Mildred Mcmillen 走进
心境 并非
艺术画廊
随心选择一种心境，空间便会给出回应 —— 灯光随之变冷或变暖，空气的节奏随之改变，唯有承载着那份情感的作品会从黑暗中脱颖而出。其余的一切，皆隐入阴影之中。
Mildred Mcmillen
The Architect of Shadows: The Life and Legacy of Mildred McMillen In the bustling, industrial heart of Chicago’s Progressive Era, a period defined by rapid change and a burgeoning fascination with the American identity, Mildred McMillen began to forge a visual language that would forever alter the landscape of American printmaking. Born in 1884, McMillen possessed an innate capacity for observation, a gift nurtured during her formative
years at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. Between 1906 and 1913, she immersed herself in the rigorous academic traditions of her home city, developing a foundational strength that would later allow her to strip away the superfluous and find the profound within the mundane. It was during these years that she formed a life-altering bond with fellow artist Ada Gilmore, a partnership that would become one of the most significan…