifically it was Flowers by Andy Warhol. I tried to find an image of the same one that was in the book (which had bright blue, red, yellow, and yellow orange flowers) but I was unsuccessful in finding a decent image of that one... so I just "borrowed" the version that Andrew pinned to our Pinterest board instead. In looking for the "right" one, I did discover that Warhol had a whole rainbow of flower colors which opened up the doors for me to design with pretty much whatever colors I wanted!
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| Flowers, Andy Warhol |
Once again being pressed for time (May was supposed to be my "down" month and a chance to catch my breath... but not so much) I decided to go for something pretty simple and straightforward. I know that many of my book club members will come up with much more amazing, complex, and thoughtful creations, but I'm just happy to have made something to be able to participate!
I decided on a simple long charm style necklace that featured some of my brightly colored Czech glass flowers. I went with Vintaj Arte Metal to play of the dark background of Warhol's work and to give a nice contrast to the vibrant colors of the flowers. I ended up just making a cluster of flowers and hanging them from a filigree piece on a long chain.
I may yet play with how the cluster of flowers is put together or possibly add one more at the top. I'll have to see how it moves when worn to decide.
This is a blog hop. You'll find the full list of participants over on Andrew Thornton's blog HERE.
This is a blog hop. You'll find the full list of participants over on Andrew Thornton's blog HERE.
Your necklace is charming and fresh in the same way the Warhol pieces are. This was an interesting book, and I loved being able to see the pictures that were being written about too since I didn't know many of the artists.
ReplyDeleteLove your dangle of bright flowers Sarajo and all that you wrote about in this post. Your made a lovely necklace and I can imagine that it is fun to wear. I agree this is my fav challenge and I look forward to it every month and always am hopeful that I will come up with something to post. This month's book should be fun to create from!!!
ReplyDeleteSarajo - personally, I don't feel even a little bit sorry for Lacey.
ReplyDeleteThat said, I do love you necklace. It seems many of us were drawn to the same inspiration. It's so much fun and inspiring to see all the different interpretations.
I read your reveal post on the train to Milwaukee and I thought commented, but it looks like the latter part of that statement didn't go through. Alas...
ReplyDeleteThanks so much for playing along! I always look forward to seeing what you'll make. And I am totally guilty of making quick and dirty projects. Even if I don't get a chance to make more elaborate pieces, I feel like the simple act of creating, even in the most simple and basic of ways, is a step in the right direction and opens the door to more creativity and who knows... maybe more works inspired by the book.
Anyways, I love your interpretation of the painting. (If you get a chance to spend any time in Pittsburgh while you're out this way, there's the Warhol museum and you'll be able to see some of the prints in real life!) "Flowers" was a popular choice for the inspirational impetus and was the springboard for a lot of creations for the book club, but everyone had such unique and different outcomes. I loved seeing how everyone approached it and made it their own and I love your flowers too! They are bright and I bet full of movement. I felt bad for Lacey selling the print off too, but like Jeanne, I didn't feel sorry for Lacey. (I think I felt bad for Lacey because I am a hoarder of beautiful things and I don't like the idea of parting with them.) To be honest, she wasn't my favorite character and how her story arc ended and where it ended (for me), seemed to make me not really care about her. I liked the book, but I got a "so what" sort of feeling at the end. Like it builds and builds and then there's a resolution - sort of - but it's like I wanted to say, "And then...?" And it wasn't an exciting sort of cliffhanging "And then...!?!?!?!" It was more like a "meh... and then...?"
Anyways, thanks so much for participating and carving out time to participate. I appreciate it. Especially since this was supposed to be your "downtime" month. Thank you! And sorry about my tardy comment!