Vivien Pollack Silks
Biography and Artist Statement
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Vivien Pollack started as a textile designer after graduating from the Fashion Institute of Technology
in New York City. As a freelance textile designer, Vivien spent the next 20 years creating designs for manufacturers. Her
designs can be found on designer clothing and home furnishings. Vivien's creativity and desire to branch out of the commercial
industry grew stronger. Experimenting with her medium, she's using the techniques she had learned through years of practice,
but now creating fine art with her silk and dyes. Painting with dyes on silk is in itself a beautiful and organic process.
In addition to painting on silk, Vivien has also created oil paintings and murals in homes and restaurants.
She currently teaches silk painting at the Long Island Art league and resides in Huntington NY. Vivien's "Table
Set For One" won Honorable Mention at the Hecksher Museum in Huntington and was featured in the New York Times
(June 15, 2003.) The New York Times quoted, "Among the notable two-dimensional
works are Vivien Pollack's prize-winning painting on silk, Table Set for One, in
which everything is slightly askew without being awkward or clumsy." Artist's Statement: Color
is an integral part of my work. I find the strong intensity of the silk dyes to be a great asset when creating any subject
matter, where I can use a range of tones and intensities to communicate the mood, passion, and atmosphere. I am definitely
influenced by my background as a textile designer, as I look for patterns to inspire me, such as in observing water flowing
and leaves on trees. My experiences, and the landscape, objects and people around me inspire my art. My hope is to capture
the beauty from nature (trees, meadows, flowers, etc.) in my work. I believe that beauty can be found in the most mundane
settings. The key is how you interpret your observations to transform that beauty into art. As Edgar
Degas once said “Art is not what you see, but what you make others see." |
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