Selina Trieff

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Selina Trieff (1934 - January 14, 2015) was an American artist who painted and exhibited for over fifty years.[1]

Biography

Trieff was born in Brooklyn, NY in 1934. She studied at the

New York Studio School. She was married to the painter Robert Henry. She divided her time between New York City and Wellfleet, Massachusetts, where she died on January 14, 2015.[2]

Artwork

Trieff painted

abstract artist.[4] Among her animal paintings are Green Goat with Moon (1983), Two Figures with Goat (1997), Three Figures with Green Goat (1992) and Connected (1996).[5]

Trieff's somewhat autobiographical

androgynous, clothed in costumes from another time. The androgynous characters can be viewed as mysterious entities in the painting.[8] Trieff transformed the characters so that her paintings seemed to refer to a nonspecific time and place.[9] Sometimes Trieff’s sober figures were accompanied by other entities such as skeletons or animals.[10] Often they were set on a stage, sometimes in twos and threes, holding hands, whispering to each other, as in Dancers, (1991) and Sweet (2008).[11] Reviewers said that they provoked a powerful sense of mystery and myth, a sense of old stories being told.[12]

The

Medieval painting; and the mystery of Ingmar Bergman’s The Seventh Seal and other films. All played a role in her work from its earliest inceptions.[3] Trieff was called "an American original" by the New York Times art critic John Russell.[3]

Exhibitions and public collections

Trieff has had solo exhibitions at the

Brooklyn, New York.[3] Trieff's work has been exhibited across the United States and in Europe, and is included in such public collections as The Brooklyn Museum, New York Public Library, and Provincetown Art Association and Museum.[2]

References

  1. ^ "Selina Trieff". MV Times. 4 February 2015. Retrieved 23 September 2015.
    - Gillian, Drake. "The Images and Icons of Selina Trieff". Cape Arts Review. Retrieved 5 May 2013. [dead link‍]
  2. ^ a b c "Laurel Tracy Gallery". Retrieved 5 May 2013.
  3. ^ a b c d e "Exhibit Press Release". Retrieved 5 May 2013.[permanent dead link‍]
  4. ^ "Selina Trieff". Retrieved 5 May 2013.
  5. ^ a b c "Berta Walker Gallery". Archived from the original on 29 November 2011. Retrieved 5 May 2013.
  6. ^ Drake, Gillian. "The Images and Icons of Selina Trieff" (PDF). Cape Arts Review. Retrieved 5 May 2013.[permanent dead link‍]
  7. ^ Marter, Joan (June 1986). "Confrontations: The Paintings of Selina Trieff". Arts Magazine.
  8. ^ Raynor, Vivien (4 March 1990). "2 Shows, Bad Girls and Personal Visions". New York Times.
  9. ^ Robin, Corinne (April 1978). "Selina Trieff".
  10. ^ Campbell, Lawrence (December 1986). "Selina Trieff at Graham Modern". Art in Magazine.
  11. ^ Gillian, Drake. "The Images and Icons of Selina Trieff" (PDF). Retrieved 5 May 2013.[permanent dead link‍]
  12. ^ Drake, Gillian. "The Images and Icons of Selina Trieff" (PDF). Cape Arts Review. Retrieved 5 May 2013.[permanent dead link‍]
  13. ^ Russell, John (12 June 1987). "Art: Pre-Modern Vienna". New York Times. Retrieved 29 June 2016.
  14. ^ Mullarkey, Maureen (16 April 2012). "Selina Trieff: Presences". Art Week LA. 72. Retrieved 29 June 2016.
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