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Aleta
Welling
Aleta Welling is primarily a self-taught artist, using
acrylic, oil, and occasional sculpture as her medium. Her
talent was first recognized by her high-school art teacher
who encouraged Aleta to find her style by separating her from
the class and giving her free reign to paint however and whatever
she desired. Since then, she was acknowledged in 1997 by the
CñPop Gallery of Detroit, MI as ìone of the
best young artists of the yearî and has been featured
in galleries, cafes and studios throughout Germany and the
Mid-Atlantic area. "The first inspiration for me to paint
came from an Omni magazine article featuring science fiction
painters. Soon after that I began trying to find my own style.
Having spent many of my teen and young adult years in Germany,
I was not only inspired by other great painters, sculptors
or photographers, but by music in the industrial, electronic,
dark wave and gothic genres as well."
My subject matter and use of contrasting light and shapes
expresses the way I view human nature. I have a sarcastic
outlook on the human condition and believe there is a side
to everyone that no one truly reveals to others. Weíre
all hiding behind the mask we're desperately trying to portray
to others. In my paintings I try to balance cold reality with
the warmth of the unknown darkness of our subconscious.
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