Woman, I

Woman, I. Willem de Kooning. 1950–1952 C.E. Oil on canvas.

• Took a number of years; surface consists of layers and layers; many textures; drippy/thin, thick/matte; his objective was not a finished product; process; quick brushstrokes; brushwork calligraphic, muscular, tough; garish colors; brilliant oranges, pinks, yellows; olive green feels really dissonant; artist is one of the central abstract expressionists
• Sacred art brought back to the 20th century, made profane; takes eroticized/sexualized images of women; overwhelming in size, fills canvas; artist had been trained in a traditional way; aggressive and energetic; bulging eyes, bared teeth; improvisation. 
• Great fierce teeth, huge eyes; blank stare, frozen grin; ambiguous environment; thick and thin black lines dominate; influenced by all kinds of female nudes
• Large bulbous breasts; satire on women; slashing of paint onto canvas; jagged lines create an overpowering image