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Art Business News, August, 2006 by Laura Eklund
I am a professional abstract and non-objective artist from Eastern Kentucky.
I just recently came across ["Defining the Abstract," March issue, page 108]. Words cannot express my deep appreciation for this article as I have struggled with the same things that many abstract artists do. And still my muse and my work ethic will not let go of me. So many times people look at my art and say, "Oh, I could do that really easily."
I create abstract art for reasons. I find it very challenging. It fully engages my imagination. And I find it very difficult to create unity and harmony in non-objective forms. I worked in the Kentucky Folk Art Center for four years. Many people--especially those who are uneducated--found my artwork intimidating and uninteresting.
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If they couldn't "see" or recognize something, it made them uncomfortable. Many people around here from my home town have dismissed it. Luckily I have found an audience for my work elsewhere. I live in a land where everyone paints trees and barns. Luckily I am not suffocating--there are places I can drive to so I may commune with other artists in Cincinnati, Louisville and Lexington, KY, Florida, California and New York.
I ask myself sometimes--Why did Rauschenberg (Robert) and Johns (Jasper) come on the scene so suddenly? We are here to tell everyone--the conversation is not over--the conversation about abstract art has only just begun.
Laura Eklund, Artist
Olive Hill, KY
www.lauras studio.myexpose.com
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