Biography: Gila Paris
Born in Saarbrücken, Germany, studies of languages at the ‘Universität des Saarlandes’, Germany, minor studies in International and European law. Studies abroad at the Sorbonne Nouvelle, Paris, and at the INALCO - Institut National des Langues et Cultures Orientales, Paris, as well as at the Pushkin Institute, Moscow, Russia. Gila worked first as translater, interpretor and technical writer in Germany and Luxembourg, changed later into management, a direction she followed until 2000.
Change to Chicago, US. Change to Art.
Beside website projects and technical writing: participation in art classes at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago (SAIC), IL. Focus in art on 2 main ideas:
- Digital Art and Mixed Media in which the visual language contains grammars, their modifications want to structure, connect and expand ideas. Pattern work.
- Photography: In her photographic work she concentrated first on architectural and urban photography which is always one of her main direction and strength in photography. Then, Gila added a second main direction experimenting with and developping until today: Combining photography and painting. Her engagement in art is to make our environment visible. Photography and Digital Art production begins to take place # 1. Currently, Gila Paris lives in Luxembourg, Europe.
Artist Statement
The creative process is a kind of dialogue between myself and the medium. Having worked for years in the language and communication field, there was a moment in my time in Chicago, language changed into visual language. The combination of several art techniques - the traditional ones (in particular drawing and painting) and the digital tool - became my medium.
Focusing on color and composition, structures as well as patterns, I am connecting and expanding ideas in a visual way. In my pattern work, I add to my pictures a new dimension: Fibers and forms are running through, are multiplied and manipulated to catch the beauty and fascination in these elements.
In my current photographic based work of people & life scenes I want to simplify the view of our environment, so I combine photography and abstract painting. Thru this combination I create a special ambiance based on the real pushing the observer to perceive it differently, to develop his own point of view and build his own story. Color and composition are hereby critical. In this context have a look to my next exhibition samples on my homepage. My commitment in art is to make our environment visible.