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Gap analysis

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Françoise Gilot

(French Painter)


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In my Global Feminists Art class, so far, I have noticed that many women artists are eclipsed by their male counterparts. For clarification, I am talking about cis-heterosexuals. These women are often forgotten for their amazing, individual art works. One example of this, I learned in class and in our readings, was Yoko Ono and John Lennon’s relationship. Growing up, I only knew about Yoko Ono as the woman who broke up the Beatles. Not only were these accusations sexist and, to me, false, but Ono was a very strong and revolutionary artist on her own, way before John Lennon. The problem was that the mainstream did not notice her until she became involved with the famous John Lennon. I looked up up Yoko Ono’s wikipedia page and while it may have some gaps, it is still really full compared to other women artists. To continue my search, I googled, “artist couples.” I came across a website slide show, that had twelve “famous” artist couples/lovers. I was onto the eighth couple when I came across  Françoise Gilot. Out of every woman so far, her wikipedia page disappointed me the most. Gilot’s famous male artist counterpart was Pablo Picasso; She is often described as his muse. Her wikipedia page is very short and the only place that talks about her artwork is only two hundred and thirty-eight words. This section titled, “Gilot’s work” does not mention any of her art pieces by name, and is very general. The main idea behind this paragraph is Gilot’s artistic journey through other people, specifically men. Françoise Gilot is a white European, privileged, well educated woman. To other women artists, Gilot is very fortunate, but the sexism she and her artwork face, is very noticeable when trying to find information on her. It is hard to separate her from the identification of a muse, which goes to show how much our westernized world objectifies women. My intention is to show that her “journey” did not start and stop with Picasso.
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 * Here is the hyperlink to the preexisting wikipedia page for Françoise Gilot: Françoise Gilot
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In 1953, Gilot moved to America to leave the world, that mainly thought of her as Picasso’s muse, behind. Even two years before that, Gilot had started to have to her own solo exhibitions. Such shows have been scattered, yet solidly placed, throughout history, from 1943 to 2012. Gilot’s most recent solo exhibition was in 2012; June 1st to September 23rd to be specific. Her works were displayed at the Berman Museum in Pennsylvania under the title, “Transitions: Works by  Françoise Gilot.” The collection showed Gilot’s work from the 1960s to present. It was meant to express how her artwork had, in a word, “transitioned” from a more abstract and intense look to a more detailed and happy one. Even more recently, one of Gilot’s paintings titled, “Étude Bleue” was estimated to be auctioned off at 250,000 dollars.

Four of Françoise Gilot’s most famous art pieces happen all to be some type of oil on canvas or board. Her first oil painting was oil on canvas, titled, “French Window in Blue,” which was created in 1939. This painting juxtaposes the outside and the inside world from the perspective of a young girl’s mind. To the girl, the outside world looks much more exciting. Another famous painting, “Le Tea,” was made in 1952, oil on board. This painting parodies and disassembles a habitual tradition. A third famous painting, “The Lighthouse at Beachy Head,” was painted in 1960, oil on canvas. Gilot was inspired by Virginia Woolf and made everything look like it was crumbling around her. Another famous painting, “Red and Gold,” was created in 1978, oil on canvas. Precision and accuracy were not the goals, in time everything would blend together and make something.


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 * Kazanjian, Dodie, and Tina Barney. "Life After Picasso: Françoise Gilot.” Vogue. N.p., 27 Apr. 2012. Web. 16 Feb. 2016.
 * "WIC Biography - Francoise Gilot.” WIC Biography - Francoise Gilot. Women's International Center, n.d. Web. 16 Feb. 2016.
 * "Françoise Gilot (French, Born 1921)." Françoise Gilot Biography – Françoise Gilot on Artnet. Artnet Worldwide Corporation, n.d. Web. 16 Feb. 2016.
 * "Transitions: Works by Francoise Gilot June 1-September 23, 2012." Transitions: Works by Francoise Gilot. Berman Museum, n.d. Web. 16 Feb. 2016.
 * "Auction Results for Françoise Gilot on Artsy.” Auction Results for Françoise Gilot on Artsy. Artsy, n.d. Web. 16 Feb. 2016.
 * "Francoise Gilot Archives." Francoise Gilot Archives. N.p., n.d. Web. 16 Feb. 2016.