The Easton Foundation was pretty interesting.I really liked the artist behind that foundation. Taking us through her work and history. She’s a French artist who had a pretty rough upbringing with her parents. Her father was having an affair with a woman while her mother was battling the Spanish flu. Very unfortunately her mother dies. And after that she felt betrayed by both parents. So she moved from Paris, France to New York, USA. And it was there that she really leaned into her artwork. She took a lot of time off due to, I believe, mental illness after her husband died(I could be wrong on that, don’t quote me). But eventually she does get back into it. She gossiped a lot with Andy Warhol and then she herself eventually died. Needless to say she lived an extremely interesting and compelling life, but I could tell she was also an artist who had a lot of emotional damage and baggage which I personally can relate to. She herself is primarily a physical(traditional) 3D artist. So what did I think about the work itself? I don’t really have much to say beyond “The work is cool”. Her technique with forms shows that she is proficient with the materials she works with. Expertise even. This is especially true with the piece about the spider and its mother. I certainly think that her work is interesting in the mere fact that she’s able to work with the forms. With that being said I don’t really know(or remember) the context of most if not all of the sculptures. Her work is by no means bad and I clearly see that there is effort placed in them. However, I’m a fiction writer as well as an animator. So I know a lot about narrative based media. And her work just doesn’t form a narrative that I can see. Aside from that we also toured her house. Her house/workspace was very interesting. And I felt like I could relate to her based on the way she wanted to live. Her space is set up in a relatable minimalist way. Ironically I myself am more of a hoarder than anything else. But, there are so many fun facts about her that I learned about her in the house. Such as, the fact that she invites artists over for drinks and asks them very personal psychological questions. And that she keeps a recorded diary where the workers cry while listening to it at work. This opens a lot of questions about her as a person. It makes me wonder what her demons are? Although then again that begs the question. Am I ready to know her demons? After all, demons are scary to know. And the scariest are the demons artists carry. Especially when that artist is you. To close on this I would say: this is definitely a case where I found the artist themself more interesting than their artwork. And I really want to have a drink with this artist.
