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 (34)
uzma
Its wonderful portrait of life.
bevchiron
Love this one Gun! It has such a strong sense of oppression & pressure, the use of monochrome with your wonderful textures & blending are just perfect for the mood & concept, great work ; )
vlaaitje
wow, a image with a real story....just wonderful Gun....and happy to hear it is not your life....but for a lot other people it is
cbender
great concept and a great pic... :) like it a lot... and i love the font... :) cool one!
Gongyla
"See for it that your dream lasts longer than the night" ; "It is forbidden to forbid" ; "Everything is possible in the next half hour" ; (written on the walls of Paris in '68) and: "Never forget that what's so upsetting in morals is the fact that it are always someone else's rules." and "All this sadness that wakes up in the morning to try and earn a living." both by Leo Ferr Good work, Gun. As usual.
Taylor777
Awsome gallery G...I just went through some pgs you got a wild art thing going on here...Excellent and original work glad I finaly made it here...your poser friend from latex hell lol Z~Bra...have a good one friend....
Lissa_lei
Interstrin espression in this piece, guess life is like this for many people, we are lucky. some of us. eccellent theme.
LadyLisa
Outstanding imagination.....Excellent expression. Excellent talent!
i-popba
Wowww..!! Wonderful concept...!! love texture and idea...!! cool work Gun...!!
briarwitch
It's wonderful. ~lost
kansas
Wonderful! That would be a boring existence indeed! Very expressive.
Kropot
It aint mine 2 :) Telling work.
Jay7347
Wonderfully insightful!!! Vote -jay
gallimel
the grasp this has is so utterly shattering.. over all it dominates that face, those eyes so sad, so smashed, so empty even... a perfect image for the very touching message. and dear, I am infinitely happy this is not your life.Kisses :)
lak
great mood of oppression with this artwork!
unstrung65
"Is that all there is, is that all there is? If that's all there is my friends, then let's keep dancing Let's break out the booze and have a ball If that's all there is" --- Peggy Lee Was just reminded of that song seeing this well presented image and it's question.
tibet2004uk
Oh fabulous Gun!! And so true!! Not my life either!! What a nightmare! Most people should definitely stop for a sec and think about their life and the meaning of it....! I love it!
SirJohn
I really love the style that you used on this Gun... it really gives futility a timeless quality. Thank you for sharing this with us Gun, and I am happy that it is NOT your life (or mine). Take care my friend.
ijack999
Great work! I've lived this way in the past but no longer and never again. I liked what Gongyla had to say as well!
Gregor.Scharff
REALLY GREAT & you created with your visual language of Art a deep Artwork filled with your thoughts
topaze
Ther's a real message in this work...one can feel the pressures of life that can overwhelm you if you let it...
Synapse
I echo all the above! It freaks me out that this is a question that doesn't seem to even occur to many people... but then I guess what doesn't occur to them can't bring them down! Amazing how human beings vary in their grasp of life and what it means (or could mean!)
logiloglu
wonderful and creative concept, design and realistion of it.a typical mood that only you can create.excellent done. #:O)
Ensomniac
So true and well presented. Glad to say it's not my life either. At least not the TV and go to bed part. Hopefully not the hopeless stare part either. Sadly they're out there in large masses. This makes me want to go look at the stars, right now.
cynlee
sigh... may have to fill a big part of it with this computer here :P excellent graphics... "is that all there is, is that all there is, if that's all there is my friend, then let's keep dancing" (singing)... :]
rhainne
ohhhhhh.. i love love love this gunny :o) hubby and i always get excited when you post new pics !!
addiek
There is more...... Great work Gun! You put the real in surreal!
SirIglesDremont
great impact and message. lovely image! BIG VOTE
Lledeline
Well done.
monoceroo
I'm glad that I don't live my life like a well lubricated machine -- I'll bet you are too. Excellent artwork. V