Woman Portrait Gallery #2 — April 2024
Lucille Guder
“Steffi”
The soft lines, colours and floral motifs in Lucille Guder's paintings and collages are the result of courage and — female — self empowerment. Lucille Guder's artistic theme is the visibility of women and their body confidence.
This is reflected in her paintings but also in the approach she takes to her work and life in general. Lucille Guder looks for dialogue and organizes various projects in which she communicates about her topic and invites others to participate. Therefore Lucille Guder shows her work at markets, fairs and at numerous exhibitions.
Lucille Guder describes her painting "Steffi": "This collage is the second artwork in a series titled 'Your Body is Art,' where I invited my Instagram followers to share pictures of their bodies. When Steffi sent her photo, she shared with me her personal journey of struggling to accept her body's changes over the years, emphasizing the need to make peace with it. In this piece, I chose to highlight certain body lines in gold, symbolizing these lines as precious marks of the life we've experienced together and as beautiful in my eyes."
The creation process is integral part of the finished painting — this is distinctly evident in Lucille Guder's work.
This is reflected in her paintings but also in the approach she takes to her work and life in general. Lucille Guder looks for dialogue and organizes various projects in which she communicates about her topic and invites others to participate. Therefore Lucille Guder shows her work at markets, fairs and at numerous exhibitions.
Lucille Guder describes her painting "Steffi": "This collage is the second artwork in a series titled 'Your Body is Art,' where I invited my Instagram followers to share pictures of their bodies. When Steffi sent her photo, she shared with me her personal journey of struggling to accept her body's changes over the years, emphasizing the need to make peace with it. In this piece, I chose to highlight certain body lines in gold, symbolizing these lines as precious marks of the life we've experienced together and as beautiful in my eyes."
The creation process is integral part of the finished painting — this is distinctly evident in Lucille Guder's work.
