Webster's Dictionary defines an artist as, "One who
creates objects of beauty". Funny, growing up, I always equated
a good artist with one who could draw. I could not be an artist, I assumed,
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 continued from page 1 It was not until I was fifty-one that I I took acollage class and my life changed. It is through this medium that my inner voice, my strengths, my vulner- abilities came bursting forth.I have found my passion. I consider my art, in the medium of collage, a re-composi- tion. The forgotten and unwanted are orches- trated into a familiar but |
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synthesis that, I hope, will evoke in others a desire to connect to it. It is interesting to me that people look into my work, not directly at it, just as I do when I create it. I find my mate- rials everywhere, which I combine by instinct onto the canvas. The result is at once personal and familiar because the materials used are common and easy to recognize. This allows the viewer to identify more easily with the composition. For me collage has been a spiritual experience. It has given me |
a sense of peace
and centeredness. As I fill the blank canvas, I dedicate a part of
my soul to my audience. The number of awards I have pinned on my wall
are a reminder of the gift I have found and the gift I give. My success
stems not from the many pieces I have sold in my short career, but
from the fact that the people who have seen my work have wanted to
have it for their own. In seeking out and incorporating into my pieces
that which is thrown away, I believe I have learned to see the beauty
of the discarded and turn it into art. Launa works can be seen at www.launa-d-romoff.com |