Anita Huffington
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Anita Huffington is an American sculptor who is noted for her stone and Bronze
representation of the female torso.
and Merce Cunningham
. While there, she became acquainted with a circle of artists of the New York School, such as Franz Kline
and Willem de Kooning
, as well as a diverse and individualistic group of painters, sculptors, musicians, and poets in this vital, idealistic period.
These experiences, and her later choice to live in the woods of the Arkansas Ozarks, sowed the seeds for the sculpture
she makes in stone, bronze, wood, and mixed media. Her work reflects both the world of art and the spirit of her life in the woods.
Bronze sculpture
Bronze is the most popular metal for cast metal sculptures; a cast bronze sculpture is often called simply a "bronze".Common bronze alloys have the unusual and desirable property of expanding slightly just before they set, thus filling the finest details of a mold. Then, as the bronze cools, it...
representation of the female torso.
Biography
The sculptor Anita Huffington's history includes a long period in New York City starting in the late 1950s when she came to study dance with Martha GrahamMartha Graham
Martha Graham was an American modern dancer and choreographer whose influence on dance has been compared with the influence Picasso had on modern visual arts, Stravinsky had on music, or Frank Lloyd Wright had on architecture.She danced and choreographed for over seventy years...
and Merce Cunningham
Merce Cunningham
Mercier "Merce" Philip Cunningham was an American dancer and choreographer who was at the forefront of the American avant-garde for more than 50 years. Throughout much of his life, Cunningham was considered one of the greatest creative forces in American dance...
. While there, she became acquainted with a circle of artists of the New York School, such as Franz Kline
Franz Kline
Franz Jozef Kline was an American painter mainly associated with the Abstract Expressionist movement centered around New York in the 1940s and 1950s. He was born in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, and attended Girard College, an academy in Philadelphia for fatherless boys...
and Willem de Kooning
Willem de Kooning
Willem de Kooning was a Dutch American abstract expressionist artist who was born in Rotterdam, the Netherlands....
, as well as a diverse and individualistic group of painters, sculptors, musicians, and poets in this vital, idealistic period.
These experiences, and her later choice to live in the woods of the Arkansas Ozarks, sowed the seeds for the sculpture
Sculpture
Sculpture is three-dimensional artwork created by shaping or combining hard materials—typically stone such as marble—or metal, glass, or wood. Softer materials can also be used, such as clay, textiles, plastics, polymers and softer metals...
she makes in stone, bronze, wood, and mixed media. Her work reflects both the world of art and the spirit of her life in the woods.
See also
- http://www.anitahuffington.com personal site