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\"To<\/a>Let\u2019s welcome back monthly columnist Catharine Bramkamp<\/a> as she shares with us \u201cTo Take Up Space: Start Small.\u201d Enjoy!<\/p>\n

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Forgotten Women in Art History<\/h2>\n

Jennifer Higgie in her book The Other Side<\/i><\/a>, chronicles female artists who created visual works based on their spiritual experiences and beliefs, the most notably (and explosively) Hilma af Klint.<\/p>\n

Who?<\/p>\n

What?<\/p>\n

When we recall art movements like<\/strong> — in this case — the Surrealists and Futurists, we think of Dali, Kandisky, Duchamp.<\/p>\n

Since it was never brought up, we don\u2019t notice the absence of women artists on these lists.<\/p>\n

Surely some woman was painting in the early 20th century?<\/p>\n

And they were.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

Erased from the Canvas<\/h2>\n

But while these artists were painting, channeling, and expressing the inexplicable, their male counterparts were busy erasing the evidence of their work and contributions.<\/p>\n

Both the boy\u2019s clubs of<\/strong> Surrealists and Futurists flat out banned women from membership.<\/p>\n

Even if the women artists were talented, maybe especially if they were talented, the men did not want to hear about it.<\/p>\n

And example sited by Higgie tells the story of Janet Sobel, an\u00a0untrained, 50 year old housewife who, later in life, started to paint, and paint well.<\/p>\n

Peggy Guggenheim called<\/strong> Sobel \u201cthe best woman painter by far in America.\u201d<\/p>\n

Guggenheim championed Sobel\u2019s work, hanging the paintings in Guggenheim\u2019s New York gallery.<\/p>\n

An established painter, Jackson Pollack was impressed (gobsmacked, but I wasn\u2019t there) by Sobel\u2019s The Milky Way<\/i><\/a>.\u00a0<\/i><\/p>\n

Her painting inspired his subsequent work of action painting.<\/p>\n

And while Pollock happily attributed<\/strong> Sobel\u2019s influence, the boy\u2019s club wasn\u2019t having it.<\/p>\n

Subsequent male reviewers and biographers of Pollock eliminated Sobel from the conversation, denying that Pollock could have been influenced by a mere woman who wasn\u2019t even famous, and they should know.<\/p>\n

Sobel herself said, \u201cIt is not easy to paint. It is very strenuous, but it\u2019s something you\u2019ve got to do if you have the urge.\u201d<\/p>\n

And that\u2019s what she spent<\/strong> the second half of her life doing.<\/p>\n

Creating Beyond the Gallery System<\/h2>\n

Artists like Pamela Colman Smith (the, up until now, unacknowledged illustrator of the Waite Tarot deck), Sobel and even af Klint refused to play the dodge ball game of art gallery promotion.<\/p>\n

Mostly because the game took up<\/strong> so much time, is soul sucking and even when you win, the upkeep is painful.<\/p>\n

For these women the point of art is celebration and exploration — expressing their spiritual connection with the universe.<\/p>\n

As for the art gallery game, often these artists created works that thematically and literally did not fit in the available galleries.<\/p>\n

Hilma af Klint\u2019s work looks reasonably<\/strong> sized in a printed monograph, but in real life, her canvases are enormous.<\/p>\n

She did not sell her work, and because of the size and because the works were based on spiritual visions (which by the way, did not limit the sale of male spiritually influenced work) at the time of her death, she was completely unknown.<\/p>\n

Now we have the af Klint reproductions, the printed scarf, umbrella and mug.<\/p>\n

Rejecting the Inner Circle<\/h2>\n

So as an artist, or poet or a musician, if you want to be a member of the inner group, you must be a de facto member of the club.<\/p>\n

And some of us are too old to mess<\/strong> with that, or even take it very seriously (me).<\/p>\n

And some of us don\u2019t want to join a club that would accept us as a member, like Agnes Pelton who moved to the desert to paint (like O\u2019Keefe) because she was extremely uninterested in the trappings of fame or wealth.<\/p>\n

You are here to create, not sell, not promote (feel you).<\/p>\n

But if you do want to grow larger<\/strong>, blow the roof off with your art, how can you get out into the world?<\/p>\n

Starting Small and Growing Your Art<\/h2>\n

Let\u2019s say you are a painter (since that\u2019s the example we began with), and you want to increase your artistic foot print.<\/p>\n

Ask a friend to \u201cbuy\u201d your work<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Maybe for ten dollars (easy) or for a glass of wine (more expensive but worth it.)<\/p>\n

That friend hangs your painting, appreciates it, and when one of THEIR friends sees the work, your friend promotes you and your work.<\/p>\n

This promotion may lead to another sale.<\/p>\n

One that wouldn\u2019t support you<\/strong> in any material way, but the sale gets your piece out — the poem published in a small press, being paid for the band gig, accepting\u00a0tips.<\/p>\n

Maybe you donate all your artistic income.<\/p>\n

Maybe you exchange art for manicures (which is another art, since I never know how things will turn out.)<\/p>\n

Does this take time?<\/p>\n

Oh hell yes, but making these small steps<\/strong> should satisfy and help you feel your work is moving forward gradually taking up space.<\/p>\n

You don\u2019t start with a gallery showing but you could lead up to one.<\/p>\n

Or to an article in the local paper, or the third reader at a poetry slam.<\/p>\n

I\u2019m not saying you must share your work, that\u2019s up to you.<\/p>\n

What I am saying is<\/strong>, in the course of sharing your work, don\u2019t stand in your own way.<\/p>\n

And start small, begin with inviting your art-buying friend to lunch.<\/p>\n

Share Your Art and Your Story<\/h2>\n

Has making art improved your life?<\/p>\n

Has it influenced your health?\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

Does participating in art make life more fun?<\/p>\n

Please take about five minutes to answer the survey<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Your experience and story about your art practice may be featured in the upcoming book,\u00a0Take up Space<\/b>\u00a0(working title), tentatively scheduled for release in 2026.<\/p>\n

Thank you!<\/p>\n

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ABOUT THE AUTHOR<\/span><\/h2>\n

\"Catharine<\/a>Catharine Bramkamp<\/span><\/a>\u00a0is a successful <\/span>writing coach<\/span><\/a>, Chief Storytelling Officer, former\u00a0co-producer of Newbie Writers Podcast, and author of a dozen <\/span>books<\/span><\/a> including the <\/span>Real Estate Diva Mysteries series<\/span><\/i><\/a>, and <\/span>The Future Girls series<\/span><\/i><\/a>. She holds two degrees in English and is an adjunct university professor. After fracturing her wrist, she has figured out there is very little she is able to do with one hand tied behind her back. She delights in inspiring her readers.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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