Etel Adnan - Colour as Language

Artist Etel Adnan (1925-2021) is famous for her abstract landscape paintings and her distinct use of colour.
In the first retrospective in the Netherlands, her paintings, leporellos, tapestries and literary work are seen alongside the work of Vincent van Gogh at the Van Gogh Museum Amsterdam, from 20 May until 4 September 2022.

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  • @GessicaPArt
    @GessicaPArt Жыл бұрын

    “I write what I see I paint what I am” love her!!

  • @dabzvapelord

    @dabzvapelord

    Жыл бұрын

    perfect quote

  • @paperprincess1050
    @paperprincess1050 Жыл бұрын

    "We don't speak of beauty anymore" 🙏

  • @lizvermaas9703
    @lizvermaas9703 Жыл бұрын

    Brilliant! "Who is the most important person you have ever met?" Her response: "A mountain ". This woman is a mountain of ideas, insights and talents.

  • @kabernat
    @kabernat2 ай бұрын

    I never heard of her, until TODAY! Art will always matter and this goes for drawing, singing, dance, spoken word. It allows us to escape to other realities. Thank you Etel Adnan for your beautiful part!

  • @sandrafisherhayes3219

    @sandrafisherhayes3219

    Ай бұрын

    Likewise...I am not familiar with Etel's artwork until now ❤ thank you for sharing this lady's art. Love her colours. Going to research her now. Beautiful paintings 🖼🎨

  • @benhaith9056
    @benhaith90562 ай бұрын

    Thank You Etel Adman for Your Contribution to Humanity!🙏

  • @RosaLei
    @RosaLei2 ай бұрын

    I feel this... "If you feel something strongly... it comes out, whether you want it or not. You can't escape that. So I do respond... to the beauty of the place... of people, of language, of colour. And I feel... it comes, whether I want it or not. When we work... our whole being participates in what we do. It's more than just thinking. It's who you are... you can't escape from. It's going to follow you like your shadow. And it will come out. So let it come out." -Etel Adnan

  • @gracejohnson5408
    @gracejohnson54082 ай бұрын

    Love this... "There is no total rest. Not only for us, but for the world. Nature is also constantly changing like we do."

  • @marjikarlgaard1231
    @marjikarlgaard12312 ай бұрын

    Had no idea she was painting our local landmark Mt Tam with such drama and color. Glad to discover Etel Adnan and her work. Thanks for this beautiful interview.

  • @vanhawk1074
    @vanhawk1074 Жыл бұрын

    So happy I have found this artist. She is awesome , love her work

  • @donnamarcotte5809
    @donnamarcotte58092 ай бұрын

    I never heard of Etel until today either. I read the summary and I'm bummed about the exhibits I have missed. I plan to do more research and read and see more of her work. So fascinating.

  • @kristine8338
    @kristine8338 Жыл бұрын

    Beauty is a powerful force, interconnecting different levels of being and at the same time being banal… the presence of the seagull is sheer beauty. What an interview.

  • @nuiwai5402
    @nuiwai5402 Жыл бұрын

    What a beautiful experience to be made aware of this captivating elderly Artist and creative. Such wisdom.

  • @AmyK007
    @AmyK007 Жыл бұрын

    Such wisdom and gentleness.

  • @pedrogarciarias129
    @pedrogarciarias129 Жыл бұрын

    Etel, I feel you are painting for the whole Universe...the innocent smile of God is specially now for you, beautiful artist, painter and amazing poet. Don´t forget, please, artists who are still living in this strange planet full of violence and diabolic wars. Thanks a lot.

  • @BethPia
    @BethPia Жыл бұрын

    I cannot wipe the grin from my face 😁 This was beyond delightful, thank you for stoking the fire ⭐⭐⭐

  • @Artwithaheartinhealthcare
    @Artwithaheartinhealthcare Жыл бұрын

    Such a brilliant artist. I watched the last 60 seconds several times to solidify the message into memory.

  • @rachelgrainer3549
    @rachelgrainer3549 Жыл бұрын

    Very special indeed! Expressing verbally…what happened to us that we can no longer say the word beauty? 😢 that’s how far we’ve come from nature, her main thrust for being. Being a writer before painting enables us to understand better the creative soul. Much gratitude for introducing us to her.

  • @mardicuming1320
    @mardicuming1320 Жыл бұрын

    Who you are you cannot escape from.💜 This woman is beautiful. Her words as well as her painting are so inspiring. As an artist who has been side tracked by lifes goings on, she is a message. Who you are you cannot escape from.💜 Like your shaddow, it stays with you.💖

  • @person-zg5mr
    @person-zg5mr Жыл бұрын

    this is the most pureal thing I've ever watched!.

  • @Eva-iy6vy
    @Eva-iy6vy Жыл бұрын

    I am fascinated withe her work and I love her personality.

  • @martaorlando7080
    @martaorlando7080 Жыл бұрын

    "La naturaleza esta cambiando constantemente " Espiritual Dama. Sabía. Un abrazo. Siempre aprendiendo de los que Saben. Un abrazooooo infinito oooooo ❤🌎💎👍🙅

  • @muhlenstedt
    @muhlenstedt Жыл бұрын

    Wonderful artist . I have written down every word she spoke in this interview. It is a kind of deep meditation about life and art. Thank you for posting it.

  • @rosejones2932
    @rosejones29322 ай бұрын

    I am close to Mt. Tamalpais. Makes me want to go there. What an amazing woman. I also looked up her partner Simone Fattal - also an amazing poet and artist.

  • @melikiac
    @melikiac2 ай бұрын

    Beautiful expression...inside & out

  • @pamberry6354
    @pamberry6354 Жыл бұрын

    So happy to accidentally hit on this painter...thank you.

  • @MarinaSader
    @MarinaSader Жыл бұрын

    I saw this video in her exhibition in the Van Gogh's museum and nearly cried, she was amazing and forever an inspiration for me. It was amazing to get to know a bit more about her and the meanings behind her process.

  • @educationforblind6362

    @educationforblind6362

    Жыл бұрын

    Her father is syrian and her mother is mixed Christian levantine arab, greek and turkish and said to be come from izmir.

  • @ingridvillafane258
    @ingridvillafane2582 ай бұрын

    What a beautiful human being and amazing artist! Such wisdom! It was amazing to hear her speak.

  • @RinpochesRose
    @RinpochesRose Жыл бұрын

    Wonderful ❤

  • @isabelpinabicho4927
    @isabelpinabicho4927 Жыл бұрын

    A genuine artist! ❤️❤️❤️

  • @martaorlando7080
    @martaorlando7080 Жыл бұрын

    ❤Etel!

  • @nicdelmundo5687
    @nicdelmundo56872 ай бұрын

    love it

  • @arielsutherland7400
    @arielsutherland74002 ай бұрын

    Yes! Imagine if we built cities and crafted our lives around beauty and color rather than efficiency and profit.

  • @covechgo
    @covechgo Жыл бұрын

    I like her.

  • @muslimah.aminata_ramadan
    @muslimah.aminata_ramadan2 ай бұрын

    what that is good and very good thank you

  • @arlenehutchinson9259
    @arlenehutchinson92592 ай бұрын

    This is a whole philosophy ❤

  • @CRYDERSB
    @CRYDERSB11 ай бұрын

    LOVE

  • @educationforblind6362
    @educationforblind6362 Жыл бұрын

    Her father is syrian and her mother is mixed Christian levantine arab, greek and turkish and said to be come from izmir.

  • @ArtByRopri
    @ArtByRopri Жыл бұрын

    WOW, What a wonderful paintings, Wishing you more and more success, liked and subscribed, Wait for more 🌹💐🌴🌺

  • @user-xv8te4cd2k
    @user-xv8te4cd2k Жыл бұрын

    아름다운 그림을 보는순간 산을 많이 그린 한국의 추상미술작가 유영국(1916 ~ 2002)의 그림이 생각 났습니다.

  • @zaramuhammad1688
    @zaramuhammad16882 ай бұрын

    Nice

  • @MsOceanstar
    @MsOceanstar7 ай бұрын

    ❤❤❤

  • @sandrakhoury9476
    @sandrakhoury94768 ай бұрын

  • @glenncambray626
    @glenncambray626 Жыл бұрын

    With such total emphasis on colour, how would she have felt about Chinese landscape painting?

  • @saulg195
    @saulg1952 ай бұрын

    Today Google celebrates you

  • @KevinDawson888
    @KevinDawson8882 ай бұрын

    "I paint what I am." "Color is language." "If you look attentively (at the painting), you can feel his fights." Gotta love the emotion, commitment, and expression.

  • @ivanklymenko
    @ivanklymenko Жыл бұрын

    🤩😍🤩

  • @emmablassel843
    @emmablassel8432 ай бұрын

    I've never heard of her before. Because she died. Why am I not surprised?

  • @shirazqutub2544
    @shirazqutub25442 ай бұрын

    Great Lady and my 1 advice for google 1 great lady (Ruth Pfau)Died: August 10, 2017 Notable work: National Leprosy Control Program in Pakistan

  • @robertafierro5592
    @robertafierro5592 Жыл бұрын

    People who are DEAD in their hearts would say " a monkey could do this! What's the big deal? ".

  • @tigergaobao2124

    @tigergaobao2124

    Жыл бұрын

    I believe only some can read real painters as there is no ego included which most people can't digest

  • @BlackKettleRanch
    @BlackKettleRanch Жыл бұрын

    What an insult to Van Gogh. How do the curators get away with these abominations? There are a few "nice" pieces. Nothing that belongs in a museum. Nothing that she could make a living off of by selling. If you took these pieces and placed them in a critique session among other students work in art schools across the nation, you would get plenty of feedback on what they need and how to fix them. This is more like an untrained hobbyist's work. It's amazing how desperate people are to buy into something when there's little to nothing there. I'm completely unimpressed and disgusted with curators.

  • @xw591

    @xw591

    Жыл бұрын

    Thats the great thing about art, it's about feelings, opinions. You don't like the work, fine. But I like it. Your dislike does not cancel my desire to see her work, does not erase the comparisons between her landscapes & Van Gogh's.

  • @BlackKettleRanch

    @BlackKettleRanch

    Жыл бұрын

    @@xw591 Go ahead and look at it. I didn't say not to, and I never said that you're not allowed to like it. And, yes, you can compare it to Van Gogh's. You can also compare chop sticks to Mozart.

  • @freddyfelipe5047

    @freddyfelipe5047

    Жыл бұрын

    Pitying for yourself, she still living in the heart of people and museums around the world with love, respect and beauty. Her words live through her presence, just like your hate. ❤

  • @BlackKettleRanch

    @BlackKettleRanch

    Жыл бұрын

    @@freddyfelipe5047 Aren't you the pot calling the kettle black. And you put a little hypocritical and passive/aggressive heart after your assumptive and hateful statement. You're the one who brought up hate. I'm just speaking the truth. I never said her heart wasn't in her work. I'm sure it is, but it doesn't take away from the facts.

  • @alkisvenetis1678
    @alkisvenetis1678 Жыл бұрын

    She never has studied painting. She was not able to make the simplest drawing or sketch . She never learned to mix colors. She was not an artist.

  • @BlackKettleRanch

    @BlackKettleRanch

    Жыл бұрын

    And it shows.

  • @xw591

    @xw591

    Жыл бұрын

    Only someone who has never been artistic could say this.