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 (24)
Fidelity2
Excellent image. 5+.
xxancroft
EVOCATIVE IMAGE GUN.
koosievantutte
very fine theme image, gun.
devineydesignsllc
this is FANTASTIC!!!!!!!!!!
cameraobscura2
We can interpret a number of scenarios, all of which deal mostly with the struggle of the human race against oppression. Magnificent Gun! Have a wonderful week and thank you for sharing. egmont
NekhbetSun
Absolutely fabulous and really captures the theme S
Angelwave
love the abstract thought behind the image
JaneEden
Excellent image capturing a feeling of oppression. Fabulously put together and presented.
eryt
this is wonderful, creative, surreal art...excellent! 5+
MrsLubner
outstanding
acquilon
beautiful shot
Margana
I love your painterly images, Gun...you know I do...but this is truly brilliant. I don't know what's yours or not, but all I know is this is an awesome piece of work...Deep and meaningful...and very thought-provoking... Giant kudos for a masterful achievement, sotnos...Din van -M :^)
mansco
Lots to see on this one, love it's feeling ;O)
Hawk23
Very clever Gun. Masterful work !
huismus
Lovely atmosphere and colors. I love it.
nikolais
theater of shadows. beautiful monochrome.
alhak
fabulous image!
kansas
Excellent! Several ways to interpret this come to my mind.
magichild2
This really speaks volumes. Nicely done.
Valerie-Ducom
Excellent and unique work, I like your style in it! Good day :)
three_grrr
This is a magnificent painting. It leaves me disturbed, as I think it was meant to. It suggests oppression, the holding down and holding back of what should be easily attainable to all humanity.
ARTWITHIN
Gun, that is a wonderful conceptualization of the theme. I always marvel at the depth you take your inspirations. Wonderful insight, and excellent execution. Hugs, sis. Suzanne
Gaiadriel
Confining..but the human spirit and form ever pushing the boundaries. Exquisite :)
pteb
You have got a lot out of this boundaries theme and this may the best. In the rider/waite tarot deck the devil has two people in bondage. When you look closely at them you see that nothing holds them there. They could just walk away.The devil holds them because they think they are held.