Lela Brunet

October 12, 2018:  Native Atlantan Lela Brunet was born in 1985. Brunet received her BA in Art Education from Kennesaw State University in 2014 and currently lives in Atlanta. Lela’s artistic talent was encouraged from a young age. In Fact, her mother allowed her to draw on her bedroom walls. Lela inherited her family’s multi-generational love of teaching. As a college student Brunet was heavily influenced by the eye-opening experience of teaching a special education adaptive art program. Lela maintains her love of teaching while pursuing a full-time art career.

If you’re not familiar with Lela’s work, here’s a quote from Lela’s website bio that sums it up: “With her main subject being the female form, Lela explores the contrast created when the grace of the figure and the tension of energetic patterns and colors collide together.” Whether it’s a mixed media on canvas or a mural, Brunet’s iconic bold patterns jump out and draw you in from across the room (or from across the street). She has described her long hours devoted to creating her intricate patterns as “not only satisfying to me but meditative”. Brunet draws inspiration from the Art Nouveau movement of the early 20th century, Greek and Japanese mythology, couture fashion, and from color patterns found in everyday life.

Her talents span the full range from fine art to street art including murals, painting, mixed media, drawing and design. When you view Lela’s work expect to find media such as graphite, ink, coffee, acrylic, tissue bleed, marker (the Precise V5 extra fine is her favorite), gold leaf, and oil paint. Lela has done murals with the Moreland Avenue Mural Project, Forward Warrior, Phoenix Fest and Living Walls. Her murals can also be seen next to Lenox Mall, at Hodgepodge coffee in East Atlanta, and behind Heards Ferry Elementary School. Lela’s fine art can be seen at the Kai Lin and Kibbee galleries.

Link to Lela Brunet’s website: http://www.lelabrunet.com/

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