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 (22)
underzog
very powerful image in my opinion. Excellent composition.
wildfire2003
You know Gun, I am missing a year from my childhood. My first year of school, I have no recollection of it. The rest of my childhood is like a burning brand on my soul, so I do understand the stipes here. Very powerful work and very well done!
Gregor.Scharff
large feelings and thoughts, in word and picture. emotions which I divide with you . PUR EMOTIONS INSIDE VOTE Tender-Hugs your Gregor
i-popba
OH.....Great idea...!!!powerful image gun...!!!! very well done!
chucksiebuhr
All I can say, my friend, is that you are going in very deep...and powerful...I envy your ability to project such strong emotions and I admire your openness...you have a gift, for sure!
creanum
A great idea and very good realisation....
titta
Very deep and emotional picture. You can always go through visible, showing what's inside... I love the way you've made this: the background you coming strongly through those black holes. Wonderful work, Gun!
bevchiron
Both bold & sensitive this is a striking piece, the juxtaposition of styles projects a feeling of strength & acceptance that appears stronger than the doubts & questions. Thoughtful & moving work Gun ; )
Varian
Powerful, evocative, a strong yet sensitive design that expresses your thoughts so perfectly. I have memories as far back as age 2-4, but there are still "empty places" in those memories, times I feel I am more of an observer than recalling. So many thoughts and ideas that now seem inaccessible.
SoulEatar
This is very personal - It is somewhat difficult for me to seperate the emotion of the art vs the emotion of the personal - Which make me bias and would dicqualify my if ask to vote - Of course I alway enjoy your work :)
janlabes
beautiful image and great art!!! thank you!
sittingblue
delightful and insightful! great work!
borsy
Excellent work of art!!! Wonderful composition and a beautiful and emotional concept!!! Well done!!!
Lissa_lei
A wonderful imagery Gun, I like the stripped parts, as they express the lost part of your life in a very dramatic way, It is a story within a story, one part of your life separated from the other part, and an acceptence of what life has brought you. A true part of your inner thoughts, that you share with all. I am glad that you do not retain any of the sad parts, and hope you find peace within <<<<<<<<<<
tibet2004uk
oh Gun this is so deep and emotional! And so creatively and skillfully done!! I don't have any childhood memories either, nothing before my teenage years, just like u! All I have is still images that come from photographies that I saw. When u say that at least, u have no memories that hurt, it's exactly why u don't remember! When something hurt, children tend to just forget! But it's no that good because how can u deal and learn to live with and accept something that u refuse to remember because it hurts too much? But surely u know all this, being an ex psychologist! Wonderful image Gun and very sad to me! :(
logiloglu
it seems my fav posting doesn`t work well. love your emotional composition so very much and want never missed one. superb work as always, Gun. !!!!!!!!! #:O) !!!!!!!!
cynlee
aren't you a cutie!! & beautiful... absoluetly luv this retrospective... so much, would luv to copy it! :] wish i could forget some of mine, but it's made me strong & a bit warped...lol :]
jocko500
many say that your mind black out the bad things so it will not hurt so bad. But my son and my freinds ask me " do you remember" things that is wonderful and fun but my mind still do not remember them> So the doctors lie to us what to do but keep on trucking
Tammy
Excellent addition to the theme, the concept is so well executed it is really powerful. I seen you workthrough this one in the forum also, I enjoyed all the version and glad you added it to your gallery.
HueterdesFeuers
Sehr aussagekrtig, klasse realisiert. GruHdF.
tigroaica
Very emotional and well done all this retrospective...
SirJohn
What an amazing work of art gun. The thought behind this one is deeply fascinating. Thank you very much for sharing this much of yourself with us.