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 (27)
ErisX
That's an interesting one! Very cool, and appropriate title...
koosievantutte
looks like the famous venetian masks.
vlaaitje
outstanding work, and your title says it all.....
BsoKind
I just love the black and white. Wonderful piece of art, very mysterious and mood provoking. Thank you for sharing your talent with us all. :)
helanker
This is a really excellent image Gun. You did a wonderful job on it.
dvab
Great work!
timtripp
marvelous!
romanceworks
Yes, an image with mystery and so great with your title. CC
magichild2
I love black and white images and the image shows beauty within a mask. Great piece of work.
cvrad
s0meth1ng d1ffr3nt, Nic3! Chris
Bossie_Boots
This one is amazing very creative hugs lou x
ARTWITHIN
Beautiful and mysterious. Gun. I like the drama of the B&W.
MrsLubner
This is another stunning concept brought to an amazing conclusion.
npauling
Very imaginatively done, excellent work.
Claywoman
Beautiful!
ekatz
striking image
ledwolorz
Wonderful work.
NekhbetSun
What a unique and very creative image !
Littlejock
Great style and postwork here
three_grrr
Oh Gun, this is so beautifully done! But what hides behind the mask? An ugly temper? A scared little girl? A shy soul? An evil person? Yes, no matter how beautiful, it is always just a mask hiding something ..
anahata.c
I see the mask: a mysterious face veiled by a radiant 'burst'. But some masks not only veil the face but bring out new qualities inside it. That's how I feel about this: It's not so much a mask as a snapshot of her inner mind, like if you could photograph what was inside her, this is what you'd capture. In my training, we say a human face has galaxies in it if you look closely enough: That's what i see here, an exploding galaxy (or feather, or time-lapse photograph of fireworks) which seem to already be inside her. It's as if you gave us a glimpse of her soul...And I'm glad you kept it B&W: It retains the tonal purity of the image. Beautiful & mysterious—as many of your images are—and very magical.
tetsu-pino
So cool!!!! Your works are really splendid!!!
Margana
You gave this the perfect title, because it really makes you look more than twice at this. I love that this is in black and white, ( which is often what we say when we are talking about something being the absolute truth, or truthful ), and how that totally conflicts with the concept of wearing a mask. A brooding, masterful and most thought-provoking image, sotnos. Hoppas du har en trevlig helg. Din van -M :^)
HADCANCER
I really like this one. I even understand it...LOL
november22
Right on title; realization of the idea quite works.
novelist
Fascinating! Love it. Love the title, too. I especially like the black and white and POV.
Pewter7
Cool imagery, good work!