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)
vlaaitje
Again an image to think about, such an impressive artwork....well done gun
AnnaKirsten
OMG so potent! So sad for this girl who obviously never made it! A brilliant depiction of some of the more ugly things that happen to people in this world.
Zabeth
Excellent work very expressive! Makes me think... Have a great day!
cbender
even though the pic looks quite "simple" - there are more things to spot than i though... i love the broken flower... there's a kind of "drama" in here... a little history told :) love it, dear gun! great impact in here... and truely thought-provoking... !
addiek
Crushed! but will she recover?.... Looks like a tank did a wheelie over her pinning her on the wall.
Eroticartist
I'm loving these!!! Vote!
kansas
Reminds me of patients I've cared for who are in deep depression. Very sad.
ms-3Dstudio
Great image!! Very expressive!
patrice79
remind me Kao and Bacon, impressive
bevchiron
I'm stuggling for words on this one Gun, it touches me so deeply & evokes such powerful emotions, I agree with Christian that it appears deceptively simple, always a sign of great composition! There is so much to absorb & observe, one I will most definitely have to come back too.... excellent work.
wildfire2003
This is when a picture is worth a thousand words Gun, suffice it to say I love this!
sossy
a wonderful illusion full of emotions and looks very surreal! fantastic work! ;o)
Sylvaine
Busy actually dear Gun....apologize me if not present...I'm in my corner...but luving you in your way
Akinom
A moving artwork, Gun! So full of emotions! Brava! v
kimariehere
I am sitting here transfixed and amazed ,, your work is powerfully strong and moving .. lol now i am missing 2-d...this is deeply moving and touching .. and i adore your creative heartwrenching and intriguing work and feeling
logiloglu
emotional deep touching. so sad mood and atmosphere of dark side of life. most expressive artwork. #:O)
Margana
What awesome work you do. So moving this is.You have captured fear/isolation/lonliness in that single posture. Bravo again on your magnificent work.
borsy
Excellent!!!
cynlee
hmmm... think we've all felt this way at one time or another, eventually that wall becomes a springboard to face whatever it is head on!! well done gun! :]
catmandennis
A stunning picture almost reflecting the loneliness. Great job!
tvernuccio
Makes me shiver, Gun. another one you could have made for me that shows my life a long time ago. she feels overwhelmed by life and just wants to not feel pain. she almost feels as though she could stay here forever and let the world just go on without her. at this point, she doesn't even cry anymore. she has no energy to do even that. she just stares out ahead begging God to take her out of this world. how she longs to just melt into the wall and disappear. time goes by. she starts to come back to reality. that flower...that's her soul. she feel disconnected from it. incredibly powerful & beutiful artwork, Gun...so full of emotion and stories. thank you for listening to my rambling!
jimry
yep...a though invoking image...brilliantly executed :)
thesymphonyofthelife
i like the style and the shade of the colors. it's an excellent composition. have a good day
Dianthus
I have just discovered your work tonight and truly you are very talented. Excellent composition with such meaning.V
tibet2004uk
Oh man this one makes me think of "The Ring" too!! I really hope it will not bring back the nightmares! So bloody scary and anguishing! :(
SirJohn
Wow... deep work Gun. No doubt about it. This really makes me think of an image I did a while back called 'Punishment'. It really looks as if the two of us were in the same frame of mind when we sat down in front of our monitors and started creating.
MaydaMason
i've lost this one.... this pic is so emotional! fantastic work.. daisy is a gentle touch!