EXPLORING BENGLIS

By Ashley Parkin

My Mission

Learned about the New Museum through an article in AM New York

Decided to visit for some inspiration and ideas for this project

Interested in using the Internet as an art medium

Retrospective on Lynda Benglis

Retrospective on Lynda Benglis

Born in Lake Charles, LA in 1941

Began career as painter before moving into sculpture

Inspired by minimalism, color field, and her feminist views in a male-dominated industry

Inspiration - Jackson Pollock

Inspiration – Barnett Newman

Inspiration – Andy Warhol

Project Idea

Wasn’t allowed to take pictures; sketched artwork instead

Translated sketches into a simple interactive piece online

Project link HERE