Meike Legler
Los Angeles
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Meike Legler is a German, Los Angeles based artist who uses fabrics as the medium for her abstract and often times minimalistic and geometric artworks.
She was born in Alzenau, a small town in Franconia, and holds a BA in fashion design from HTW Berlin, where she lived for 10 years. The move to LA in 2016 marked a turning point in her career when she started making wall art out of different fabrics and turned into a full time...
Meike Legler is a German, Los Angeles based artist who uses fabrics as the medium for her abstract and often times minimalistic and geometric artworks.
She was born in Alzenau, a small town in Franconia, and holds a BA in fashion design from HTW Berlin, where she lived for 10 years. The move to LA in 2016 marked a turning point in her career when she started making wall art out of different fabrics and turned into a full time artist.
Her works are in private as well as commercial collections in Los Angeles, San Francisco, Portland, New York City, Detroit, Palm Springs, and Mar Vista.
Collaborative artwork with Kottie Paloma, Schindler Apartment Silverlake, Los Angeles: Photo credit: The Platform Home
"Soft Knives", 48 inches x 36 inches, mixed fabrics and pencil over stretched canvas; collaboration with Kottie Paloma
What sounds, scents and sights do you encounter while in your studio?
Trees, singing birds, traffic noise, helicopters
What is your favourite material to work with? How has your use of it evolved throughout your practice?
Fabric. From straight lines I am going more into round shapes and mix fabrics with very different textures
What advice has had the biggest impact on your career?
Only do what feels 100% like you
If you could install your art absolutely anywhere, where would that be?
Dia:Beacon in New York
If you weren´t an artist, what would you be doing?
I would be singer
What are your favourite places besides your studio?
Our garden, Echo Park lake, Ojai, Matador Beach, Malibu Canyon, Palos Verdes and Ostrich Farm
2017
Ignore the Noise
2017
NIDO
Dimensional Circumstances
Collective Memories
2010, HTW Berlin
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