Artist Spotlight - Lidia Barbara Gordon — Contemporary Art Curator Magazine

Biography

Lidia Barbara Gordon 1950
Lives and works in Düsseldorf, Germany.
Studied at the University of Applied Arts in Bydgoszcz (Bromberg), graduating as a master student under Professor Marian Turwid.

Glasgänger,2007,Acryl auf Leinwand,80x100 cm

Completed studies in Photography and DTP (Desktop Publishing) at the Academy of Media Design for Print Media in Ratingen.
Member of the Haus Hildener Künstler, Hilden.
Member of the Federal Association of Visual Artists (BBK), Düsseldorf.

Kinderstube: Prinzessin mit Spielzeugen,2012,Acryl auf Leinwand,100x140 cm

Her artistic themes include humanity’s relationship with nature, interpersonal relationships, childhood, portraiture, and much more. Her visual language emerges through the use of diverse artistic techniques and the continual discovery of new methods of expression.

Zyklus 12-teilig"Prinzen und Prinzessinnen", Prinzessin mit Raupe und Prinz mit Pinocchio, 2012, Acryl auf Leinwand, je Bild 50x100 cm

Artist Statement

Lidia Barbara Gordon is a pioneer in exhibitions dedicated to the theme of “Children in Art.” For decades, she has exhibited works on this subject in cities such as Hilden and Düsseldorf. Her primary goal is to understand the child as a subject in its own right and to reveal the essence of childhood itself.

Nachwuchs der Commedia Dell Arte:Clown,Harlekin,Pierot,Colombina.2018,Acryl auf Leinwand,85x50 cm

Gordon seeks to portray children as they truly are: their joy and spontaneity, their originality, contentment, and seriousness. Her paintings are characterized by a rich color palette, freely imagined forms of figures and plants, and inventive patterns.

Sonnenblume im Haar des Mädchens, 2023, Acryl auf Leinwand, 40x40 cm

Another important focus of her work is imaginative photo collages and photography. Through her visionary dreamlike images, she reveals the inner worlds of people and their imaginations in ways never seen before. Gordon presents depictions of the real world alongside a subtle sense of foreboding that reality itself is transient and impermanent.

Blumenkinder, 2023, Acryl auf Leinwand, 50x50 cm

She achieves this not only through naturalistic representation but also through abstract forms and colors, employing a wide range of artistic approaches, including painting, ceramics, graphic art, and photography.

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