Mar 10, 2020 alice neel is widely recognised as one of the great american painters of the twentieth century. Alice neels love of harlem and the neighbors she painted there, arts ii, new york. View sabrina by alice neel sold at contemporary art part ii on 14 may 2010 new york. She took the civil service exam and got a highpaying clerical position after high school in order to help support her parents. However, she was encouraged by her son richard to complete it and came back to in her early 80s. See available prints and multiples, paintings, and works on paper for sale and learn about the artist.
Nov 18, 2009 alice neel in new jersey and vermont jeremy lewison in conversation with angela lampe duration. Alice neel january 28, 1900 october, 1984 was an american visual artist, who was known for her portraits depicting friends, family, lovers, poets, artists and strangers. She died on october, 1984 in new york city, new york, usa. Neel grew up in rural pennsylvania, but felt stifled by small town life and disconnected from her family.
Whether im painting or not, i have this overweening interest in humanity. Working from life and memory, she created daringly honest portraits of her family, friends, neighbors, art world colleagues, writers, poets, artists, actors. She grew up in colwyn, pennsylvania, a small town where she did not fit in. She attended the philadelphia school of design for women so as to avoid being tempted by the. Oftentimes its oddly structured, eschewing straight biography. An exhibition of neels work, curated by als, will be on view at david. The film includes interviews with her sons, richard and hartley neel, the children of her deceased daughter, isabetta, artists marlene dumas, chuck close and alex katz, art historians rob storr and jeremy lewison, and neels surviving friends. Neel was called one of the greatest portrait artists of. Drawn from the artists estate, the presentation includes paintings from all periods of neels career, together with a selection of drawings. The people of harlem, as painted by alice neel in pictures. Paintings by alice neel, gallery hyundai, seoul, korea cat.
With alice neel, michel auder, phillip bonosky, chuck close. Alice neel, portrait painter, alice neel biography. Alice neel american painter, 19001984 guide to pictures of works by alice neel in art museum sites and image archives worldwide. Her paintings have an expressionistic use of line and color, psychological acumen, and emotional intensity. The life and work of alice neel 19001984, american portrait painter. May 21, 2009 t he first of three artistdocumentaries of the week sees a biography of the american figure painter alice neel, generally unregarded during her life until she was being adopted by the womens. Alice neel was born in the rural town of colwyn, pennsylvania.
As the avantgarde of the 1940s and 1950s renounced figuration, neel developed her signature approach to the human body. Dec 17, 2012 watch 4 intimate relations vincent duhamel on dailymotion. Hes spent much of his career at the new yorker, writing anthropological dispatches from the citys theaters, outer boroughs, artist studios, streets, and subwaysusing the first person as a way to get at the heart and humanity of the city, the people he. She reinvented the genre of portraiture by expressing the inner landscape of her varied sitters, among them andy warhol, annie sprinkle, bella abzug, and allen ginsberg.
Alice neel is a 2007 documentary film about the life of alice neel, exploring the struggles she faced as a woman artist, a. The documentary explores the artists tumultuous biography and the. As a show of portraits of her neighbours and friends comes to. Her 1935 painting alice neel and john rothschild in the bathroom exemplifies the subversive, sexual themes that pervaded her work. The american essayist, curator, and artist hilton als is perhaps most concerned with new york and remembering her children. Nathaniel kahns celebrated 2003 film about his father. Alice 3 has a new rich gallery of models that includes everything you need to spark your creativity including a full sims. This film is an insightful mix of personal accounts from those who knew alice neel, images of her work, and footage of the artist herself. She was an actress, known for the feature 2008, pull my daisy 1959 and chasing the dragon 1987. Alice 3 is the newest installment of the alice programming language. Alice neel in this searing, startlingly nonjudgmental documentary, famed painter alice neel receives a portrayal worthy of her art from grandson andrew neel. This interview with andrew is part of a series of snagfilm filmmaker profiles that will be featured.
Find an indepth biography, exhibitions, original artworks for sale, the latest news, and sold auction prices. Telecharger alice the collegiate film complet en francais. Alice neel, one of the great portraitists of the 20th century, made starkly honest paintings of relatives, lovers, friends, and neighbors. The interview took place at independent curators international offices in new york, new york, and was conducted by judith olch richards for the archives of american art, smithsonian. It also includes footage from michel auders earlier film about neel. Alice neel reinvented the genre of portraiture by expressing the inner landscape of her varied sitters.
In the past decade, interest in her work has grown exponentially, with a series of landmark exhibitions and art historical studies firmly cementing her. The art of not sitting pretty is the first fulllength biography of the artist. The film tells the story of neels life, exploring the struggles she faced as a woman artist. As a show of portraits of her neighbours and friends comes to london, its. Jan 02, 2011 the first fulllength biography of the painter alice neel, a specialist in frank portraits when abstract expressionism was king, who found fame only in her 70s. Discovering a streaming service to buy, rent, download, or watch the andrew neeldirected movie via subscription can be challenging, so we here at moviefone. Alice neel in new jersey and vermont jeremy lewison in conversation with angela lampe duration. While alice neel doesnt presuppose familiarity with its subject, it doesnt aim to be an encyclopedic account, either.
Painter of modern life exhibition catalogue extracts of essays appearing in jeremy lewison ed. Ive seen countless documentaries on many artists and this ranks among the best. Xavier hufkens is delighted to present the gallerys first exhibition dedicated to the work of alice neel 19001984. Alice neel biography, birth date, birth place and pictures. The documentary explores the artists tumultuous biography and the legacy of alice neels determination to paint her era. Neel was born in merion square, pennsylvania, on january 28, 1900, the fourth of five children of george washington, a department head for the pennsylvania railway, and alice concross hartley neel. Dec 01, 2015 filmmaker andrew neel, alice neels grandson, puts together the pieces of the painters life using intimate oneonone interviews with neels surviving family and personal archival video. Neels life and works are featured in the documentary alice neel, which premiered at the. Alice neel, hartley neel, richard neel, chuck close, philip bonosky, andrew neel. With a practice spanning the 1920s to the 1980s, alice neel 19001984 is widely regarded as one of the greatest figurative painters of the twentieth century. Oral history interview with guerrilla girls alice neel and. Alice neel american, january 28, 1900october, 1984 is best known for her compelling portraits of her family members, as well as paintings featuring prominent figures from american political and artistic circles, created at a time when portraiture was considered out of fashion.
Intimate, casual, direct and personal, alice neels paintings exist as an unparalleled chronicle of new york personalities both famous and unknown. The film includes interviews with her sons, richard and hartley neel, the children of her deceased daughter, isabetta, artists marlene dumas, chuck close and alex katz, art historians rob storr and jeremy lewison, and neel s surviving friends. This is alice neel documentary trailer by victoria miro on vimeo, the home for high quality videos and the people who love them. Learn more about the piece and artist, and its final selling price. Read the artist bio and gain a deeper understanding with mutualarts artist profile. Alice neel was an american painter known for her expressionistic portraits of her friends, family, and lovers. The great us artist alice neel lived and painted in uptown new york when it was almost exclusively black and hispanic. Alice neel was born on january 28, 1900 in merion square, pennsylvania, usa. Alice neel 19001984 is widely regarded as one of the foremost american figurative artists of the twentieth century. The documentary was directed by neel s grandson, andrew neel. Images and text were drawn from alice neel, uptown, by hilton als, which is out in june from david zwirner books. Born outside of philadelphia, pa, neel studied art at the philadelphia school of design for women, developing.
T he first of three artistdocumentaries of the week sees a biography of the american figure painter alice neel, generally unregarded during her life until she was being adopted by. Apr 29, 2017 the great us artist alice neel lived and painted in uptown new york when it was almost exclusively black and hispanic. Influential figurative painter whose emotionally intense portraits express her subjects inner lives. The following oral history transcript is the result of a digitally recorded interview with guerrilla girls alice neel and gertrude stein on december 1, 2007. Painting a diverse crosssection of humanity, from communist party leaders to art world personalities to her neighbors in spanish harlem, neel created a. Japanese domestic politics and a rising china a council on foreign relations. Portrait painter alice neel 19001984 was a selfdescribed collector of souls who recorded her sitters on canvas through six decades of the 20th century, among them andy warhol, bella abzug. She reinvented the genre of portraiture by expressing the. It has all of the features that have made alice an exciting and creative first programming experience with an added emphasis on objectoriented concepts. Based in new york, neel chose her subjects from her family, friends, and a broad variety of locals.
Alice neel 19001984 was one of this centurys most powerfully original. Hoban, whose previous book was a biography of jeanmichel basquiat. In her portraits, alice neel sought to reveal the inner lives of her sitters, who included relatives, neighbors, and artworld celebrities. Apr 15, 2012 the full film, alice neel is available free on snagfilms and at the end of this article. Filmmaker andrew neel, alice neels grandson, puts together the pieces of the painters life using intimate oneonone interviews with neels surviving family and personal archival video. Alice neel is widely recognised as one of the great american painters of the twentieth century. Neel was called one of the greatest portrait artists of the 20th century by barry walker, curator of modern. Alice neel january 28, 1900 october, 1984 was an american visual artist, who was. Alice neel premiered at the sundance film festival in 2007 and later won the audience award at the 2007 newport beach film festival later that year. In the past decade, interest in her work has grown exponentially, with a series of landmark exhibitions and. Part of the narration is chronological, part consists of interviews with friends, other artists, scholars, and family members, particularly two sons, richard and hartley, who are none too sanguine about their childhood and their mothers.
Alice neel january 28, 1900 october, 1984 was an american visual artist, who was known for her portraits depicting friends, family, lovers, poets, artists, and strangers. A successor to the expressionism of chaim soutine, edward munch, and ernst ludwig kirchner, neel used distorted drawing and invented color to reveal the character beneath each sitters physical appearance. Alice neel is a 2007 documentary film about the life of alice neel, exploring the struggles she faced as a woman artist, a single mother, and a painter who defied convention. The documentary was directed by alice neel s grandson, andrew neel. Made by neel s grandson, some older footage had to have been taken by his father, neel s son. The full film, alice neel is available free on snagfilms and at the end of this article. Nov 05, 2009 alice neel a documentary film by andrew neel. The complete prints, the gallery, division of art, meadows. The documentary was directed by neels grandson, andrew neel. The inclusive humanity of alice neels paintings the new.
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