Louise Bourgeouis had a very rough start in her Art career. When she was 21 her mother died, and at the time Louise was studying Math, but this inspired her to study Art. Her father thought that art was a waste and wouldn't help her further her education. In her work you can see where her inspiration came from. She had references to her past like her childhood. This gives the world a constant insight to the way she was raised and what kind of experiences she had as a child. During the middle stages of her career (despite being celebrated for her contributions to the art community) she was seemingly unpopular, and received very little attention from artists everywhere.
Louise liked to take what made people uncomfortable, and turn it into art. In much of her work you see the human figure dismantled or awkwardly placed in a situation, often times it is disfigured as well. Her art was quite frequently about the human form, but also about emotions such as fear and disgust. An artist who can get this much emotion out of people just by a piece of art, is by far a great artist.
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