A lifelong artist and reflective thinker, Lorna has never stopped looking, listening, and creating. From a young age, she was drawn to the world around her — its shapes, colors, and rhythms — always searching for new ways to capture the fleeting moments of beauty and meaning in everyday life. Over the years, her artistic journey evolved, rooted in a deep curiosity and a relentless drive to explore new possibilities. Several years ago, Modern Optimism was developed as an outlet for her creative inspirations, offering a space where she could merge her love for minimalist design, abstract expression, and the unpredictable energy of life itself. Through Modern Optimism, Lorna continues to challenge herself and her audience, inviting them to discover fresh perspectives and engage in the ongoing conversation between order, chaos, and the simple joy of creation.

Lorna Van Geem is a contemporary visual artist whose work seamlessly blends the worlds of cartoons, architecture, and kinetic structure. Embracing a minimalist approach, the artist’s practice is rooted in a respect for the changing integrity of line and shape, using these elements to craft a simple yet powerful style that speaks to the viewer quickly and clearly. With a unique ability to translate complex ideas into an easily read pictographic language, Lorna creates dynamic compositions that evoke both chaos and order, forging a deep connection between abstract forms and everyday objects.

A key inspiration for Lorna’s work lies in the convergence of graffiti and jazz improvisation, where fluidity and spontaneity meet discipline and form. This fusion gives rise to a 2-dimensional "architecture," built from words, signs, and symbols, which together form an intricate and evolving dialogue between static and dynamic shapes. These juxtapositions imbue the work with a sense of movement and fresh energy, challenging the viewer to explore the layers of meaning and significance within each piece.

Nature, color, and line are central to Lorna’s exploration of harmony, as the artist seeks to create visual experiences that transcend the ordinary. The work is both playful and profound, inspired by the principles of simplicity, order, chaos, humor and optimism. Through this exploration, Lorna invites the viewer to engage with the underlying unity of all things, encouraging reflection, awakening emotions, and sparking conversation.

The artist’s position is humble — a channel through which these ideas flow, seeking not to impose, but to stimulate thought and inspire new ways of seeing the world. With each piece, Lorna crafts a visual narrative that invites the viewer to unravel their own interpretations, ultimately offering a space where both clarity and mystery coexist in equal measure.