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Artist Statement:
Artist Statement
In making artwork a part of
myself, and in making that art
reflect who I am, I have gone
through many questions about
what my senses of art and self
are and should be. What makes
me who I am? What do I value?
What is my complexion? What
drives me as a human being?
These are the essential
questions which I answer for
myself through art. My artwork
describes desire, beauty, love
restrained by fear, anger,
anxiety, aggression. These are
the dominant forces that
inhabit my psyche.
As man I find beauty in the
female figure. But along with
desire, it invokes an
uncertainty, a foreignness
that brings fear and all of
its inherent reactions. These
conflicting emotions are who I
am. And they are manifest in
my work. I've struggled with
the seemingly
single-mindedness of my work,
but I can't get away from the
fact that these are the
thoughts and feelings that
drive me through a life which
seems to lack purpose.
Through my artwork, I am able
to give meaning to the basic
instinctual processes that
course through the passages in
my body and mind. My artwork
is a reflection of ...
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Exhibitions for Leif Peterson:
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Your Art's Desire
Minnetonka, MN
June 30-August 25, 2008
Minnetonka Center for the Arts
'Figure Show'
Minnetonka, MN
October 15-November 5 2009
Your Art's Desire
'Watercolor Studies'
Minnetonka, MN
October 29, 2009-January 5, 2010
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