Louise Bourgeois born December 25th, 1911, is a sculptor and artist. She is perhaps most famous for her monumental spider sculptures. The sculpture you see is titled, "Maman" and stands outside of the Tate Museum in London. She says spiders symbolize her mother. It is made of stainless steel and marble. Did you know that there is a bronze cast of this sculpture in the Samsung Museum of Art right here in Seoul?
Read her quote about the sculpture you see in the picture:
Bourgeois says “The Spider is an ode to my mother. She was my best friend. Like a spider, my mother was a weaver. My family was in the business of tapestry restoration, and my mother was in charge of the workshop. Like spiders, my mother was very clever. Spiders are friendly presences that eat mosquitoes. We know that mosquitoes spread diseases and are therefore unwanted. So, spiders are helpful and protective, just like my mother. “
http://www.artknowledgenews.com/Louise_Bourgeois_Maman.html
Without reading the quote above, would you have thought the sculpture was an ode to her mother? Why or why not?
If you could create a monumental, (huge), sculpture in homage to your mother what shape would it take on? Explain.
What materials would you use? Why?
