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Artist Statement:
ARTIST STATEMENT:
My art had its beginning in
spontaneous pen doodles that I
would draw in free moments.
Eventually all of my notebooks
and schoolbooks were filled
with it.
I started college not really
knowing what I wanted to do
but I had a feeling that there
was a creative ...
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Artist Exhibitions:
Art Galleries:
Phuture Art Gallery
1342 West Madison Ave
Chicago, IL.
Lucid artists Gallery Sept.
2005 to Present
Lake Point Towers Chicago, IL.
Skokie Art Show July 9 & 10
2005
Art works Gallery Surprise,
Az. AUG.2005 to NOV.
Presentation of my art works
in Paris, France
Serbian & Montenegrian
Cultural ...
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Layla Simic Biography:
| Biographical information for Layla Simic can be found below. The artist may choose what information to display. Sometimes the artist chooses not to display personal information to the general public. |
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Age
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40
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| Gender |
Female
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| Status |
Single
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| Children |
99
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| Religion |
New Age |
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| Education |
Self Taught |
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| Hobbies / Interests |
My art, reading, 3 tv shows; Lost, Medium, CSI, listening to a wide range of music, esp. my cousin Marie Haddad! |
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| Favorite Artistic Medium |
Drawing Other
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| Favorite Arthistory Movement |
not provided
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| Favorite Visual Artist |
Dali, myself, Delaroche, Van Gogh
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| Favorite Work of Art |
Starry Night by Van Gogh
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| Biggest Artistic Inspiration |
color |
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| Why Did You Become An Artist |
to see if I can actually create something beautiful |
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| Your Personal Biography |
Leila Simic
Ravenswood1932@interlync.com
www.Laylaart.com
ARTIST STATEMENT:
My art had its beginning in spontaneous pen doodles that I would draw in free moments. Eventually all of my notebooks and schoolbooks were filled with it.
I started college not really knowing what I wanted to do but I had a feeling that there was a creative vein inside of me waiting to be tapped.
Around the same time, I began to be deeply interested in forms of spiritual self-discovery. Through my readings I uncovered an affinity with the Celtic world view. I believe that most pre-Christian European peoples have had similar esoteric perspectives centering around cyclical cosmic patterns. I found that a deep respect for nature and all lifecycles is mirrored in the organic forms of Celtic art. I realized that in a sense the shapes I was producing echoed those forms.
I have a degree in art. I produced my first painting again spontaneously, a series of intricate shapes and biomorphic forms. I sketched almost constantly since that time, a period of about a decade.
My current textile designs were produced at the beginning of 2003, through the medium of colored pencil and paper. I work in my studio with the aid of film playing in the background. This produces a meditative state out of which shapes flow organically when I put pen to paper. Once the initial sketch is completed I choose the colors according to my mood and work them in until a fluid smoothness is achieved.
My work has been compared most closely with musical composition rather than narrative. In a sense that is true. My inspiration comes from a deep dream state where I am able to contact the source of creativity, the inspiration behind all that is manifested in the world, that is the Great All.
BIOGRAPGHY:
I was born in Chicago, Il. in early October of 1967.
I graduated Columbia College with a Bachelor's degree in Art in 1993; it was here that I took my first art classes.
I began to pursue a Master's degree in Art Therapy in conjuction with painting classes at UIC under the supervision of Phyllis Bramson.
It was then that I decided to pursue a hobby of art, but not a career until August 2002.
Art Galleries:
Phuture Art Gallery
1342 West Madison Ave
Chicago, IL. (2006)
Lucid artists Gallery Sept. 2005 to Dec. 2005
Lake Point Towers Chicago, IL.
Skokie Art Show July 9 & 10 2005
Art works Gallery Surprise, Az. AUG.2005 to NOV.2005
Presentation of my art works in Paris, France
Serbian & Montenegrian Cultural Center
Pompideu Square
Big City Swing Dec. 12, 2003 (two person show)
Chicago,IL.
High Risk Gallery July I - 27, 2OO3 Group Show Chicago,IL.
St Sava Serbian Club May 24 2OO3 to Jan. 2005
Chicago, IL.
La Grange Art League Gallery March to July 2OO3
La Grange, IL. 60525
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