Nicole Eisenman is a New York based artist known for witty and subversive work that is often loaded with gender metaphors and cultural critique. She earned her master’s degree in painting from the Rhode Island School of Design in 1987. Her fame and notoriety as the “bad” girl of the contemporary art scene was established in 1995.
She has recently published a monograph 'Nicole Eisenman:Selected Works 1994-2004'. Amazon.com writes the following about the monograph:
"This first monograph devoted to the work of the influential and transgressive New York City painter of all things excessive, queer, abject, kitsch and twisted features selected works from 1994-2004 - including drawings, paintings, collages and installations. Eisenman's work runs the gamut of visual references from Surrealism to Pointillism to WPA murals to name but a few, deftly moving from orgiastic crowds to Dionysian sacrifices, minotaur hunts and romps through art history and pop culture. Yet the wit and scope of Eisenman's vision often disguise the intimacy of her work. Here, clich s are turned inside out, gender roles are questioned, and one is engaged without fully realizing that the lushly painted scenes are always revealing something very personal. Features an essay by the painter Amy Sillman, a 'panel discussion' between some of Eisenman's paintings by Matt Sharpe and a biography".
"This first monograph devoted to the work of the influential and transgressive New York City painter of all things excessive, queer, abject, kitsch and twisted features selected works from 1994-2004 - including drawings, paintings, collages and installations. Eisenman's work runs the gamut of visual references from Surrealism to Pointillism to WPA murals to name but a few, deftly moving from orgiastic crowds to Dionysian sacrifices, minotaur hunts and romps through art history and pop culture. Yet the wit and scope of Eisenman's vision often disguise the intimacy of her work. Here, clich s are turned inside out, gender roles are questioned, and one is engaged without fully realizing that the lushly painted scenes are always revealing something very personal. Features an essay by the painter Amy Sillman, a 'panel discussion' between some of Eisenman's paintings by Matt Sharpe and a biography".
Queer-arts.org presents some of Nicole's paintings online and comments on her queer arts projects - see: http://www.queer-arts.org/archive/show3/eisen/eisen.html
Visit www.femininemoments.dk to find more links to paintings by Nicole Eisenman.
