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 (37)
i-popba
wowwwww....excellent concept gun!!!!...i very verylove texture.... [VOTE]
SoulEatar
In this case thankfully it is still true beauty :)
Tchu1
just WONDERFUL>
parodygm
Wonderful composition, beautifully realised! Superb work and good luck! :)
Fogge
Fantastic colors, textures and portrait. I love the concept. Excellent work!
kenwas
And who has not been there? Wonderfully expressive.
Varian
As I said in the forum, I can see this as a person who's very confident and sure of herself, thinking she knows who she is. Yet the reality is cracking, peeling, beginning to reveal a new identity deeper than what she has known. So it represents a very exciting (although possibly awkward) time of her life as the old must be let go for the new to emerge. Wonderful work!
eras50
You have a fascinating way of depicting the beauty and the pain at the same time. It takes a lot of wisdom to do this.
wildfire2003
I love this Gun, powerful and beautiful!
creanum
one very good creation......
borsy
Fantastic work of art!!!!!!
chucksiebuhr
Powerful in a controlled sense. And, as with so many of your works, very introspective. And, of course, so beautifully handled!!!
cynlee
i just luv the way you handle photos... beautiful colors & then the story of what lies beneath unfolds... your images always touch me deeply :]
logiloglu
she is very beautiful and looks out of the 20 th. again very expressive artwork. i love it, Gun. vote !!!!!!! #:O) !!!!!!!!!
titta
Splendid work! And Varian "stole" my words from my head once again - so I have to agree with him in every word:-) Impressive again, Gun!
Synapse
Yeah I'll go with Varian too... doubt is starting to seep into the cracks ;-)
bevchiron
Beautifully done Gun, so vibrant but also subtle, this says so much about potential, a very sensitive observation of the inner self. Great work ; )
Zemela
You never know what is behind... great concept!
picassos_pen
This is by far one of your better images.
Digimon
What a wonderful image!! I love the literal use of layers! And your choice of colors and textures is stunning!!
trev3k
beautiful!
Lissa_lei
Lovely layering effects, combined with the textures give an insight into the thought behind the facade. A great representation of mood, and what lies beneath the surface. Excellent Gun <<
jocko500
the real self is comeing out of it shell very good
tibet2004uk
Oh I love those colors!! Fantastic portrait with a lot of meaning like all of ur images! The "crack" effect is so wonderfully done!! Beautiful work Gun! :)
NataLibera70
Excellent image!!!
jyriviuhko
Allt liksom sagt!! =( Men du ska ivf fveta att jag beundrar dina arbeten vdigt mycket!!
mysnapz
Love the idea Gun tearing away the layers. I get the feeling she is checking no one is watching. :0 )
danob
A superb conceptual piece Gun!! Just perfect!!
Kropot
Deep my dear. Expressif and deep.
kuvelis
WHAT A GREAT IMAGE AND ALSO THE WORK PUT INTO THIS ONE. GREAT JOB!!!