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The Linens are a groundbreaking series of forty-eight acrylic
paintings on unstretched Belgian linen made from 1970 to 1977 by
Ciel Bergman, begun at age thirty-two. Ranging from a starkly
minimal aesthetic to representations that explore ideas of
philosophy, The Linens began as a meditative practice to eradicate
symbolic representation from Bergman's art. She called the process
""emptying out,"" and after a deeply affirming conversation with
Georgia O'Keeffe in 1972, she wrote, ""I knew I had to become empty
of the symbolism I had been using."" Although Bergman
simultaneously struggled with and embraced symbols, they would
appear again beside themes and philosophies that would remain in
her work for the rest of her life: feminism, sexuality, and gender.
The Linens established the success of Ciel Bergman as an artist-an
artist remembered as vibrant, prolific, and tenacious, much like
this series, which so well defines her.
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