I trained as a painter, and I still love painting, but eventually I became aware that the physical … - Loretta Lux

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I know that plenty of folks have issues with Social Security, but I'd urge them to confront it on its own terms. Calling it a Ponzi scheme is misleading and does more to cloud the issue than it does to illuminate it. And yes, I do know that unless changes are made, the current system is unsustainable. But that doesn't mean it's fraud.

Loretta Lux

I trained as a painter, and I still love painting, but eventually I became aware that the physical aspect of painting didn't really suit me. I didn't enjoy working in the medium. It's very messy. I prefer to have it clean, with a nice computer.

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[My subjects] look lost because that is how I see life. I think we are all a bit lost, lost in a world we can't understand.

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The images are compositions of photos superimposed over painted backgrounds, then finished off with digital alterations.

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Usually I work with a digital camera and compose my works digitally or give them a finish on the computer, in order to make them meet my ideas perfectly.

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I don't care about traditional photography. I want more control.

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My pictures are not really about the children that I photograph. They're more like actors in a film. I think you can always recognize the children, but they are alienated from their real appearance and become more like metaphors.

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