Therese Leger, Omaha, NE
Member Since April 2011
Artist Statement My Philosophy of Abstract Art Expression
Some people say, “I don’t like abstract art because you aren’t painting anything real.” But if you see abstract for what it really is, its more real than the real things you see everyday. Abstract is the epitome of real—taking something not considered real and giving it an existence.
For me, creating Abstract art is a means to having a thought or idea in your mind that no one has ever thought of and giving it a hopeful everlasting existence and awareness to others to create something totally brand new. It is inspiring creativity in its truest form. Abstract art is like taking a close up of photo of someone’s finger print – no two are the same, right? But it goes much deeper than fingerprints, no two souls are exactly the same, no two thoughts, no two actions, no two realizations, no two inspirations, I could go on forever with stating that comparisons don't really exist in the world of creativity. You cannot replicate what is designed directly from the human soul. The shapes and colors and forms are constantly evolving and changing and each idea created is a planted seed for a whole new design. The same fact can be applied to the individuality of one's life.
Abstract art is like opening a door in your soul taking in whatever happens to exist within you, and then finding another door within that space and excitedly opening it up to see what else you can find. Then you stay in the space for a few hours maybe days or months, even years, only to discover another door and once again you excitedly opening it up and run through, only to discover a hidden story or conversation you never thought you would have with anyone especially yourself--a door you opened which suddenly makes you too frightened at the concept of opening up any more doors because it could invite you to go even deeper into a place that could challenge you beyond anything you thought possible. Yet, when you suddenly stumble upon that second door and choose to stay awhile within that second space, again you find yourself wondering if you should open up a third door. You wonder if perhaps you may become trapped there, and your thinking and beliefs about everything you thought you knew might change, and all of your life's experiences are suddenly viewed from a totally different perspective. Then you start to wonder what happens if there is a fourth door, or perhaps an infinity of doors that can be unlocked within yourself. You ask yourself how far you are willing to go on this journey. How far do I really want to go? Is it necessary? Is it worth it? Is it my purpose? Is it my business? Is it my choice? Is it my joy? Is it my ultimate pleasure? Is it my reason? Is it my birth? My death? My cause? My understanding? My very existence? You will never know unless you choose to solve the mystery of your questions by deepening the expectations of your answers.
Many people think abstract thoughts all the time without realizing it and few until recently have dared to bring these abstract thoughts into reality. Abstract artists are inventors—and as time goes on people will understand more and more what these artists are inventing—the ability and appreciation to take thoughts which purely exist but not yet expressed and paint, sculpt, design, create somewhat of a replica of that thought—giving that thought an existence. If you saw an image of a chair that someone painted before a chair ever existed, you wouldn’t call the painting a chair, nor would you understand the meaning directly. People might say “I don’t like that painting because that image does not exist as an object in my reality. The artist might ask someone how the painting makes you feel and that person might say, “it makes me feel nothing." But what if by some odd chance someone said, “it looks like something I could sit down in/on and lean back—makes me feel kind of relaxed’ and what if by chance someone decided to, Read More: http://thereseleger.c
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