The artwork titled “I just died at birth,” created by Louise Bourgeois in 2010 in the United States, belongs to the Confessional Art movement and falls within the genre of symbolic painting. This piece measures 76.2 x 61 cm.
The artwork presents a monochromatic, abstract and organic form that can be interpreted as a gestational figure, inscribed with handwritten text. The textual content appears to be deeply introspective and personal, reflecting themes of birth, existence, and mortality, resonating with the confessional nature of Bourgeois’ work. The lines of the drawing are delicate yet deliberate, encapsulating a sense of vulnerability. The artist’s signature “LB” is marked in the lower right corner. This piece evokes a somber yet profound meditation on life’s inception and the existential contemplations surrounding it.
