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 Erla Axels
GoToErlaAxels'Gallery / GaleríadeErlaAxels  For me, art, in the widest meaning of the word, is an immensely important part of my life. I have worked at art for thirty five years, most of that time being my main profession. Long working days in my studio and on “duty” 24/7 open for ideas that come. As well as working at my own art, I enjoy looking at art done by other artists. I am interested in the history of art, how art served as a documentary and a decorative form, in the early centuries, as well as the history of art until now.
Painting gives me the freedom to express my feelings. I go to the initiative experience. Set my mind and the motive comes to me. Most often the experiences come from my closest vicinity in nature, and memories from childhood or even some objects that affect me. I feel the best while painting, when there is no strain and the technique takes over. Then my experiments become successful and I glance the inner beauty. Once I know how, I have a strong desire to move ahead and go further.
Various art forms like literature and music are giving factors for me as an artist. I find it inspiring to read a good book when resting from my work. I enjoy music and I sing in choirs. Often when I am working at my easel, I am deeply aware of the connection between music and painting. Keeping my color tones clean, expressing in a sort of ecstasy, what I am saying and at the same time finding myself in deep relation with my project. The never ending desire to do better today than yesterday is not far away.
In the latter years I am much more optimistic and relaxed than I was earlier in my carrier. I am positive towards myself, which has a big effect on what I am doing. I am more myself, more free. Art inspires creative thinking, both for me as an artist and as an enjoyer of art. To me art is nothing but pleasure.  Para mí, el Arte, en el más amplio sentido de la palabra, es una parte importantísima de mi vida. He trabajado como artista durante 35 años y la mayoría del tiempo ha sido mi principal profesión. Largos días encerrada en mi estudio, trabajando y esperando que lleguen las ideas.
No sólo me gusta mi trabajo, disfruto con el que hacen otros artistas.
Estoy muy interesada en la historia del Arte, en cómo éste ha servido de testimonio histórico y de forma decorativa desde los albores de la humanidad hasta nuestros días.
La pintura me da la oportunidad de expresar mis sentimientos, es una experiencia iniciática. Si mi mente está en disposición, la idea llega. A menudo su origen se encuentra en mi vecina naturaleza y en los recuerdos de mi infancia o, incluso, en objetos que me llaman la atención. Me siento bien mientras pinto, sin cadenas y con una técnica que domino; entonces, resulta un éxito y puedo admirar la belleza interior de la obra. Una vez que sé cómo, siento un fuerte deseo de seguir adelante y llegar más lejos.
Diversas formas de arte como la literatura y la música me han inspirado también. Me gusta leer un buen libro cuando descanso del trabajo. Disfruto con la música y canto en un coro. Soy profundamente consciente de la relación entre música y pintura. Manteniendo los tonos de mis colores limpios, expresando en una especie de éxtasis lo que siento y encontrándome en profunda relación con mi proyecto nace el deseo constante de hacerlo hoy mejor que ayer.
En los últimos años, me siento mucho más optimista y relajada que al principio de mi carrera. Me miro de manera más positiva y eso se refleja en lo que hago. Soy más auténtica, más libre. El Arte me da un modo de pensar creativo, tanto como artista como admiradora de él.
PARA MI EL ARTE NO ES OTRA COSA QUE PLACER.
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Erla Axels www.erlaaxels.com Erla Axels was born in Reykjavik, Iceland 1948. Erla studied art, at The Reykjavik School of Visual Art and later at Skidmore College, Saratoga Springs, N.Y. She has had many solo and joint exhibitions, held in Iceland, Norway, France, Canada, Sweden and USA. Erla established an art gallery workshop, Gallery Art-Hun, along with four other women. The gallery was the first one if its kind in Iceland and ran for twelve years. Around two years ago Erla built and established her own workshop gallery located just outside Reykjavik, Iceland. From the panorama view of her workshop she extracts endless power and myths from the nature which appears in her works. Erla works with three kinds of material, pastel on paper, oil on canvas and mixed media, which is a technique she has been developing through the years. |
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