BIO Hi, I am Gun Legler from Sweden. I live together with my cat Simon in a little village near Gothenburg On the outside I am old, but young inside :-) For so long I can remember, I have enjoyed expressing myself through any kind of art or craft. Until I was 40 I worked as a child psychologist and pre-school teacher, but after that I said goodbye to my profession and began studying at an art school. There I stayed for four years, mainly learning Graphic art (etching, dry needle and linoleum cut). I was a lousy oil painter, that medium did not fit me at all, watercolor I liked better. For many years I made collages of different kind, watercolor and textile. I grew up with a mother that sewed and a father that built violins, so I early fell in love with textures of many kinds. I have now abandoned making textile collages, but I realize that I work much in the same way with my computer art. I take a piece here and a piece there and try to make a whole of it. And I am madly in love with textures of all kinds, I can sit for hours just playing with different colors, textures and filters, making backgrounds just for fun (and for upcoming images). I work very much by intuition when I make an image, experimenting wildly with layers, textures, color and light. But the form is equally important, that�s what Graphic school taught me. I have seldom a clear inner image when I start creating, it is more a feeling I want to express. The process can be quite unconscious to me for a long time. The image gradually takes form, and become clearer to me. What I want with my images is to reach the feelings of the viewers, to make them look into their own inner being and respond in any way, regardless of which feeling is evoked.
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I am Gun's daughter Lena (zitalena@gmail.com). I am so, so sorry to tell you all that mom passed Tuesday morning, Feb 8 2022, Swedish time. No panic, no pain, no regrets. So peaceful. I tried to get a message about this on my moms latest picture, but now I can't find it. But now I have her computer and can log in. Please email me if you want. Thanks to all. Mom really loved the community!! Her gallery will live on. I have changed the address to mine, because me and my brother really would LOVE to keep her gallery open. Love to all.
Comments (26)
ModestyB
Very strong, this!!!! the texture adds to the mood & "awful" message......can du fatta att det bara blir fler och fler uteliggare i Sverige? ett utav vdens rikaste lder? Jag blir i bland sfbannad so jag inte vet vad jag skall bli av!! EXCELLENT WORK, GUNSAN!!!!!!! Stoooor Puss & Kram
koosievantutte
great image, gun. the picture tells a (sad) story with colours and a font to match.
ARTWITHIN
Powerful image Gun! This topic is a big problem in the US. The mental hospitals were emptied by Reagan and now the prisons have become home to many homeless with severe mental illnesses. No way to give them the continuous care outside of prison. This is a great shame of apathy and selective compassion in the US. Thank you for this wake up call. Excellent artwork!
mansco
That's a wonderful picture Gun and very powerful indeed ;O)
vlaaitje
wonderful choice of colours.....love this artwork
Kropot
Beauty in intens sadness. I see people trying to survive, falling, drowning, failling. Because others want to be rich and have no mercy. Strong work, it should sound the alarms everywhere, its a worldproblem.
froznlife42
I've been that low in my life before. Human pride can become a huge stumbling block in some people. I had to learn how to swallow mine. I feel for these people. I know how easily your life can change. It's too bad that most of the population look at people like this as just that... human trash. Thank You for having the courage to put a spot light on what is still a human tragedy.
bevchiron
The colour & tone is so expressive in this one Gun & the overall composition has an understated quality which gives it a gentle but nonetheless striking sense of empathy, an excellent idea for the theme too.
hunter2006
Very expressive, sets the mood for impact of this terrible issue.
kansas
A composition with great emotional and social impact.
malanda
Hello Gun. Now it turned out to be more then one year until I come back here - just to have a peek - and there I discover your art - better then ever . strong and with a even more penetrating power - Hope you are in good health and in good spirit - Maybe one day I will show all of my dear friends here- what I have been doing lately - Something completely different. Take care my good friend and greetings to all who know I know. Karl
mysnapz
Such a strong image Gun, made the stronger by your texturing and a emotive subject for the theme.
CameraObscura
Once more your special magic comes through and you retain your own creative identity. Very well done my friend.
2Loose2Trek
Expressive and somewhat depressing image ... well, the truth can often be enervating. Excellent image!
gfxdude2003
Very intense my friend. Well met.
NekhbetSun
Moving and touching work !
VicTheSwede
Cool, stark och kslosam bild. Skickligt gjort!
titta
This picture is hard and impressive and yet it has feeling of empathy that is born out of the composition and tectures and colouring; it your artistic skills that it, This strikes straight into my heart with all its intensity.
odie
This is profound. Reminds me of a saying..."there, but for the grace of God, go I." Very moody. :0)
Denger
Powerful image. Powerful message. My Vote
cynlee
powerful yes.. strong statement.. muted, crumpled.. cast away.. felt deeply..
borsy
Beautifully done!!
ascrazy
absolutely superb concept, fantastic work:-) v
Margana
So deeply moving...both the title and the whole atmosphere of this.Breaks my heart to think of any human as 'trash' and yet so many societies let people suffer so.Profoundly affecting,Gunsan,and brilliantly done,my friend.-M
Arnheim
Makes you think.
magichild2
A human being that once had life and a existence, somehow lost it's way. Slowly falling down the spiral of darkness with the rest of the lost souls. It's broken spirit disappears within the volumes of Governmental red tape. Left to fend on its own until the day of its last breath. This is really good and brings out the writer in me. As I always say, you're work is inspirational.