THE ART IMPERATIVE

Because of the commercial nature of this site, only Ms. Strenger, fine artist, fabric & fashion designer, is willing to disclose her information. Here it is: WHAT THE CRITICS SAY "I HAVE KNOWN LISA STRENGER SINCE 1985; IT WAS CLEAR TO ME SHE WOULD TRIUMPH IN THE WORLD OF FINE ART PAINTING, IN GALLERIES AND PRIVATE AND COMMERCIAL VENUES ALL OVER THE WORLD. HER WORK HAS A POETIC FLAVOR AND A KEEN, UNUSUAL DECORATIVE ASPECT, EXPRESSED THROUGH THE ENERGETIC AND ORGANIC LUSHNESS OF HER COLORS AND FORMS. AS IN ALL OF HER LUMINOUS WORKS, ONE ENTERS SIMULTANEOUSLY INTO BOTH THE RARIFIED ATMOSPHERE OF THE HIGHLY SOPHISTICATED SALON AND THAT OF THE EARTHINESS OF A HOMECOMING FEAST --- SEEMINGLY DICHOTOMOUS ELEMENTS IN HARMONY --- MUCH LIKE THE ARTIST HERSELF. MS. STRENGER'S WORK CONTINUES TO BE IN DEMAND BECAUSE IT SUMS UP ALL THAT IS POSITIVE AND MYSTERIOUS ABOUT "THE GARDEN." HER GARDENS ARE DEEPLY EXQUISITE RAPTUROUS WALKS THE EYE MAY MAKE BY MERELY MEANDERING SOFTLY OVER HER CANVASES." {From: “A PORTRAIT OF THE ARTIST, LISA STRENGER: GARDENS OF EARTHLY DELIGHT” (2008), by MICHAEL LAWRENCE, Artist & Author, Los Angles, Ca & Hydra, Greece; all rights reserved; emphasis added; The Introduction to "Lisa Strenger, Paintings & Portraits, 2002-2008"} "Ms. Strenger's current one woman show at the Delray Center ... is a breath of fresh air. Here, we have "a painter," in the traditional sense of the word. No gimmicks, no "intellectualization," no forced or contrived "innovation," no pyrotechnics-- just plain, old-fashioned ... great painting. SInce ...Mr. Lawrence, has elucidated the "rosetta motif" of Ms. Strenger's work to perfection... I wish to ... concentrate on ....Ms. Strenger's eponymous "Iconographic Portraiture." Her portraits are a parallax view of every genre of iconography. And yet, these portraits have humor as well, as if our favorite Madonna were winking at us ... . This is another element which pervades the whole of Ms. Strenger's oeuvre...: She does not take herself, her work or "the world of fine art" too seriously. There is nothing "precious" about her work. Yet, Ms. Strenger's work embodies all that one would ask of a serious artist. I venture to state that [ it] references every important artist of the 19th and 20th centuries, while simultaneously turning it all on its ear, with respect and admiration." "SHE MUST HAVE SPENT HER LIFE IN THE FOGG" ( from review of Lisa Strenger's One Woman Show, "LIFE IS BEAUTIFUL!" (2008) by Terrance Dale, Art Critic, Delray Beach Sentinel,Delray Beach, Florida, US; all rights reserved; emphasis added) original art: www.mosaicglobe.com.lisastrenger, myartinfo.lisastrenger; or simply "google" the name.