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 (35)
Eroticartist
Woah!! Awesome!!!
vlaaitje
O my, my first thought was when a good friend of mine send me this shot, this is something for Gun, and look at, you made a wonderful artwork from it. All faces are so different, and yes, you are right, I think we all have more faces than just one.....I think we all live from time to time behind a mask to.....if you know what I mean.....just gorgeous Gun.....
brian_geaney
fantastic image
chrysalide
Wov, excellent illsutration and work. teh lightning and teh textures are very good have a good day
A_Joker_B
Quality visual, very reminiscent of a scene of some japanese anime I've seen. And this is made of sand?!?! Impressive.
bevchiron
Such a simple composition creating an incredibly complex impression Gun! So many aspects of life & so many different perspectives, very thought provoking & visually striking image, excellent! ; )
SirJohn
FANTASTIC! This is simply wonderful Gun... I love the composition, lighting, color, and most of all the thought behind this. Brilliant.
Margana
It really looks like a desert sun,all hazy like that.Wonderful lighting.Like your message.
Akinom
An incredible work with lots of impact! Standing together against all difficulties which are around us... that's what it says to me. Great message!
Zemela
Beautiful, Gun, very sensible and impressive!Hugs,lisa
titta
Impressive view to a human nature! Many faces, so different in the same basis. Wonderful composition and light! Beautiful work, Gun! :-)
tibet2004uk
This is a sand scuplture??? My! I thought it was a 3D creation!! Totally awesome!! I would love to see the original I must say! I love the mood u gave to this one, it's kinda mystical, the enlightement, with that light coming from up there! Beautiful and thought provoking piece Gun!
Lledeline
Great image and idea.
wildfire2003
Wow Gun, it is wonderful and a bit creepy! Excellent!
Tedz
Very nice....an excellent Subject.
cynlee
cool sand sculpture, you set it off perfectly! :
claridad
Wonderful image. You hit the mark on this one. Sometimes a desert can feel sufficating and closterphobic, which is depicted well in your image.
addiek
Only heads? THey stick together!
Synapse
So simple yet so thought-provoking. Great place this takes me Gun!
Sylvaine
All that seems so delicate and breakable....A breath for you.
AnnaKirsten
Very simple and very potent...
KingPtolemy
Brilliant concept!!! Nothing simple about it!!!
parb1194
WOW!!!! Fantastic and such a wonderful idea and concept, utterly amazing. V ;o)
logiloglu
reminds me on Dali. a fascinating surreal scene. awesome artwork. #:O)
hewsan
Wonderful. Surreal only in content. In awe.
Azha
I'm speechless. what an awesome image, brilliant concept. Another favorite!
Kropot
Super work, youre still the Master in this.
borsy
Beautifully done!! Excellent!!!!
SirIglesDremont
GREAT! GREAT! GREAT! nothing more to say: GREAT!!! v
kimariehere
OH WOW This is SOOOOOOO AWESOME how did you do it did you sculpt the heads?... i am in awe!! SUPURB WORK!! vote!