1. L O R E T T A L U X

2. She is a contemporary artist, known for her surrealist portraits of children:

3. Born in Dresden, East Germany Began photographing children about eight years ago Much of the meaning behind her work remains a mystery – “childhood” Uses a combination of photography, painting, and digital imaging (Photoshop) About Loretta:

4. Schooling and awards: Lux graduated from the Academy of Visual Arts at Munich in the 1990s She debuted at the Yossi Milo gallery in NYC in 2004 Received the Infinity Award for Art from the International Center of Photography in 2005

5. Trained as a painter Uses painting for faces and backgrounds Distorts with Photoshop No exact or consistent process The Rose Garden, 2001

6. “Children are the perfect subject. They have no reservations. They are the perfect models.” Antonia, 2006

7. Sasha and Ruby, 2005 Sasha and Ruby, 2008

8. Diane Arbus - Identical Twins, 1967

9. The Book, 2001 Balthus - The Living Room, 1942

10. Lewis Carroll: Alice, 1861 Girl With Loaf of Bread, 2008

11. Dorothea, 2001Raphael - Madonna, c. 1505

12. Isabella, 2001

13. Girl with Crossed Arms, 2001

14. Spring, 2001

15. Maria I, 2001

16. Maria II, 2001

17. Study of a Boy, 2002

18. Study of a Girl I, 2002

19. The Fish, 2003

20. At the Window, 2004

21. Hopper, 2005

22. Girl with Marbles, 2005

23. The Dove, 2006

24. The Waiting Girl, 2006

25. The Hush, 1999

26. Sources: http://www.torchgallery.com/loretta-lux http://www.yossimilo.com/artists/lore_lux /http://www.yossimilo.com/artists/lore_lux / http://www.time.com/time/magazine/artic le/0,9171,1810329,00.htmlhttp://www.time.com/time/magazine/artic le/0,9171,1810329,00.html http://www.mocp.org/collections/permane nt/lux_loretta.phphttp://www.mocp.org/collections/permane nt/lux_loretta.php