Artist Information:
Eban Lehrer
Los Angeles, CA
United States
Member Since: Jun 2001
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Artist Statement:
Ideas and Thoughts…
I am a California-born artist.
I paint from my feelings and
the feelings around me. I
paint to share what I see and
feel. I feel as if I am on a
journey that will never end. I
am fascinated by the female
form and see it as the epitome
of beauty. (Beauty...that
which can be soft...that which
can be stark or harsh.) As my
vision evolves, I begin to
explore issues that deal with
how society views women, and
women's own feelings and their
own views of beauty and
sexuality.
I am disturbed by the backward
perceptions of beauty and
violence in this country. The
glorification of violence can
be evidenced throughout the
arts (movies, etc.). Even in
everyday life, the daily news
is peppered with reports of
violence and killing. On the
other hand, the human body is
seen as something that needs
to be covered up and censored.
God forbid if a woman’s breast
is bared on network
television. By comparison, in
many other cultures (many of
the European ones, for
example), the human body is
seen as something beautiful
and violence is seen as
obscene. To abhor the ...
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Eban Lehrer's Free Artist Portfolio
Welcome to Eban Lehrer's Portfolio.
Ideas and Thoughts…
I am a California-born artist. I paint from my feelings and the feelings around me. I paint to share what I see and feel. I feel as if I am on a journey that will never end. I am fascinated by the female form and see it as the epitome of beauty. (Beauty...that which can be soft...that which can be stark or harsh.) As my vision evolves, I begin to explore issues that deal with how society views women, and women's own feelings and their own views of beauty and sexuality.
I am disturbed by the backward perceptions of beauty and violence in this country. The glorification of violence can be evidenced throughout the arts (movies, etc.). Even in everyday life, the daily news is peppered with reports of violence and killing. On the other hand, the human body is seen as something that needs to be covered up and censored. God forbid if a woman’s breast is bared on network television. By comparison, in many other cultures (many of the European ones, for example), the human body is seen as something beautiful and violence is seen as obscene. To abhor the ... |
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