Elizabeth Murray

Who is the artist of this work?

• Elizabeth Murray

• Sydney Dorn

• Andy Warhol

• Rembrandt 

What is BIOMORPHIC, as used in the works of Elizabeth Murray?

• forms or images are ones that while abstract nevertheless refer to, or evoke, living forms such as plants and the human body.

• is art that depends on motion for its effects.

• German word for trash, and is used in English to describe particularly cheap, vulgar and sentimental forms of popular and commercial culture.

• term that was first used by French artist Marcel Duchamp to describe the works of art he made from manufactured objects.

Elizabeth Murray's works tended to be?

• 2-Dimensional

• 3-Dimensional

What forms of art influence Elizabeth Murray?

• Surrealism

• Cubism

• Cartoons

• Romanticism

Where was Elizabeth Murray originally from?

• Cleveland, OH.

• New York, NY.

• England.

• Chicago, IL.

What classic form of art was Elizabeth Murray trying to bring back?

• Photography

• Sculpture

• Painting

• Sewing

What city was she based in for most of her adult life?

• San Francisco, CA.

• Las Vegas, NV.

• New York, NY.

• Chicago, IL.

What was it about New York City that really inspired her?

• The Graffiti.

• The Metropolitan Museum.

• Living in Greenwich Village.

• Times Square.

When did Elizabeth Murray start to really make a name for herself as an artist?

• 1950's - 1960's

• 1960's - 1970's

• 1970's - 1980's

• 1980's - 1990's

Biomorphic shapes can also be described as being?

• Geometric

• Constructive

• Organic