Portraits in Poetry

 “After women, flowers are the most divine creations”  – Christian Dior

“Every flower is a soul blooming in nature”  – Gérard de Nerval

“When you photograph a face…you photograph the soul behind it” – Jean-Luc Godard

“The eyes are the window to your soul” – William Shakespeare

‘Portraits in Poetry’ is an ongoing series of portraits inspired by connecting the intrinsic beauty of the female face to the ephemeral beauty of flowers. These artworks present a new way of looking at portraiture. Each composition is an elaborate combination of Lesleigh’s personal photographs, printed on canvas, followed by interspersed painting, then reworked and collaged. Portraying beauty through art is an antidote to all that is toxic in today’s world.

About the Artist

Lesleigh was born in Denver, Colorado, U.S.A, and formally trained as a sculptor, with a Bachelors and Masters Degree in Fine Arts from University of Pennsylvania. Her work is a reflection of a life that transcends boundaries and is at home across the world. From her roots in America to her work in France, Croatia, India, and now Thailand, Goldberg’s art draws its strength from her immediate landscape.

“Through the lens of my camera, I closely observe and absorb life’s constant change of course. Several images taken over different spans of time in different worlds find themselves cohabiting the same canvas. I use the computer to manipulate, morph, juxtapose, contextualize and de-contextualize the meaning of each artwork.”

Venue: Room 254 on 2nd floor

Free Admission

*River City Bangkok is open daily from 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. with strict preventive measures against Covid-19 and limitation of visitors inside all exhibitions.