Bio Vision Bio Over the last 20 years, Triandafellos’ work has been expressed through printmaking, photography, collage, performance art, Mail Art, large scale digital art and video documentaries. As the President of a Branding and Internet Solutions company, she integrates her knowledge of computer software and networking with her remotely located staff into her artwork. Triandafellos is inspired by a broad range of sources for her work: networking, nature, word play, the female form, pop and commercial culture, politics, social issues and dream imagery. Her art is influenced by Dadaists, Abstract Expressionists and, most importantly, Mail Artists. In 1991, she graduate summa cum laude with a M.A. from NYU's Gallatin Division. Her thesis was on Mail Art for which she created a 25' foot scroll documenting her year long correspondence with world-renowned artist, Ray Johnson. Her current abstract images are captivating in their vibrant color palettes and intricate layers. The artist begins by drawing an oil pastel, scanning it into a computer, then layering, manipulating and colorizing the "kernal" in digital form. Each kernal is cloned and scaled as it represents the visual "DNA" of the piece. The final abstractions focus around process as they incorporate components of traditional drawing, photography and digital art. Because Triandafellos starts with oil pastels, the final art is rich in texture and depth. The focus is on the capacity of color, shape and texture to evoke emotions and memories. Titled with the spirit of her earlier "mail art" work, the titles serve to provoke the intellect as well. Her print work has been featured in the following spaces: Permanent Collection, MOMA Library 1990 Permanent Collection, Trenton State College Library, 1980 Solo Exhibition, Hartford School of Art, 1981 World Trade Center, Solo Photography Exhibition, 1989 Grey Art Gallery, Small Works Exhibition, 1990 Ward Nasse Gallery, Group Show, 1993 Columbia University, Group Show 2002 Mastel + Mastel Gallery, Digital Dumbo, Group Show 2002 Following is a selection of Videos produced: Sub-Human: The New York City Subway 2000 Aired on the Straphangers website and used as an education video by them I spent several months documenting travels through the New York City subway system. We also spoke with several commuters about their experiences riding the subway. In conclusion, we suggested a "Subway Riders Bill of Rights" to establish a set of provisions to provide a more humane commuting experience. On Daily Life 2000 Created with a grant by Manhattan Neighborhood Network A web/tv convergence project, NYC performance artists were commissioned to create pieces that spoke to the daily life experience in the city. The videos we produced were cablecast on MNN and streamed on the website www.dailylife.com. Get Out! 1997 Funding for Get Out! was provided by Film Video Arts and was screened to a receptive audience at the Donnell Library in Manhattan. Interviews six prominent gays and lesbians about their perspective on the current representation of their community in the media. Black & Blue & Gold 1996 Screened at Dixon Place in September of 1996 and received excellent reviews in Curve magazine and the Village Voice A mockumentary of a lesbian couple who enter the Gay Games as Flag Football players, but who don't have a fraction of the experience of their teamates. Julianna 1995 The short was accepted and screened in the 1995 New York Underground Film and Video Festival at the Knitting Factory Performance artist Julianna Luecking reads her stories in front of a video background that illustrates her words.