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Vivian Altman to Exhibit Paintings at bau
Artist Vivian Altman will be exhibiting her most recent abstract paintings at bau, beacon artist union, in Beacon, from August 11 to September 2, 2007.
Although the majority of Vivian Altman's newest paintings were created in the dead of last winter, her colors are warm and vibrant, and celebrate the summer season. While the twisting, curving angular shapes are reminiscent of Altman's earlier work, many of her new pieces also incorporate circular motifs. Along with the various textures and shapes that suggest movement, these circles add new strength to the compositions.
Altman's work is intuitive, and each piece develops differently according to the inner response she has during the creative process. "I know a piece is finished when I get a certain feeling about how the parts of the composition fit together. The push and pull of the forms are in balance, and the color makes a statement. I was drawn to the 'completeness' of the circular shapes. They stand on their own and also contrast against other sharp, emotional angles, almost like ripples of water."
This is Vivian Altman's second year as a bau member. Altman, a resident of Beacon, works out of Spire Studios, also in Beacon. Altman received her B.F.A. in Painting from the State College of New York at New Paltz, and her M.A. Degree in Studio Art at New York University, New York City. She has also studied at Massachusetts College of Art and at the Santa Raparata International Art School in Florence, Italy. For the last 11 years, Altman has taught art to grades K-6 in the Newburgh Enlarged City School District, Newburgh, New York.
Altman's work has been shown at the New York Brooklyn Museum Art School, Vassar College, The Class of 1929 Art Gallery at Eisenhower Hall at The United States Military Academy at West Point, Edge Gallery, Denver, Colorado, Woodstock Art Gallery, Pace University Satellite Campus at Stewart Airport, Orange County Community College, The Orange County Art Federation and the Orange County Arts Council, and the New Paltz College Gallery, among others.
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